Indianapolis Clowns 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 - 7 9 2 Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 5 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gene Smith 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood ph, c 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 1 1 0 1 4 2 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Hairston c, 3b 4 1 2 1 1 5 1 Leovigildo Xiques lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Coco Ferrer ss 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 Henry Merchant 1b 2 1 0 0 1 6 0 Preacher Henry p 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 Totals 37 7 9 6 4 7 27 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Ray Neil, Henry Merchant. PB: 2. Buster Haywood Sam Hairston. BATTING - SH: Henry Merchant. HBP: Duke Cleveland. GDP: Leovigildo Xiques. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Buster Haywood, Sam Hairston. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilbert King 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 Ralph Wyatt ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Jim McCurine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 John Miles lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Walter Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Clyde McNeal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Charter 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 1 Herb Barnhill c 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Walter McCoy p 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 Totals 31 1 3 0 2 8 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wilbert King, Ralph Wyatt, Bill Charter. E: 5. Wilbert King, Ralph Wyatt, Clyde Nelson, John Miles, Walter McCoy. PB: 2. Herb Barnhill 2. BATTING - 2B: Clyde Nelson. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 9 3 1 0 2 8 0 33 Totals 9 3 1 0 2 8 0 33 WP: Preacher Henry. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walter McCoy L 9 9 7 4 4 7 0 43 Totals 9 9 7 4 4 7 0 43 WP: Walter McCoy 2. HBP: Walter McCoy. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Atkins, 1B - John Crawford Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/10/1946 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Chicago American Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Chicago 1. R.Drake cf W.King 2b 2. G.Smith 3b R.Wyatt ss 3. R.Neil 2b J.McCurine rf 4. D.Cleveland rf C.Nelson 3b 5. S.Hairston c J.Miles lf 6. L.Xiques lf W.Thomas cf 7. C.Ferrer ss B.Charter 1b 8. H.Merchant 1b H.Barnhill c 9. P.Henry p W.McCoy p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Drake out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: W.King reached on an error by R.Neil [W.King to first]; R.Wyatt singled to left field [W.King to third]; P.Henry threw a wild pitch [W.King scored (unearned), R.Wyatt to second]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Miles out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 2ND: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked; L.Xiques reached on an error by C.Nelson [S.Hairston to second, L.Xiques to first]; H.Barnhill allowed a passed ball [S.Hairston to third, L.Xiques to second]; C.Ferrer reached on an error by R.Wyatt [S.Hairston scored (unearned), L.Xiques to third, C.Ferrer to first]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; D.Cleveland singled [R.Neil to second]; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil scored, D.Cleveland to third]; S.Hairston stole second; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.McCoy out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 4TH: C.Ferrer singled; W.McCoy threw a wild pitch [C.Ferrer to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Henry singled [C.Ferrer scored]; R.Drake out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; C.Nelson doubled to left-center; J.Miles out on unknown play; S.Hairston allowed a passed ball [C.Nelson to third]; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Neil walked; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; W.McCoy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 6TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; H.Barnhill allowed a passed ball [H.Merchant to second]; P.Henry walked; R.Drake out on unknown play; B.HAYWOOD BATTED FOR G.SMITH; W.McCoy threw a wild pitch [H.Merchant to third, P.Henry to second]; B.Haywood singled (W.Thomas to R.Wyatt) [H.Merchant scored, P.Henry scored, B.Haywood out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: B.HAYWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); W.King walked; W.King was picked off first, but was safe on an error by H.Merchant [W.King to second]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; C.Nelson walked; J.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques singled to left field [L.Xiques to second (error by J.Miles)]; C.Ferrer reached on an error by W.King [L.Xiques scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Ferrer to first]; H.Merchant reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by W.McCoy [C.Ferrer to second, H.Merchant to first]; P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled [C.Ferrer scored (unearned), H.Merchant to third]; B.Haywood stole second; R.Neil out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 7, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.McCoy out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 7, American Giants 1. CLOWNS 9TH: D.Cleveland was hit by a pitch; S.Hairston singled [D.Cleveland to second]; L.Xiques grounded into a double play (R.Wyatt to W.King to B.Charter) [D.Cleveland to third, S.Hairston out at second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 7, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled to right field; B.Haywood allowed a passed ball [C.Nelson to second]; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.MCNEAL BATTED FOR W.THOMAS; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 7, American Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 7 9 2 9 American Giants 1 3 5 5
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