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New York Cubans (NY6) 8 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 5

Game played on Thursday, July 12, 1945 (N) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Exhibition game

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      1 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 1   -   5 12  1
New York Cubans                     3 1 0  0 0 0  3 1 x   -   8 10  3

BATTING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Greene Farmer cf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Raul Navarro ph                     1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Reinaldo Drake lf                     4   2   1    0     0         2   0
  Hoss Walker ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Smith ss                        5   0   2    2     0         4   2
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   0   3    1     0         1   2
Lamb Barbee rf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Henry Merchant rf                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Hairston c                        2   0   0    0     1         2   0
  Buster Haywood ph, c                1   0   1    0     0         1   0
Philly Holmes 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         1   3
Armando Vazquez 1b                    4   1   1    2     0        11   0
Lazaro Medina p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   3
  Fay Washington p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Leroy Cromartie ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               40   5  12    5     1   6    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Greene Farmer. 

BATTING -
3B:  Raul Navarro, Henry Smith. 
HR:  Armando Vazquez. 
Team LOB:  9


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gil Garrido 3b                        4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        5   2   2    2     0         5   0
Fernando Diaz 2b                      5   2   2    1     0         3   3
Rogelio Linares cf                    4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tom Parker rf                         4   1   2    3     0         1   0
Martin Dihigo lf                      3   0   1    1     1         4   0
Lou Louden c                          3   0   0    0     1         5   3
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   1   1    1     0         4   2
Johnny Taylor p                       1   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Patricio Scantlebury p              2   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   8  10    8     2   2    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gil Garrido. 
E: 3.  Martin Dihigo, Rabbit Martinez 2. 
PB: 1.  Lou Louden. 

BATTING -
3B:  Dave Thomas, Tom Parker. 
HR:  Rabbit Martinez. 
HBP:  Gil Garrido, Johnny Taylor. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lazaro Medina L                      6.1     8   7    7   2   2   1  32
Fay Washington                       1.2     2   1    1   0   0   0  7
Totals                               8      10   8    8   2   2   1  39

WP:  Lazaro Medina 2. 
HBP:  Lazaro Medina 2. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Taylor W                      5.2     8   4    3   1   1   1  27
Patricio Scantlebury SV              3.1     4   1    1   0   5   0  14
Totals                               9      12   5    4   1   6   1  41



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Umpires: HP - Bert Gholston, 1B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 7500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/12/1945 -- Cincinnati-Indi Clowns at New
York Cubans (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati-Indi               New York                      
1. G.Farmer            cf        G.Garrido           3b        
2. R.Drake             lf        D.Thomas            1b        
3. H.Smith             ss        F.Diaz              2b        
4. A.Radcliff          3b        R.Linares           cf        
5. L.Barbee            rf        T.Parker            rf        
6. S.Hairston          c         M.Dihigo            lf        
7. P.Holmes            2b        L.Louden            c         
8. A.Vazquez           1b        R.Martinez          ss        
9. L.Medina            p         J.Taylor            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; G.Farmer out on unknown play; R.Drake reached on an
error by R.Martinez [R.Drake to second]; H.Smith out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff singled [R.Drake scored (unearned)]; L.Barbee
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: G.Garrido was hit by a pitch; D.Thomas tripled
[G.Garrido scored]; F.Diaz singled [D.Thomas scored]; R.Linares
out on unknown play [F.Diaz to second]; T.Parker singled [F.Diaz
scored]; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown
play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Cubans 3.

CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston walked; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
A.Vazquez out on unknown play; L.Medina singled [S.Hairston to
second]; G.Farmer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Martinez homered; J.Taylor was hit by a pitch;
G.Garrido out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake singled; H.Smith tripled [R.Drake scored];
A.Radcliff lined into a double play (G.Garrido unassisted)
[H.Smith out at third]; L.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Linares out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; M.Dihigo singled; L.Medina threw a wild pitch
[M.Dihigo to second]; L.Louden walked; R.Martinez out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston reached on an error by R.Martinez
[S.Hairston to first]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Vazquez
out on unknown play; L.Medina out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 4TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; G.Garrido out on
unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 5TH: G.Farmer singled; R.Drake out on unknown play;
H.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [G.Farmer to
second]; L.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 5TH: F.Diaz reached on an error by G.Farmer [F.Diaz to
first]; R.Linares out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown
play; L.Medina threw a wild pitch [F.Diaz to second]; M.Dihigo
walked; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; P.Holmes singled;
L.Louden allowed a passed ball [P.Holmes to second]; A.Vazquez
homered [P.Holmes scored]; L.Medina out on unknown play;
P.SCANTLEBURY REPLACED J.TAYLOR (PITCHING); G.Farmer out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 4, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out
on unknown play; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Cubans 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: D.Thomas singled; F.Diaz singled [D.Thomas to
second]; R.Linares out on unknown play; T.Parker tripled
[D.Thomas scored, F.Diaz scored]; F.WASHINGTON REPLACED L.MEDINA
(PITCHING); M.Dihigo out on unknown play [T.Parker scored];
L.Louden out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 4,
Cubans 7.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Barbee out on unknown play; B.HAYWOOD BATTED FOR
S.HAIRSTON; B.Haywood singled to left field [B.Haywood to second
(error by M.Dihigo)]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Vazquez
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 8TH: H.MERCHANT REPLACED L.BARBEE (PLAYING RF);
B.HAYWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); R.Martinez out on unknown
play; P.Scantlebury singled; G.Garrido singled [P.Scantlebury to
third]; D.Thomas out on unknown play [P.Scantlebury scored];
F.Diaz out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4,
Cubans 8.

CLOWNS 9TH: L.CROMARTIE BATTED FOR F.WASHINGTON; L.Cromartie
out on unknown play; R.NAVARRO BATTED FOR G.FARMER; R.Navarro
tripled; H.WALKER BATTED FOR R.DRAKE; H.Walker out on unknown
play; H.Smith singled [R.Navarro scored]; A.Radcliff singled
[H.Smith to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 5, Cubans 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5  12   1   9
 Cubans           8  10   3   7


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