Art and Science. The two cultures. This game between individuals associated with the Beat Generation movement in the 1940s and 1950s and men of science and philosophy had all the tension one would expect. All of the offensive issues were taken care of by the completion of the second inning. The Ionians had more hits (by two), but less runs (by one). Computer scientist and Ionian pitcher Robert Atanasoff's six strikeouts were cancelled out by the six walks he served up, three of them to poet hipster Charles Plymell. Plymell scored one run and so did Herbert Huncke, the Beats' heroin poet of a catcher in the wry. Immanuel Kant, inventor of the "Categorical Imperative" machine and veteran Ionian centerfielder accounted for the only Ionian run in the game. William Burroughs picked up the win and the long lost Lew Welch secured the save.

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Box Score

Game Date
March 28, 2004
Umpires
Doc Holladay, Dock Ellis, Doctor Zhivago
Venue/Attendance
AlphaDome/undisclosed
Weather
Cloudy; 67^o F.
Time
2 hours; 47 Minutes.

Official Scorer
Richard Clarke

Cosmic Baseball Game (Upperleague): Beats @ Ionians
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Published: March 28, 2004
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