Indianapolis Clowns 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 9 13 3
Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 - 8 13 3
BATTING
Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Merchant lf, p 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
Reinaldo Drake cf 5 1 3 4 0 3 0
Ray Neil 2b 5 1 2 0 0 5 2
Sam Hairston 3b, c 4 1 1 1 1 3 1
Leonard Lindsay 1b 5 0 2 2 0 8 0
Lester Lockett rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2
Gene Smith ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 6
Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0
Leovigildo Xiques ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hoss Walker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Manuel Godinez p 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
Sylvester Snead p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amos Watson p, lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 38 9 13 7 4 1 27 14
FIELDING -
E: 3. Reinaldo Drake, Sam Hairston, Buster Haywood.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Hairston.
GDP: Sam Hairston, Lester Lockett.
Team LOB: 6
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1
Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 5
Frank Austin ss 4 1 2 0 1 5 3
Gene Benson cf 5 1 1 1 0 3 0
Doc Dennis 1b 5 1 1 1 0 13 0
Harry Simpson lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 0
Bill Perkins c 5 1 2 2 0 1 1
Joe Craig rf 4 1 1 2 1 2 0
Wilmer Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Ricks p 4 0 1 1 0 0 1
Henry McHenry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 7 3 4 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Mahlon Duckett, Frank Austin, Doc Dennis 2.
E: 3. Frank Austin 2, Bill Ricks.
BATTING -
2B: Doc Dennis, Harry Simpson, Bill Perkins.
3B: Gene Benson.
SH: Mahlon Duckett.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Murray Watkins 2, Harry Simpson.
PITCHING
Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Manuel Godinez 5 8 3 3 0 4 0 23
Sylvester Snead 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 7
Amos Watson W 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Henry Merchant SV 2 1 0 0 0 0 8
Totals 9 13 8 7 3 4 0 44
Manuel Godinez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Wilmer Harris 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 9
Bill Ricks 6 8 5 5 1 1 0 26
Henry McHenry L 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 7
Totals 9 13 9 9 4 1 0 42
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B - Cornelius Rhoades, 2B - , 3B - Les Bishop
Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 9416
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/17/1946, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
(N)
Starting Lineups:
Indianapolis
1. H.Merchant lf M.Watkins 3b
2. R.Drake cf M.Duckett 2b
3. R.Neil 2b F.Austin ss
4. S.Hairston 3b G.Benson cf
5. L.Lindsay 1b D.Dennis 1b
6. L.Lockett rf H.Simpson lf
7. G.Smith ss B.Perkins c
8. B.Haywood c J.Craig rf
9. M.Godinez p W.Harris p
CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; H.Merchant singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil
singled [H.Merchant to second]; S.Hairston doubled [H.Merchant
scored, R.Neil to third]; L.Lindsay singled [R.Neil scored,
S.Hairston scored]; L.Lockett grounded into a double play
(F.Austin to D.Dennis) [L.Lindsay out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
1ST: M.Watkins singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
F.Austin singled [M.Watkins to second]; G.Benson out on unknown
play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Clowns 3, 0.
CLOWNS 2ND: G.Smith walked; B.Haywood out on unknown play;
M.Godinez walked [G.Smith to second]; B.RICKS REPLACED W.HARRIS
(PITCHING); H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
2ND: H.Simpson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled; J.Craig
out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
CLOWNS 3RD: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled;
F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
CLOWNS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; G.Smith out on
unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
4TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled;
H.Simpson stole second [H.Simpson to third (error by
B.Haywood)]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Craig out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, 0.
CLOWNS 5TH: M.Godinez singled; H.Merchant singled [M.Godinez to
third, H.Merchant to second (on throw)]; R.Drake singled
[M.Godinez scored, H.Merchant scored]; R.Neil singled [R.Drake
to third]; S.Hairston grounded into a double play (M.Duckett to
D.Dennis) [R.Drake scored (no RBI), R.Neil out at second];
L.Lindsay singled; L.Lindsay was picked off first, but was safe
on an error by B.Ricks [L.Lindsay to second]; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, 0.
5TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Clowns 6, 0.
CLOWNS 6TH: G.Smith out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; M.Godinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Clowns 6, 0.
6TH: F.Austin singled; G.Benson tripled [F.Austin scored];
D.Dennis doubled [G.Benson scored]; S.SNEAD REPLACED M.GODINEZ
(PITCHING); H.Simpson walked; B.Perkins doubled [D.Dennis
scored, H.Simpson to third]; J.Craig singled [H.Simpson scored,
B.Perkins scored, J.Craig to second (on throw)]; B.Ricks singled
[J.Craig scored]; M.Watkins forced B.Ricks (unknown fielder)
[M.Watkins to first]; M.Watkins stole second; M.Duckett out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to third]; M.Watkins
stole home; F.Austin walked; A.WATSON REPLACED S.SNEAD
(PITCHING); G.Benson out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Clowns 6, 7.
CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Drake singled to
shortstop [R.Drake to second (error by F.Austin)]; R.Neil out on
unknown play; S.Hairston walked; L.Lindsay out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 6, 7.
7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Simpson doubled to center
field [H.Simpson to third (error by R.Drake)]; B.Perkins out on
unknown play [H.Simpson scored (unearned)]; J.Craig walked;
B.Ricks out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Clowns 6, 8.
CLOWNS 8TH: L.Lockett singled; G.Smith singled [L.Lockett to
second]; L.XIQUES BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; L.Xiques forced G.Smith
(unknown fielder) [L.Lockett scored (no RBI) (error by
F.Austin), L.Xiques to second]; H.MCHENRY REPLACED B.RICKS
(PITCHING); A.Watson walked; H.Merchant out on unknown play
[L.Xiques to third, A.Watson to second]; R.Drake singled
[L.Xiques scored, A.Watson scored]; R.Neil out on unknown play;
3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 9, 8.
8TH: A.WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); H.MERCHANT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C); H.WALKER REPLACED L.XIQUES (PLAYING 3B); M.Watkins
singled; M.Duckett reached on an error by S.Hairston [M.Watkins
to second, M.Duckett to first]; F.Austin out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 9, 8.
CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Clowns 9, 8.
9TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; J.Craig out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns
9, 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Clowns 9 13 3 6
8 13 3 9
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