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Indianapolis Clowns @ Birmingham Black Barons

1949-06-18 · Night game · Att: 1800 · 2:27

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Birmingham Black Barons 5–3. Indianapolis Clowns put up 4 in the 2nd. Joe Scott went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IN9	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
BIR	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	10

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sherwood Brewer	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jesse Williams	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ray Neil	3	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Nelson	2	1	0	0	2	0
Sam Hairston	4	0	1	0	0	1
Leonard Pigg	2	1	1	1	2	0
Alphonso Gerard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Reinaldo Drake	4	1	1	2	0	0
Andy Porter	4	0	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
(unknown)	7	1	3	0	1	0
Joe Scott	5	1	2	1	0	0
Ed Steele	3	0	0	0	2	0
Willie Mays	3	0	0	0	1	0
Piper Davis	5	1	1	0	0	0
John Britton	5	0	1	0	0	0
Herman Bell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Powell	3	0	2	1	0	0
Pepper Bassett	1	0	0	0	0	1

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Porter	9.0	10	5	1

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sammy Williams	2.0	6	1	0
Bill Powell	6.0	2	3	1
Bill Greason	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sherwood Brewer: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Ray Neil: 99

Bot 1

S
Joe Scott: CS2(99)#
Joe Scott: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Top 2

Clyde Nelson: W
Sam Hairston: 99
Leonard Pigg: S.1-2
Alphonso Gerard: D.2-H;1-3
Reinaldo Drake: S.3-H;2-H
Andy Porter: SB2
Andy Porter: 8!/L8D
Sherwood Brewer: S.2-H
Jesse Williams: CS2(99)#

Bot 2

Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: S
John Britton: 99
Herman Bell: 99

Top 3

Jesse Williams: S
Ray Neil: D.1-3
Clyde Nelson: W
Sam Hairston: K
Leonard Pigg: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alphonso Gerard: 4(1)3/GDP#

Bot 3

99
Bill Powell: 99
D
Joe Scott: SB3
Joe Scott: 99

Top 4

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Andy Porter: 99
Sherwood Brewer: 99

Bot 4

Ed Steele: 99
Willie Mays: HP
Piper Davis: 99(1)/FO
John Britton: S7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Herman Bell: 99

Top 5

Jesse Williams: S
Ray Neil: 99/SH.1-2#
Clyde Nelson: 99
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 5

S
Bill Powell: S.1-H#
W.1-2
Joe Scott: 99
Ed Steele: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Top 6

Leonard Pigg: 99
Alphonso Gerard: 99
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Bot 6

John Britton: 99
Herman Bell: W
99
Bill Powell: S.1-2
99

Top 7

Andy Porter: 99
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Jesse Williams: 99

Bot 7

Joe Scott: S
Ed Steele: W.1-2
Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: 99
John Britton: 99

Top 8

Ray Neil: 99
Clyde Nelson: 99
Sam Hairston: D
Leonard Pigg: W
Alphonso Gerard: 99

Bot 8

Herman Bell: S
99/SH.1-2#
Pepper Bassett: K
99

Top 9

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Andy Porter: 99
Sherwood Brewer: 99

Bot 9

Joe Scott: HR/9
Ed Steele: 99
Willie Mays: W
Piper Davis: 99
John Britton: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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