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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 1

Game played on Wednesday, September 8, 1948 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  0
Philadelphia Stars                  6 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 x   -   8 12  3

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andres Mesa lf                        4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Benny Felder ss                       4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     9   1
Chuck Wilson rf                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        3   1   1    0     0   0     5   0
Henry Merchant cf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Manuel Godinez p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Cathey p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   1   4    1     0   0    24   3


BATTING -
SH:  Willie Cathey. 
Team LOB:  5


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   1   2    0     0   0     4   3
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   2   2    2     0   0     2   0
George Crowe 1b                       4   1   2    1     0   0    10   1
Harry Simpson cf                      4   1   2    1     0   0     2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
Bill Cash lf                          4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Stanley Glenn c                       4   2   2    2     0   0     7   0
Barney Brown p                        4   0   1    2     0   0     0   5
Totals                               36   8  12    8     0   0    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Murray Watkins, George Crowe, Mahlon Duckett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Barney Brown. 
3B:  Frank Austin. 
HR:  Archie Brathwaite, George Crowe, Stanley Glenn. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Manuel Godinez L                     0.2     7   6    6   0   0   2  9
Willie Cathey                        7.1     5   2    2   0   0   1  27
Totals                               8      12   8    8   0   0   3  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9       4   1    0   0   0   0  33
Totals                               9       4   1    0   0   0   0  33



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/8/1948, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Philadelphia                  
1. A.Mesa              lf        F.Austin            ss        
2. B.Felder            ss        M.Watkins           3b        
3. R.Neil              2b        A.Brathwaite        rf        
4. S.Hairston          3b        G.Crowe             1b        
5. L.Pigg              c         H.Simpson           cf        
6. C.Wilson            rf        M.Duckett           2b        
7. G.Tatum             1b        B.Cash              lf        
8. H.Merchant          cf        S.Glenn             c         
9. M.Godinez           p         B.Brown             p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; A.Mesa out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown
play; R.Neil singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin tripled; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite homered [F.Austin scored]; G.Crowe homered;
H.Simpson singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Cash singled
[H.Simpson to second]; S.Glenn singled [H.Simpson scored, B.Cash
to second]; B.Brown doubled [B.Cash scored, S.Glenn scored];
W.CATHEY REPLACED M.GODINEZ (PITCHING); F.Austin out on unknown
play; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 6.

CLOWNS 2ND: L.Pigg out on unknown play; C.Wilson singled;
G.Tatum out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 6.

STARS 2ND: M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Stars 6.

CLOWNS 3RD: W.Cathey out on unknown play; A.Mesa reached on an
error by M.Duckett [A.Mesa to first]; B.Felder out on unknown
play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
0, Stars 6.

STARS 3RD: H.Simpson out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Stars 6.

CLOWNS 4TH: G.Crowe dropped a foul fly hit by S.Hairston;
S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play;
C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Stars 6.

STARS 4TH: S.Glenn homered; B.Brown out on unknown play;
F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 7.

CLOWNS 5TH: G.Tatum singled; H.Merchant reached on an error by
M.Watkins [G.Tatum to second, H.Merchant to first]; W.Cathey out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Tatum to third,
H.Merchant to second]; A.Mesa out on unknown play [G.Tatum
scored (unearned)]; B.Felder out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 7.

STARS 5TH: A.Brathwaite singled; G.Crowe singled [A.Brathwaite
to second]; H.Simpson singled [A.Brathwaite scored, G.Crowe to
second]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns
1, Stars 8.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Stars 8.

STARS 6TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 8.

CLOWNS 7TH: C.Wilson singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play;
H.Merchant out on unknown play; W.Cathey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 8.

STARS 7TH: G.Crowe out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on
unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 8.

CLOWNS 8TH: A.Mesa out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown
play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
1, Stars 8.

STARS 8TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
1, Stars 8.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           1   4   0   5
 Stars            8  12   3   4


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