Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 4 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 x - 4 13 2 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Cromartie 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 Henry Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hairston c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Raul Navarro lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Fay Washington p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lazaro Medina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 0 3 0 24 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leroy Cromartie 2, Henry Smith 2, Armando Vazquez 2. E: 4. Henry Smith 2, Sam Hairston 2. BATTING - SH: Reinaldo Drake. HBP: Alex Radcliff. GDP: Raul Navarro. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Norman Robinson 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wild Bill Wright cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Harry Williams 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 Felton Snow 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Archie Hinton p 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 13 4 4 1 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Norman Robinson, Tommy Butts, Harry Williams. E: 2. Norman Robinson, Bob Clarke. BATTING - 2B: Roy Campanella. SH: Wild Bill Wright. GDP: Harry Williams, Bob Clarke. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - SB: Norman Robinson. PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fay Washington L 7.2 12 4 4 4 0 0 39 Lazaro Medina 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 8 13 4 4 4 1 0 41 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Archie Hinton W 8.1 4 1 0 3 0 0 33 Bill Byrd SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 4 1 0 3 0 0 34 WP: Archie Hinton. HBP: Archie Hinton. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/13/1945 -- Cincinnati-Indi Clowns at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati-Indi Baltimore 1. R.Drake rf N.Robinson 1b 2. L.Cromartie 2b T.Butts ss 3. H.Smith ss W.Wright cf 4. A.Radcliff 3b R.Campanella rf 5. S.Hairston c B.Hoskins lf 6. A.Vazquez 1b H.Williams 2b 7. R.Navarro lf F.Snow 3b 8. H.Merchant cf B.Clarke c 9. F.Washington p A.Hinton p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Cromartie singled; L.Cromartie was picked off first, but was safe on an error by N.Robinson [L.Cromartie to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: N.Robinson reached on an error by H.Smith [N.Robinson to first]; N.Robinson stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; R.Navarro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins singled; H.Williams grounded into a double play (H.Smith to L.Cromartie to A.Vazquez) [B.Hoskins out at second]; F.Snow walked; B.Clarke singled [F.Snow to second]; F.Snow was picked off second, but was safe on an error by S.Hairston [F.Snow to third, B.Clarke to second]; A.Hinton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Merchant walked; F.Washington out on unknown play; R.Drake out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Merchant to second]; L.Cromartie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: S.Hairston dropped a foul fly hit by N.Robinson; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Butts reached on an error by H.Smith [T.Butts to first]; W.Wright out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 4TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff was hit by a pitch; S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; H.Williams walked; F.Snow singled [H.Williams to second]; B.Clarke grounded into a double play (H.Smith to L.Cromartie to A.Vazquez) [F.Snow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Navarro out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; F.Washington out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: A.Hinton walked; N.Robinson singled [A.Hinton to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright singled [A.Hinton scored, N.Robinson to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Cromartie singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Williams singled; F.Snow singled [H.Williams to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; A.Hinton out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 7TH: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; R.Navarro out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts singled; W.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Butts to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [T.Butts scored]; H.Williams walked [B.Hoskins to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 8TH: F.Washington out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Cromartie walked; L.Cromartie was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Clarke [L.Cromartie to second]; H.Smith singled [L.Cromartie to third]; A.Hinton threw a wild pitch [L.Cromartie scored (unearned)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; A.Hinton singled; N.Robinson singled [A.Hinton to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright singled [A.Hinton to third, N.Robinson to second]; L.MEDINA REPLACED F.WASHINGTON (PITCHING); R.Campanella doubled [A.Hinton scored, N.Robinson scored, W.Wright to third]; B.Hoskins struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; B.BYRD REPLACED A.HINTON (PITCHING); R.Navarro grounded into a double play (T.Butts to H.Williams to N.Robinson) [A.Vazquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 1 4 4 6 Elite Giants 4 13 2 13
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