Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 - 11 11 0 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 - 8 10 6 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Oliver ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 Ray Neil 2b 4 3 2 0 1 2 4 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 Goose Tatum 1b 5 1 1 2 0 12 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 Buster Haywood c 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 Hoss Walker 3b 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 Angel Garcia p 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 Sam Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peanuts Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 11 11 9 5 1 27 17 FIELDING - PB: 1. Buster Haywood. BATTING - SH: Leovigildo Xiques, Hoss Walker. GDP: Ray Neil, Goose Tatum. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Hoss Walker. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 Billy Horne ss 5 1 1 3 0 3 4 Buddy Armour lf 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 Willie Grace rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 Quincy Trouppe c 4 1 1 1 0 5 2 Archie Ware 1b 4 1 1 0 0 10 2 Leon Kellman 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 Johnnie Cowan 2b 4 2 2 1 0 3 8 Frank Calhoun p 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Prudencio Larrinago ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Woods p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eli Chism ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Klep p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 10 7 4 2 27 21 FIELDING - DP: 2. Billy Horne 2, Archie Ware 2, Johnnie Cowan 2. E: 6. Archie Ware, Johnnie Cowan 4, Frank Calhoun. BATTING - 2B: Billy Horne, Buddy Armour, Willie Grace, Quincy Trouppe. 3B: Johnnie Cowan. SH: Quincy Trouppe, Archie Ware. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Jethroe. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Angel Garcia W 8 9 8 7 4 2 0 38 Peanuts Davis SV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 10 8 7 4 2 0 42 BK: Angel Garcia. Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Calhoun 7 5 6 4 5 1 0 32 Sam Woods 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Willie Jefferson L 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 Eddie Klep 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 11 11 7 5 1 0 45 Willie Jefferson pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Banaham, 1B - James, 2B - Jimmy Thompson, 3B - Harry Porter Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 7000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/2/1946, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Cleveland Buckeyes (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Cleveland 1. J.Oliver ss S.Jethroe cf 2. R.Neil 2b B.Horne ss 3. L.Xiques lf B.Armour lf 4. D.Cleveland rf W.Grace rf 5. G.Tatum 1b Q.Trouppe c 6. R.Drake cf A.Ware 1b 7. B.Haywood c L.Kellman 3b 8. H.Walker 3b J.Cowan 2b 9. A.Garcia p F.Calhoun p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Oliver out on unknown play; R.Neil walked; R.Neil was picked off first, but was safe on an error by F.Calhoun [R.Neil to second]; L.Xiques out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Neil to third]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace singled; Q.Trouppe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Grace to second]; A.Ware reached on a fielder's choice [W.Grace to third]; L.Kellman walked [A.Ware to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; F.Calhoun out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Walker walked; H.Walker was caught stealing second (Q.Trouppe to B.Horne); A.Garcia out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil reached on an error by J.Cowan [R.Neil to first]; L.Xiques reached on an error by J.Cowan [R.Neil to second, L.Xiques to first]; D.Cleveland reached on an error by J.Cowan [R.Neil scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Xiques to second, D.Cleveland to first]; G.Tatum reached on an error by J.Cowan [L.Xiques scored (unearned) (no RBI), D.Cleveland to second, G.Tatum to first]; R.Drake walked [D.Cleveland to third, G.Tatum to second]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Garcia out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 4 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: W.Grace doubled; Q.Trouppe doubled [W.Grace scored]; A.Ware out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [Q.Trouppe to third]; L.Kellman flied to R.Drake [Q.Trouppe scored]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 2. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Oliver singled; R.Neil singled [J.Oliver to second]; L.Xiques singled [J.Oliver scored, R.Neil to third]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play [R.Neil scored]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: F.Calhoun out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; B.Horne out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Buckeyes 2. CLOWNS 6TH: B.Haywood walked; H.Walker singled [B.Haywood to second]; A.Garcia singled [B.Haywood scored, H.Walker to third]; J.Oliver out on unknown play [H.Walker scored]; R.Neil grounded into a double play (B.Horne to J.Cowan to A.Ware) [A.Garcia out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Buckeyes 2. CLOWNS 7TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; D.Cleveland walked; G.Tatum grounded into a double play (J.Cowan to B.Horne to A.Ware) [D.Cleveland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 7TH: L.Kellman singled; J.Cowan singled [L.Kellman to second]; P.LARRINAGO BATTED FOR F.CALHOUN; P.Larrinago out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked [L.Kellman to third, J.Cowan to second]; B.Horne doubled [L.Kellman scored, J.Cowan scored, S.Jethroe scored]; B.Armour doubled [B.Horne scored]; W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Buckeyes 6. CLOWNS 8TH: S.WOODS REPLACED P.LARRINAGO (PITCHING); R.Drake singled; B.Haywood singled [R.Drake scored]; H.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Haywood to second]; A.Garcia out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 7, Buckeyes 6. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware singled to left field; A.Garcia balked [A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman flied to unknown fielder [A.Ware to third]; J.Cowan tripled to left-center [A.Ware scored]; E.CHISM BATTED FOR S.WOODS; B.Haywood allowed a passed ball [J.Cowan scored (unearned)]; E.Chism out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; S.Jethroe stole second; B.Horne out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 7, Buckeyes 8. CLOWNS 9TH: W.JEFFERSON REPLACED E.CHISM (PITCHING); R.Neil singled; L.Xiques singled [R.Neil to second]; D.Cleveland reached on an error by A.Ware [R.Neil to third, L.Xiques to second, D.Cleveland to first]; E.KLEP REPLACED W.JEFFERSON (PITCHING); G.Tatum singled to center field [R.Neil scored, L.Xiques scored, D.Cleveland to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play [D.Cleveland to third, G.Tatum to second]; H.Walker singled to left field [D.Cleveland scored (unearned), G.Tatum scored (unearned)]; S.HAIRSTON BATTED FOR A.GARCIA; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 11, Buckeyes 8. BUCKEYES 9TH: P.DAVIS REPLACED S.HAIRSTON (PITCHING); B.Armour out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 11, Buckeyes 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 11 11 0 7 Buckeyes 8 10 6 7
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