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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 6 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 8, 1945 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Exhibition game

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



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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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