Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 - 10 7 1 Newark Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 7 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Benny Felder ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 Sam Hairston 3b 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 Andres Mesa lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Chuck Wilson rf 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Andy Porter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 10 7 9 5 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Ray Neil. BATTING - 2B: Henry Merchant. 3B: Henry Merchant, Chuck Wilson. SH: Henry Merchant. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Hairston. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jack McLaurin c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilbur Lansing p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Golden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cotton Williams ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 7 2 1 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 7. Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson, Bob Wilson, Jack McLaurin 2, Leroy Williams. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Jimmy Wilkes, Lennie Pearson. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andy Porter W 7 7 3 2 1 0 0 29 Totals 7 7 3 2 1 0 0 29 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilbur Lansing L 5 3 5 3 3 0 0 22 Clyde Golden 2 4 5 4 2 0 0 12 Totals 7 7 10 7 5 0 0 34 Wilbur Lansing pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning 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: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/6/1948, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Newark 1. H.Merchant cf J.Wilkes cf 2. B.Felder ss C.Williams ss 3. R.Neil 2b L.Pearson 1b 4. S.Hairston 3b M.Irvin lf 5. A.Mesa lf B.Harvey rf 6. C.Wilson rf B.Wilson 3b 7. G.Tatum 1b J.McLaurin c 8. B.Haywood c L.Williams 2b 9. A.Porter p W.Lansing p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Merchant tripled; B.Felder out on unknown play [H.Merchant scored]; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [J.Wilkes to third]; J.Wilkes stole home and L.Pearson stole second; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 2ND: A.Mesa reached on an error by C.Williams [A.Mesa to first]; C.Wilson out on unknown play; J.McLaurin dropped a foul fly hit by G.Tatum; G.Tatum out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.McLaurin walked; L.Williams out on unknown play; W.Lansing out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 1. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Porter reached on an error by L.Williams [A.Porter to first]; H.Merchant out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Porter to second]; B.Felder out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes singled to second base [J.Wilkes to second (error by R.Neil)]; C.Williams out on unknown play [J.Wilkes to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [J.Wilkes scored (unearned)]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Eagles 2. CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston walked; S.Hairston was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); A.Mesa singled to center field [A.Mesa to second (error by J.Wilkes)]; C.Wilson tripled [A.Mesa scored]; G.Tatum out on unknown play [C.Wilson scored]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Eagles 2. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Pearson dropped a foul fly hit by A.Porter; A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 5TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; W.Lansing out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Eagles 2. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil walked; S.Hairston walked [R.Neil to second]; C.GOLDEN REPLACED W.LANSING (PITCHING); S.Hairston was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.McLaurin [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second]; A.Mesa out on unknown play [R.Neil scored (unearned), S.Hairston to third]; C.Wilson out on unknown play [S.Hairston scored (unearned)]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; M.Irvin forced L.Pearson (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to first]; B.Harvey singled [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson singled [M.Irvin scored, B.Harvey to second]; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Eagles 3. CLOWNS 7TH: B.Haywood walked; A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Merchant doubled [B.Haywood to third]; B.Felder out on unknown play; R.Neil singled [B.Haywood scored, H.Merchant scored]; S.Hairston walked [R.Neil to second]; A.Mesa singled to third base [R.Neil scored (no RBI) (error by B.Wilson), S.Hairston to third, A.Mesa to second]; C.Wilson singled [S.Hairston scored, A.Mesa scored (unearned)]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 10, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR C.GOLDEN; C.Williams singled; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 10, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 10 7 1 3 Eagles 3 7 7 5
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