Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 5 Chicago American Giants 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 x - 3 9 1 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Fermin Valdes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 Hoss Walker ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 10 Rafael Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Henry Merchant cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 13 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Antonio Ruiz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Johnny Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 4 24 24 FIELDING - E: 5. Fermin Valdes 2, Hoss Walker, Rafael Cabrera, Buster Haywood. BATTING - GDP: Buster Haywood. Team LOB: 4 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 John Bissant 2b 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 Johnny Smith rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ollie Waldon lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 George Minor lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Henry McCall 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 15 0 Herb Barnhill c 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Gentry Jessup p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 3 9 3 1 0 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Douglas, John Bissant, Henry McCall. E: 1. Jesse Douglas. BATTING - Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Clyde Nelson. CS: Henry McCall. PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Antonio Ruiz 2.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 Johnny Williams L 5.1 6 2 2 1 0 0 21 Totals 8 9 3 2 1 0 0 33 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup W 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 32 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11113 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/16/1944, game 1 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Cin-Ind Chicago 1. J.Ray rf J.Douglas ss 2. F.Valdes 2b J.Bissant 2b 3. L.Xiques lf J.Smith rf 4. A.Radcliff 3b L.Davenport cf 5. H.Walker ss O.Waldon lf 6. R.Cabrera cf C.Nelson 3b 7. A.Vazquez 1b H.McCall 1b 8. B.Haywood c H.Barnhill c 9. A.Ruiz p G.Jessup p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas singled to shortstop [J.Douglas to second (error by H.Walker)]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Am. Giants 0. CLOWNS 2ND: A.Radcliff singled; H.Walker walked [A.Radcliff to second]; R.Cabrera singled to right field (J.Smith to H.Barnhill) [A.Radcliff out at home, H.Walker to second]; A.Vazquez singled [H.Walker scored, R.Cabrera to second]; B.Haywood grounded into a double play (J.Douglas to J.Bissant to H.McCall) [A.Vazquez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: O.Waldon reached on an error by F.Valdes [O.Waldon to first]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 0. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Ruiz out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant singled to center field [J.Bissant to second (error by R.Cabrera)]; J.Smith singled [J.Bissant scored (unearned)]; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED A.RUIZ (PITCHING); L.Davenport out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 1. CLOWNS 4TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.MERCHANT REPLACED R.CABRERA (PLAYING CF); O.Waldon out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled to second base [C.Nelson to second (error by F.Valdes)]; H.McCall out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 1. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled; J.Bissant forced J.Douglas (unknown fielder) [J.Bissant to first]; J.Smith singled [J.Bissant to second]; L.Davenport singled (unknown fielder) [J.Bissant scored, J.Smith to third, L.Davenport out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 2. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: O.Waldon walked; C.Nelson forced O.Waldon (unknown fielder) [C.Nelson to first]; C.Nelson stole second [C.Nelson to third (error by B.Haywood)]; H.McCall singled [C.Nelson scored]; H.McCall was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); H.Barnhill singled; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. CLOWNS 7TH: G.MINOR REPLACED O.WALDON (PLAYING LF); L.Xiques singled to shortstop [L.Xiques to second (error by J.Douglas)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. CLOWNS 8TH: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 8TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. CLOWNS 9TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; L.Xiques singled; A.Radcliff singled [L.Xiques to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 1 6 5 4 Am. Giants 3 9 1 6
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