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New York Cubans (NY6) 10 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 7

Game played on Monday, August 8, 1949 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 4 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   7 10  4
New York Cubans                     0 1 1  7 1 0  0 0 x   -  10 14  4

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    5   0   2    1     0         0   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   2   1    1     1         1   1
Ray Neil 2b                           5   2   2    1     0         6   3
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   1   2    2     2         0   0
Leonard Pigg c                        5   1   0    0     0         8   1
Goose Tatum 1b                        1   0   0    0     1         5   0
  Peanuts Davis 1b                    2   0   1    0     1         3   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry Merchant rf                     4   1   2    0     1         0   0
Harry Butts p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Raul Galata p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               38   7  10    5     6   7    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jesse Williams 3, Peanuts Davis. 
PB: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Henry Merchant. 
3B:  Sherwood Brewer, Henry Merchant. 
HR:  Jesse Williams. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Hairston. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Armando Yvanes ss                     5   1   2    1     0         1   3
Mario Ariosa rf                       6   2   2    1     0         0   0
Cleveland Clark 1b, cf                5   1   1    0     0         3   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  6   2   1    1     0         1   0
Fernando Diaz cf, 2b                  4   1   2    1     2         6   3
Lou Louden c, 1b                      4   2   3    1     1        11   1
Walter Hardy 2b                       2   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Jose Maria Jr. Fernandez ph, c      2   0   0    0     1   1     3   1
Guillermo Vargas lf                   5   1   2    0     0         0   0
Raul Lopez p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Johnny Wright p                     4   0   0    0     1         1   2
Totals                               43  10  14    5     5   7    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Armando Yvanes 3, Walter Hardy. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Armando Yvanes, Cleveland Clark. 
Team LOB:  16

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cleveland Clark. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Butts L                        3.1    10   9    6   1   3   0  24
Raul Galata                          4.2     4   1    0   4   4   0  26
Totals                               8      14  10    6   5   7   0  50

HBP:  Harry Butts, Raul Galata. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raul Lopez                           1.2     5   6    4   1   2   1  13
Johnny Wright W                      7.1     5   1    1   5   5   0  31
Totals                               9      10   7    5   6   7   1  44

WP:  Raul Lopez, Johnny Wright 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Trusty

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 1124

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/8/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at New York
Cubans (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams homered; R.Neil
singled; R.Lopez threw a wild pitch [R.Neil to second];
S.Hairston singled [R.Neil scored]; S.Hairston stole second;
L.Pigg reached on an error by A.Yvanes [S.Hairston scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by A.Yvanes), L.Pigg to second];
G.Tatum reached on an error by W.Hardy [L.Pigg scored (unearned)
(no RBI), G.Tatum to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play;
H.Merchant out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: A.Yvanes reached on an error by J.Williams
[A.Yvanes to first]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; C.Clark was
hit by a pitch [A.Yvanes to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown
play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns
4, Cubans 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Butts out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on
unknown play; J.Williams walked; R.Neil doubled [J.Williams
scored]; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil scored]; J.WRIGHT REPLACED
R.LOPEZ (PITCHING); L.Pigg out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Louden singled; W.Hardy singled [L.Louden to
second]; G.Vargas singled [L.Louden to third, W.Hardy to
second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; A.Yvanes out on unknown
play [L.Louden scored]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: G.Tatum walked; R.Drake out on unknown play;
H.Merchant doubled to center field (F.Diaz to L.Louden) [G.Tatum
out at home]; H.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Clowns 6, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: P.DAVIS REPLACED G.TATUM (PLAYING 1B); C.Clark out
on unknown play; H.Easterling reached on an error by J.Williams
[H.Easterling to first]; F.Diaz walked [H.Easterling to second];
L.Louden out on unknown play [H.Easterling to third]; L.Pigg
allowed a passed ball [H.Easterling scored (unearned)]; W.Hardy
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 6,
Cubans 2.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 6, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 4TH: G.Vargas singled; J.Wright out on unknown play;
A.Yvanes singled [G.Vargas to second]; M.Ariosa singled
[G.Vargas scored, A.Yvanes to second]; C.Clark singled [A.Yvanes
to third, M.Ariosa to second]; H.Easterling singled [A.Yvanes
scored, M.Ariosa to third, C.Clark to second]; F.Diaz singled
[M.Ariosa scored, C.Clark to third, H.Easterling to second];
L.Louden singled [C.Clark scored, H.Easterling to third, F.Diaz
to second]; R.GALATA REPLACED H.BUTTS (PITCHING); J.FERNANDEZ
BATTED FOR W.HARDY; J.Fernandez struck out; G.Vargas reached on
an error by J.Williams [H.Easterling scored (no RBI), F.Diaz
scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Louden scored (unearned) (no RBI),
G.Vargas to second]; J.Wright walked; A.Yvanes out on unknown
play; 7 R (5 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 9.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); L.LOUDEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); C.CLARK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); F.DIAZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); S.Hairston
walked; L.Pigg out on unknown play; J.Wright threw a wild pitch
[S.Hairston to second]; P.Davis walked; R.Drake out on unknown
play; J.Wright threw a wild pitch [S.Hairston to third, P.Davis
to second]; H.Merchant walked; R.Galata out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 9.

CUBANS 5TH: M.Ariosa singled; C.Clark out on unknown play
[M.Ariosa to second]; H.Easterling reached on an error by
P.Davis [M.Ariosa scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Easterling to
first]; F.Diaz walked [H.Easterling to second]; L.Louden walked
[H.Easterling to third, F.Diaz to second]; J.Fernandez out on
unknown play; G.Vargas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 10.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Brewer singled to shortstop [S.Brewer to second
(error by A.Yvanes)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out
on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 10.

CUBANS 6TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; A.Yvanes was hit by a
pitch; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 6, Cubans 10.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
6, Cubans 10.

CUBANS 7TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled;
L.Louden singled [F.Diaz to second]; J.Fernandez walked [F.Diaz
to third, L.Louden to second]; G.Vargas out on unknown play;
J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 6,
Cubans 10.

CLOWNS 8TH: H.Merchant tripled; R.Galata out on unknown play;
S.Brewer tripled [H.Merchant scored]; J.Williams out on unknown
play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
7, Cubans 10.

CUBANS 8TH: A.Yvanes singled; M.Ariosa reached on a fielder's
choice [A.Yvanes to second]; C.Clark forced M.Ariosa (unknown
fielder) [A.Yvanes to third, C.Clark to first]; C.Clark stole
second; H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 7, Cubans 10.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston walked; L.Pigg out on unknown play;
P.Davis singled [S.Hairston to second]; R.Drake out on unknown
play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 7, Cubans 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           7  10   4  10
 Cubans          10  14   4  16


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