Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 3 4 1 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Newt Allen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Sam Hairston c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 Robert Abernathy lf 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 Buster Haywood rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hoss Walker 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Preacher Henry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 22 0 2 0 2 2 18 6 BATTING - GDP: Sam Hairston. Team LOB: 3 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 Luke Easter lf 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Bob Thurman rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Luis Marquez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Eudie Napier c 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Clarence Isreal 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wilmer Fields p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 3 4 3 2 2 21 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. E: 1. Luis Marquez. BATTING - 2B: Bob Thurman, Luis Marquez. HR: Luke Easter. SH: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry L 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 24 Totals 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 24 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Fields W 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 24 Totals 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 24 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 3B - Kent Time of Game: 1:10 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/10/1947, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Homestead 1. H.Merchant cf J.Benjamin cf 2. N.Allen ss S.Bankhead ss 3. R.Neil 2b L.Easter lf 4. S.Hairston c B.Leonard 1b 5. G.Tatum 1b B.Thurman rf 6. R.Abernathy lf L.Marquez 2b 7. B.Haywood rf E.Napier c 8. H.Walker 3b C.Isreal 3b 9. P.Henry p W.Fields 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, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter struck out; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled to second base [G.Tatum to second (error by L.Marquez)]; R.Abernathy out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Isreal out on unknown play; W.Fields singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (P.Henry to G.Tatum) [W.Fields to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil singled; S.Hairston grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [R.Neil out at second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter struck out; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman doubled; L.Marquez doubled [B.Thurman scored]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 1. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Abernathy walked; B.Haywood out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 1. CLOWNS 6TH: 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, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter homered to rightfield [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 3. CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; R.Abernathy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 0 2 0 3 Grays 3 4 1 3
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