Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 10 4 Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Thomas cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Rhodes rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Ed Young 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 John Miles lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bill Charter c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Clyde McNeal ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim McCurine p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 5 10 4 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 4. Walter Thomas, Bill Charter, Clyde McNeal, Jim McCurine. BATTING - 2B: Harry Rhodes. 3B: Clyde Nelson, Bill Charter. Team LOB: 7 Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Smith 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hairston c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Coco Ferrer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Williams p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Gene Smith, Duke Cleveland, Coco Ferrer. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim McCurine W 9 4 1 0 2 0 0 33 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 0 0 33 Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Williams L 9 10 5 4 1 0 0 39 Totals 9 10 5 4 1 0 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/2/1946 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Indianapolis 1. B.Longest 2b G.Smith 3b 2. W.Thomas cf L.Xiques lf 3. H.Rhodes rf R.Neil 2b 4. E.Young 1b S.Hairston c 5. J.Miles lf D.Cleveland rf 6. C.Nelson 3b G.Tatum 1b 7. B.Charter c C.Ferrer ss 8. C.McNeal ss H.Merchant cf 9. J.McCurine p J.Williams p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: G.Smith singled to shortstop [G.Smith to second (error by C.McNeal)]; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; J.Miles singled to third base [J.Miles to second (error by G.Smith)]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked; G.Tatum was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.McCurine [G.Tatum to second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.McNeal singled to right field [C.McNeal to second (error by D.Cleveland)]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: B.Charter dropped a foul fly hit by J.Williams; J.Williams out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.Rhodes doubled to right field; E.Young singled to second base [H.Rhodes to third]; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.Nelson tripled to right field [H.Rhodes scored, E.Young scored]; B.Charter out on unknown play [C.Nelson scored]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; B.Longest singled; W.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Rhodes walked [B.Longest to second]; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Miles out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Charter tripled to left field; C.McNeal reached on an error by C.Ferrer [B.Charter scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.McNeal to first]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; S.Hairston singled to center field [R.Neil to third (error by W.Thomas), S.Hairston to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play [R.Neil scored (unearned)]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas singled; H.Rhodes singled [W.Thomas to second]; E.Young singled [W.Thomas scored, H.Rhodes to second]; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 5 10 4 7 Clowns 1 4 3 5
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