Chicago American Giants 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 14 1 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 1 0 3 0 2 3 0 x - 9 12 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 George Minor ss 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ollie Waldon 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 Rufus Hatten c 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Trehearn 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry Jessup lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ollie West p 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 4 14 4 1 1 24 0 FIELDING - E: 1. George Minor. BATTING - 2B: Jimmie Crutchfield. 3B: Clyde Nelson. SH: Ollie Waldon. GDP: Lloyd Davenport. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Ollie Waldon. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 Fermin Valdes 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 Leovigildo Xiques lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Walter Cannady 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 Henry Smith ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 Johnny Ray rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Antonio Ruiz p 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 9 12 7 4 5 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fermin Valdes, Henry Smith, Armando Vazquez. E: 1. Henry Smith. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Ray 2, Antonio Ruiz. 3B: Henry Merchant. SH: Armando Vazquez, Buster Haywood, Antonio Ruiz. HBP: Fermin Valdes. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Fermin Valdes. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ollie West L 8 12 9 6 4 5 0 43 Totals 8 12 9 6 4 5 0 43 WP: Ollie West 2. HBP: Ollie West. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Antonio Ruiz W 9 14 4 4 1 1 0 42 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 1 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Lamb, 1B - Runser, 2B - , 3B - Blauvelt Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/11/1944 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Cin-Ind 1. J.Crutchfield rf H.Merchant cf 2. G.Minor ss F.Valdes 2b 3. L.Davenport cf L.Xiques lf 4. O.Waldon 2b W.Cannady 3b 5. C.Nelson 3b H.Smith ss 6. R.Hatten c A.Vazquez 1b 7. W.Trehearn 1b J.Ray rf 8. G.Jessup lf B.Haywood c 9. O.West p A.Ruiz p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; G.Minor singled; L.Davenport grounded into a double play (H.Smith to F.Valdes to A.Vazquez) [G.Minor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: H.Merchant out on unknown play; F.Valdes walked; L.Xiques out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: O.Waldon walked; O.Waldon stole second; C.Nelson singled [O.Waldon scored]; R.Hatten out on unknown play; W.Trehearn out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Smith singled; A.Vazquez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Smith to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled [H.Smith to third]; A.Ruiz singled [H.Smith scored, B.Haywood to second]; H.Merchant walked [B.Haywood to third, A.Ruiz to second]; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: O.West singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; G.Minor singled [O.West to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; O.Waldon out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: L.Xiques out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.Nelson singled; R.Hatten reached on an error by H.Smith [C.Nelson to second, R.Hatten to first]; W.Trehearn out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; O.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: A.Vazquez singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Vazquez to second]; A.Ruiz reached on an error by G.Minor [A.Vazquez to third, A.Ruiz to first]; H.Merchant tripled [A.Vazquez scored (unearned), A.Ruiz scored (unearned)]; F.Valdes reached on a fielder's choice [H.Merchant scored (unearned)]; F.Valdes was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 4. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; G.Minor singled; L.Davenport singled [G.Minor to third]; O.Waldon out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Minor scored, L.Davenport to second]; C.Nelson singled [L.Davenport to third]; R.Hatten out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 4. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 4. AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.Trehearn out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; O.West singled; J.Crutchfield singled [O.West to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 4. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Ray doubled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; A.Ruiz reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Ray to third]; O.West threw a wild pitch [J.Ray scored, A.Ruiz to third]; H.Merchant out on unknown play [A.Ruiz scored]; F.Valdes was hit by a pitch; L.Xiques singled [F.Valdes to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 6. AM. GIANTS 7TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; O.Waldon out on unknown play; C.Nelson tripled; R.Hatten out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 6. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Smith singled; A.Vazquez forced H.Smith (unknown fielder) [A.Vazquez to first]; J.Ray doubled [A.Vazquez to third]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; A.Ruiz doubled [A.Vazquez scored, J.Ray scored, A.Ruiz to third (on throw)]; O.West threw a wild pitch [A.Ruiz scored]; H.Merchant walked; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 9. AM. GIANTS 8TH: W.Trehearn out on unknown play; G.Jessup singled; O.West out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield doubled [G.Jessup to third]; G.Minor singled [G.Jessup scored, J.Crutchfield scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Clowns 9. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled; H.Smith walked [W.Cannady to second]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Clowns 9. AM. GIANTS 9TH: O.Waldon out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; R.Hatten out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Clowns 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 4 14 1 11 Clowns 9 12 1 10
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