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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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