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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 1

Game played on Friday, July 13, 1945 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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