Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 4 1 2 0 0 4 0 Newt Allen ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 Ray Neil 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 Robert Abernathy lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 2 0 14 1 Buster Haywood rf 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 Sam Hairston c 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Johnny Williams p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 2 27 14 FIELDING - E: 1. Newt Allen. BATTING - SH: Buster Haywood. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Ray Neil, Buster Haywood. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 Joe Wiley 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 2 1 0 4 0 Butch Davis rf 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 Luis Villodas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 35 2 10 2 0 3 27 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Joe Wiley, Frazier Robinson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Frazier Robinson. 3B: Henry Kimbro, Butch Davis. SH: Jim Gilliam, Joe Black. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Williams W 9 10 2 2 0 3 0 37 Totals 9 10 2 2 0 3 0 37 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black L 9 7 3 3 2 2 0 35 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 2 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Kent, 1B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 1:44 Attendance: 7500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/10/1947, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Baltimore 1. H.Merchant cf T.Butts ss 2. N.Allen ss J.Wiley 3b 3. R.Neil 2b H.Kimbro cf 4. R.Abernathy lf B.Davis rf 5. G.Tatum 1b L.Lockett lf 6. B.Haywood rf J.Gilliam 2b 7. S.Hairston c J.Washington 1b 8. H.Walker 3b F.Robinson c 9. J.Williams p J.Black p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Merchant out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts singled; J.Wiley out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis singled [T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett singled [T.Butts to third, B.Davis to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 2ND: R.Abernathy out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; B.Haywood walked; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts singled; J.Wiley out on unknown play; H.Kimbro tripled [T.Butts scored]; B.Davis singled to deep shortstop [H.Kimbro scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Neil reached on an error by J.Wiley [R.Neil to first]; R.Neil was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); R.Abernathy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Robinson doubled; J.Black out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Williams to G.Tatum) [F.Robinson to third]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 5TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled; B.Haywood was picked off first, but was safe on an error by F.Robinson [B.Haywood to second]; S.Hairston walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Wiley out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; H.Kimbro was out trying to advance to third (S.Hairston to N.Allen); B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Merchant singled; N.Allen singled [H.Merchant to second]; R.Neil singled [H.Merchant to third, N.Allen to second]; R.Abernathy out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled to left field [H.Merchant scored, N.Allen scored, R.Neil to third]; B.Haywood out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Black to J.Washington) [R.Neil scored, G.Tatum to second]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett reached on an error by N.Allen [L.Lockett to first]; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice bunt (G.Tatum unassisted) [L.Lockett to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled [L.Lockett to third]; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; R.Abernathy out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Davis tripled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 9TH: B.Haywood singled; B.Haywood was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.VILLODAS BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; L.Villodas out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 3 7 1 5 Elite Giants 2 10 2 8
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