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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 10 Newark Eagles (NW2) 3

Game played on Monday, September 6, 1948 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Exhibition game

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


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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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