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Indianapolis Clowns @ Birmingham Black Barons

1948-04-18 · Day game · Att: 10000 · 2:30

Birmingham Black Barons defeated Indianapolis Clowns 7–4. Birmingham Black Barons put up 4 in the 6th. Ray Neil went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IN9	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
BIR	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		7	8

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Merchant	4	2	1	0	1
Coco Ferrer	5	0	1	0	0
Ray Neil	5	0	3	3	0
Goose Tatum	4	0	1	0	0
Sam Hairston	4	0	0	0	0
Rafael Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0
Reinaldo Drake	4	1	1	0	0
Koney Williams	4	1	1	1	0
Willie Cathey	2	0	0	0	1
Johnny Williams	1	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Artie Wilson	4	2	2	0	0
John Britton	4	1	1	0	0
Ed Steele	2	1	0	0	2
Jim Zapp	3	1	0	1	1
Joe Scott	4	0	1	2	0
Piper Davis	4	1	3	0	0
Bobby Robinson	3	0	0	1	1
Pepper Bassett	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Powell	4	1	1	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Cathey	6.0	7	3	0
Johnny Williams	2.0	1	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Powell	9.0	9	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Merchant: S
Coco Ferrer: S.1-2
Ray Neil: S.2-H;1-2
Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
Rafael Cabrera: 99

Bot 1

Artie Wilson: S
John Britton: 64(1)3/GDP#
Ed Steele: 99

Top 2

Reinaldo Drake: E4#
Koney Williams: 99
Willie Cathey: W.1-2
Henry Merchant: 99
Coco Ferrer: 99

Bot 2

Jim Zapp: 99
Joe Scott: 99
Piper Davis: S
Bobby Robinson: 99

Top 3

Ray Neil: S
Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
Rafael Cabrera: 99

Bot 3

Pepper Bassett: 99
Bill Powell: 99
Artie Wilson: 99

Top 4

Reinaldo Drake: D
Koney Williams: S.2-H
Willie Cathey: 99
Henry Merchant: W.1-2
Coco Ferrer: SB3;SB2
Coco Ferrer: 99
Ray Neil: S.3-H;2-H
Goose Tatum: 99

Bot 4

John Britton: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99

Top 5

Sam Hairston: 99
Rafael Cabrera: S
Reinaldo Drake: 99
Koney Williams: 99

Bot 5

Joe Scott: 99
Piper Davis: 99
Bobby Robinson: W
Pepper Bassett: 99

Top 6

Willie Cathey: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Coco Ferrer: 99

Bot 6

Bill Powell: 99
Artie Wilson: S
John Britton: S.1-2
Ed Steele: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Zapp: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Scott: S/78.3-H;2-H;1-2
Piper Davis: S5.2-H(E5)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Bobby Robinson: 9/F/DP.2X2(96)#

Top 7

Ray Neil: 99
Goose Tatum: S
Sam Hairston: 99
Rafael Cabrera: 99

Bot 7

Pepper Bassett: E4#
Bill Powell: S.1-2
Artie Wilson: 99(2)/FO.1-2
John Britton: 99
Ed Steele: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Zapp: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Joe Scott: 99

Top 8

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Koney Williams: 99
Johnny Williams: 99

Bot 8

Piper Davis: T
Bobby Robinson: 99/G.3-H
Pepper Bassett: 99
Bill Powell: 99

Top 9

Henry Merchant: 99
Coco Ferrer: 99
Ray Neil: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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