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New York Cubans (NY6) 4 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 7, 1949 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   2  6  1
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  1 2 0  0 1 x   -   4  9  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   2    1     0         3   3
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         6   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Leonard Pigg c                        3   1   1    1     1         3   0
  Henry Merchant pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jim Cohen p                           3   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Chico Renfroe ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   2   6    2     1   1    24   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Neil, Jim Cohen. 
E: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
HR:  Leonard Pigg. 
HBP:  Reinaldo Drake, Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sherwood Brewer. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Armando Yvanes ss                     4   1   1    1     0         3   4
Howard Easterling 3b                  3   1   2    0     1         1   1
Cleveland Clark cf                    4   1   2    1     0         4   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   0   2    1     0        11   0
Fernando Diaz rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lou Louden c                          4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Walter Hardy 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   6
Mario Ariosa lf                       3   1   2    0     0         0   0
Riley Stewart p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               32   4   9    3     1   2    27  15

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Armando Yvanes. 

BATTING -
3B:  Armando Yvanes. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lorenzo Cabrera. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Cohen L                          8       9   4    3   1   2   0  33
Totals                               8       9   4    3   1   2   0  33


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Riley Stewart W                      9       6   2    2   1   1   1  37
Totals                               9       6   2    2   1   1   1  37

HBP:  Riley Stewart 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Jim Drumgoole, 1B -  Huntzinger, 2B -  , 3B - Lionel Bourne

Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance: 7500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/7/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  New York                      
1. S.Brewer            lf        A.Yvanes            ss        
2. R.Drake             cf        H.Easterling        3b        
3. R.Neil              2b        C.Clark             cf        
4. A.Gerard            rf        L.Cabrera           1b        
5. S.Hairston          3b        F.Diaz              rf        
6. G.Tatum             1b        L.Louden            c         
7. J.Williams          ss        W.Hardy             2b        
8. L.Pigg              c         M.Ariosa            lf        
9. J.Cohen             p         R.Stewart           p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake was hit by a
pitch; R.Neil singled [R.Drake to second]; A.Gerard out on
unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Clowns 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled;
C.Clark out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Cubans 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Pigg homered to leftfield; J.Cohen singled;
S.Brewer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown
play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
1, Cubans 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake reached on an error by A.Yvanes [R.Drake to
first]; R.Neil out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown
play; S.Hairston was hit by a pitch [R.Drake to second]; G.Tatum
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: M.Ariosa singled; R.Stewart out on unknown play;
A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Cubans 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Clark singled; L.Cabrera singled [C.Clark to
third]; L.Cabrera stole second [C.Clark scored (unearned) (error
by L.Pigg), L.Cabrera to third]; F.Diaz out on unknown play;
L.Louden out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Cubans 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Brewer singled; S.Brewer stole second; R.Drake
out on unknown play; R.Neil singled [S.Brewer scored]; A.Gerard
out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil to second];
G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2,
Cubans 1.

CUBANS 5TH: M.Ariosa singled; R.Stewart out on unknown play;
A.Yvanes tripled [M.Ariosa scored]; H.Easterling walked; C.Clark
flied to unknown fielder [A.Yvanes scored]; L.Cabrera out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 6TH: F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown
play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
2, Cubans 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 7TH: M.Ariosa out on unknown play; R.Stewart out on
unknown play; A.Yvanes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 3.

CLOWNS 8TH: A.Gerard out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 8TH: H.Easterling singled; C.Clark singled [H.Easterling
to second]; L.Cabrera singled [H.Easterling scored, C.Clark to
second]; F.Diaz lined into a double play (J.Cohen to R.Neil)
[C.Clark out at second]; L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pigg walked;
H.MERCHANT RAN FOR L.PIGG; C.RENFROE BATTED FOR J.COHEN;
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           2   6   1   8
 Cubans           4   9   1   5


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