Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 John Bissant 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Smith rf 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ollie Waldon lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Clyde Nelson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb Barnhill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wells 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Leroy Sutton p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 7 2 0 10 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Lloyd Davenport. BATTING - 2B: Jesse Douglas. Team LOB: 8 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Fermin Valdes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Lazaro Medina p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 9 1 1 4 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Fermin Valdes, Alex Radcliff. BATTING - 2B: Lazaro Medina. SH: Fermin Valdes. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leroy Sutton W 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 37 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 37 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lazaro Medina L 9 7 2 2 0 10 0 37 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 10 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Norris Ward, 1B - Lora Overholser Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/17/1944 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Cin-Ind 1. J.Douglas ss J.Ray rf 2. J.Bissant 2b F.Valdes 2b 3. J.Smith rf L.Xiques lf 4. L.Davenport cf A.Radcliff 3b 5. O.Waldon lf H.Walker ss 6. C.Nelson 1b A.Vazquez 1b 7. H.Barnhill c H.Merchant cf 8. W.Wells 3b B.Haywood c 9. L.Sutton p L.Medina p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Ray singled; F.Valdes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Ray to second]; L.Xiques singled [J.Ray to third]; A.Radcliff walked [L.Xiques to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: L.Davenport singled; O.Waldon out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled to center field [B.Haywood to second (error by L.Davenport)]; L.Medina doubled [B.Haywood scored]; J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; L.Sutton out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: L.Xiques singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled [L.Xiques to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Bissant reached on an error by F.Valdes [J.Bissant to first]; J.Smith struck out; L.Davenport out on unknown play; O.Waldon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; L.Medina singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; L.Sutton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker singled; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas doubled; J.Bissant popped to A.Radcliff; J.Smith singled to left field [J.Douglas scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; O.Waldon out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; L.Medina out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: L.Sutton out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled; J.Bissant out on unknown play [J.Douglas to second]; J.Smith singled to left field [J.Douglas scored]; L.Davenport struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: O.Waldon struck out; C.Nelson reached on an error by A.Radcliff [C.Nelson to first]; H.Barnhill reached on a fielder's choice [C.Nelson to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; L.Sutton singled [C.Nelson to third, H.Barnhill to second]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; L.Medina out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 2 7 1 8 Clowns 1 9 2 9
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