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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 1

Game played on Wednesday, July 7, 1948 (N) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  2  1
Homestead Grays                     0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   2  3  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andres Mesa lf                        4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   1    0     0         2   3
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        2   0   0    0     2        11   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Henry Merchant rf                     3   1   0    0     0         3   0
Benny Felder ss                       3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Jim Cohen p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   1   2    1     3   6    24   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Neil, Leonard Pigg. 
E: 1.  Benny Felder. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       2   0   0    0     2         3   6
Bob Thurman rf                        2   0   0    0     2   1     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         9   1
Luke Easter lf                        3   1   1    0     0         4   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   1   2    1     0         7   0
Clarence Bruce 3b                     3   0   0    1     0         1   1
Ervin Fowlkes ss                      3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Wilmer Fields p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               27   2   3    2     4   4    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
3B:  Eudie Napier. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Cohen L                          8       3   2    2   4   4   0  31
Totals                               8       3   2    2   4   4   0  31


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Wilmer Fields W                      9       2   1    0   3   6   0  32
Totals                               9       2   1    0   3   6   0  32



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Jasper Washington, 2B -  , 3B - Bill Harris

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/7/1948 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Homestead                     
1. A.Mesa              lf        L.Marquez           cf        
2. R.Drake             cf        S.Bankhead          2b        
3. R.Neil              2b        B.Thurman           rf        
4. S.Hairston          3b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. G.Tatum             1b        L.Easter            lf        
6. L.Pigg              c         E.Napier            c         
7. H.Merchant          rf        C.Bruce             3b        
8. B.Felder            ss        E.Fowlkes           ss        
9. J.Cohen             p         W.Fields            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play;
R.Neil singled; S.Hairston walked [R.Neil to second]; G.Tatum
walked [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second]; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked;
B.Thurman struck out while S.Bankhead was caught stealing second
(L.Pigg to R.Neil); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Grays 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Merchant reached on an error by S.Bankhead
[H.Merchant to first]; B.Felder out on unknown play [H.Merchant
to second]; J.Cohen out on unknown play; A.Mesa singled
[H.Merchant scored (unearned)]; A.Mesa was out trying to advance
to second (unknown fielder); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter singled;
E.Napier tripled [L.Easter scored]; C.Bruce out on unknown play
[E.Napier scored]; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake 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 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; B.Thurman walked [S.Bankhead to
second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 4TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier singled;
C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Cohen out on
unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Drake 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 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 7TH: G.Tatum walked; L.Pigg out on unknown play;
H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce reached on an error by B.Felder [C.Bruce to
first]; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown
play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 8TH: J.Cohen out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Grays 2.

CLOWNS 9TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 1, Grays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           1   2   1   4
 Grays            2   3   1   5


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