Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 - 6 12 0 New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 - 7 14 1 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 Jim Colzie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Snead lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ray Neil 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 Sam Hairston 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 Leonard Lindsay 1b 5 0 1 1 0 10 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 2 2 1 0 4 1 Gene Smith ss 4 0 2 1 0 5 6 Buster Haywood c 4 0 2 1 0 3 1 Preacher Henry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Manuel Godinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lester Lockett ph, cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 6 12 6 3 4 25 12 FIELDING - DP: 4. Ray Neil, Leonard Lindsay 3, Duke Cleveland, Gene Smith 3. BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston. 3B: Reinaldo Drake. HR: Sam Hairston. SH: Sylvester Snead, Preacher Henry. GDP: Leonard Lindsay. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Duke Cleveland, Buster Haywood. CS: Sylvester Snead. New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Smith rf 5 2 5 4 0 3 0 Rufus Baker cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Flowers ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Walter Hardy ss 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 Alphonso Gerard lf 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 Clyde Parris 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bud Barbee 1b 2 0 0 0 2 11 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 Marvin Barker pr, 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Johnny Hayes c 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 Alex Newkirk p 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Rodolfo Fernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neck Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Julie Bowers ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 7 14 7 4 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Walter Hardy, Bud Barbee. E: 1. Walter Hardy. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Smith 3, Alphonso Gerard 3. 3B: Johnny Smith. SH: Rufus Baker. GDP: Walter Hardy, Clyde Parris. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Bud Barbee. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry 6.1 8 3 3 2 2 0 25 Manuel Godinez 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Jim Colzie L 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 10 Totals 8.1 14 7 7 4 2 0 39 New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alex Newkirk 7.2 10 5 5 2 4 0 34 Rodolfo Fernandez 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Neck Stanley W 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Totals 9 12 6 6 3 4 1 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cornelius Rhoades, 1B - Oscar Charleston, 2B - , 3B - Les Bishop Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 9416 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/17/1946, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at New York Black Yankees (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis New York 1. R.Drake cf J.Smith rf 2. S.Snead lf R.Baker cf 3. R.Neil 2b W.Hardy ss 4. S.Hairston 3b A.Gerard lf 5. L.Lindsay 1b C.Parris 3b 6. D.Cleveland rf B.Barbee 1b 7. G.Smith ss D.Seay 2b 8. B.Haywood c J.Hayes c 9. P.Henry p A.Newkirk p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Drake out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: J.Smith singled; R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Hardy grounded into a double play (R.Neil to G.Smith to L.Lindsay) [J.Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston walked; L.Lindsay grounded into a double play (W.Hardy to B.Barbee) [S.Hairston out at second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Gerard doubled; C.Parris hit into a double play (D.Cleveland to G.Smith) [A.Gerard out at second]; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. CLOWNS 3RD: G.Smith out on unknown play; B.Haywood reached on an error by W.Hardy [B.Haywood to first]; P.Henry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Haywood to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Newkirk out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. CLOWNS 4TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Smith doubled; R.Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Smith to third]; W.Hardy singled [J.Smith scored]; A.Gerard doubled [W.Hardy to third]; C.Parris out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 1. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Lindsay singled; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 1. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Seay singled; J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Newkirk out on unknown play; J.Smith doubled [D.Seay scored]; R.Baker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. CLOWNS 6TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake tripled; S.Snead walked; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Snead was caught stealing second (J.Hayes to D.Seay); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Gerard walked; C.Parris grounded into a double play (G.Smith to L.Lindsay) [A.Gerard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Yankees 2. CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled; G.Smith singled [D.Cleveland to second]; B.Haywood singled [D.Cleveland scored, G.Smith to second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Barbee walked; B.Barbee was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to G.Smith); D.Seay singled; M.BARKER RAN FOR D.SEAY; M.GODINEZ REPLACED P.HENRY (PITCHING); J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Newkirk singled [M.Barker to second]; J.Smith tripled [M.Barker scored, A.Newkirk scored]; R.Baker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Yankees 4. CLOWNS 8TH: M.BARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R.Drake singled; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Drake to second]; R.Neil singled [R.Drake scored]; S.Hairston doubled [R.Neil to third]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play [R.Neil scored]; D.Cleveland singled [S.Hairston scored]; D.Cleveland stole second; G.Smith singled [D.Cleveland scored]; R.FERNANDEZ REPLACED A.NEWKIRK (PITCHING); B.Haywood singled [G.Smith to third]; B.Haywood stole second; L.LOCKETT BATTED FOR M.GODINEZ; L.Lockett walked; N.STANLEY REPLACED R.FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); R.Drake out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Yankees 4. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: L.LOCKETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J.COLZIE REPLACED R.DRAKE (PITCHING); W.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Gerard doubled; C.Parris reached on a fielder's choice [A.Gerard to third]; B.Barbee walked [C.Parris to second]; M.Barker lined into a double play (L.Lindsay unassisted) [B.Barbee out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Yankees 4. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston homered; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Yankees 4. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.BOWERS BATTED FOR N.STANLEY; J.Bowers walked; J.Smith doubled [J.Bowers scored]; J.FLOWERS BATTED FOR R.BAKER; J.Flowers singled [J.Smith scored, J.Flowers to second (on throw)]; W.Hardy singled [J.Flowers scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Yankees 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 6 12 0 8 Black Yankees 7 14 1 7
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