Indianapolis Clowns 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 3 1 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andres Mesa rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coco Ferrer 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hairston 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Les Witherspoon lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard Pigg c 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Henry Merchant cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benny Felder ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Cohen p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 2 4 2 3 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Hairston. BATTING - HR: Leonard Pigg. GDP: Coco Ferrer. Team LOB: 4 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Monte Irvin 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bob Harvey rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cotton Williams lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ziggy Marcell c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilbur Lansing p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 2 3 2 3 0 21 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Curley Williams, Leroy Williams, Monte Irvin. E: 1. Monte Irvin. BATTING - SH: Curley Williams. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Cohen 7 3 2 2 3 0 0 27 Totals 7 3 2 2 3 0 0 27 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilbur Lansing 4.1 4 2 2 2 0 1 19 Leniel Hooker 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 7 4 2 2 3 0 1 27 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/11/1948, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Newark 1. A.Mesa rf J.Wilkes cf 2. C.Ferrer 3b C.Williams ss 3. R.Neil 2b L.Williams 2b 4. S.Hairston 1b M.Irvin 1b 5. L.Witherspoon lf B.Harvey rf 6. L.Pigg c B.Wilson 3b 7. H.Merchant cf C.Williams lf 8. B.Felder ss Z.Marcell c 9. J.Cohen p W.Lansing p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Mesa out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Eagles 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston singled; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; L.Pigg homered [S.Hairston scored]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin singled; M.Irvin was picked off first, but was safe on an error by S.Hairston [M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson walked [M.Irvin to third, B.Harvey to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play [M.Irvin scored]; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; W.Lansing out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 3RD: M.Irvin dropped a foul fly hit by J.Cohen; J.Cohen out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; L.Pigg walked [S.Hairston to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Cohen singled; A.Mesa singled [J.Cohen to second]; L.HOOKER REPLACED W.LANSING (PITCHING); C.Ferrer grounded into a double play (C.Williams to L.Williams to M.Irvin) [A.Mesa out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second]; L.Williams singled [J.Wilkes scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked [L.Williams to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 2. CLOWNS 7TH: L.Pigg walked; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 4 1 4 Eagles 2 3 1 4
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