Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 New York Black Yankees 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 x - 6 7 0 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Greene Farmer rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Leroy Cromartie ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 Philly Holmes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Alex Radcliff 3b, 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Reinaldo Drake lf 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sam Hairston ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant cf 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Lamb Barbee ph, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 Lazaro Medina p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 0 4 0 0 9 24 8 FIELDING - E: 3. Alex Radcliff, Armando Vazquez, Lazaro Medina. BATTING - Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Greene Farmer, Lazaro Medina. New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 Marvin Barker 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 Willie Wells ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 Thad Christopher lf 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 George Scales 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 Bill Perkins c 4 1 1 0 0 8 3 Alphonso Gerard rf 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 0 1 0 0 8 1 Neck Stanley p 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 32 6 7 6 5 3 27 11 BATTING - 3B: Thad Christopher. SH: Dick Seay. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lazaro Medina L 8 7 6 3 5 3 0 38 Totals 8 7 6 3 5 3 0 38 New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley W 9 4 0 0 0 9 0 29 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 9 0 29 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cornelius Rhoades, 1B - Fuller Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 14000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/8/1945 -- Cincinnati-Indi Clowns at New York Black Yankees (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati-Indi New York 1. G.Farmer rf F.McLaurin cf 2. L.Cromartie ss M.Barker 3b 3. P.Holmes 2b W.Wells ss 4. A.Radcliff 3b T.Christopher lf 5. R.Drake lf G.Scales 1b 6. A.Vazquez 1b B.Perkins c 7. H.Merchant cf A.Gerard rf 8. B.Haywood c D.Seay 2b 9. L.Medina p N.Stanley p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game between teams from Miami and Boston preceded this one.; G.Farmer singled; G.Farmer was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to D.Seay); L.Cromartie singled; P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; M.Barker walked; W.Wells out on unknown play [M.Barker to second]; T.Christopher singled [M.Barker scored]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 1. CLOWNS 2ND: R.Drake singled; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 1. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: B.Perkins singled; A.Gerard out on unknown play; D.Seay singled [B.Perkins to third]; N.Stanley out on unknown play [B.Perkins scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. CLOWNS 3RD: L.Medina out on unknown play; G.Farmer out on unknown play; L.Cromartie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: M.Barker out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; W.Wells was picked off first, but was safe on an error by A.Vazquez [W.Wells to second]; T.Christopher walked; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. CLOWNS 4TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: A.Gerard walked; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Gerard to second]; N.Stanley singled [A.Gerard scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; M.Barker walked [N.Stanley to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 3. CLOWNS 5TH: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 3. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: T.Christopher walked; G.Scales reached on an error by L.Medina [T.Christopher to second, G.Scales to first]; B.Perkins out on unknown play [T.Christopher to third]; A.Gerard out on unknown play [T.Christopher scored (unearned)]; D.Seay out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 4. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Medina singled; L.Medina was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to D.Seay); G.Farmer out on unknown play; L.Cromartie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 4. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin reached on an error by A.Radcliff [F.McLaurin to first]; M.Barker singled [F.McLaurin to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; T.Christopher tripled [F.McLaurin scored (unearned), M.Barker scored (unearned)]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. CLOWNS 7TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. CLOWNS 8TH: S.HAIRSTON BATTED FOR A.VAZQUEZ; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.BARBEE BATTED FOR H.MERCHANT; L.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: A.RADCLIFF CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L.BARBEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. CLOWNS 9TH: L.Medina out on unknown play; G.Farmer out on unknown play; L.Cromartie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 0 4 3 2 Black Yankees 6 7 0 8
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