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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Wednesday, May 15, 1946 (N) at Lippincott Park, South Bend IN
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 1  0  -   1  3  3
Indianapolis Clowns                 3 1 0  0 0 0  0  -   4  9  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Bissant 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Walter Thomas rf                      2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Jim McCurine lf                       1   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Bernell Longest ph, lf              0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   2
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   0    1     0         8   0
John Miles cf                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Bill Charter c                        3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       2   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Gentry Jessup ph, ss                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Red Howard p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Cornelius p                  2   0   1    0     1         0   5
Totals                               24   1   3    1     3   8    21  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  John Bissant 2, Clyde McNeal. 
PB: 1.  Bill Charter. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Bissant. 
SH:  Jim McCurine. 
Team LOB:  6


Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Neil 2b                           3   1   2    0     0         0   2
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   1   3    2     0         1   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Sam Hairston c                        3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Coco Ferrer ss                        3   0   2    0     1         2   2
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   1    1     0         8   0
Tice James 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Angel Garcia p                        2   1   0    0     1         0   2
Totals                               30   4   9    3     2   4    21   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Coco Ferrer. 
E: 2.  Ray Neil, Tice James. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil. 
SH:  Ray Neil. 
HBP:  Reinaldo Drake, Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Reinaldo Drake. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         0.2     5   3    3   0   0   0  7
Willie Cornelius                     6.1     4   1    1   2   4   0  28
Totals                               7       9   4    4   2   4   0  35

WP:  Willie Cornelius. 
HBP:  Willie Cornelius 2. 

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Angel Garcia W                       7       3   1    1   3   8   0  28
Totals                               7       3   1    1   3   8   0  28

WP:  Angel Garcia. 


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Umpires: HP - Paul Hostetler, 1B - Al Allison

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/15/1946 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Indianapolis Clowns (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Indianapolis                  
1. J.Bissant           2b        R.Neil              2b        
2. W.Thomas            rf        R.Drake             cf        
3. J.McCurine          lf        L.Xiques            lf        
4. C.Nelson            3b        D.Cleveland         rf        
5. E.Young             1b        S.Hairston          c         
6. J.Miles             cf        C.Ferrer            ss        
7. B.Charter           c         G.Tatum             1b        
8. C.McNeal            ss        T.James             3b        
9. R.Howard            p         A.Garcia            p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Bissant out on unknown play; W.Thomas walked;
J.McCurine out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Thomas
to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST: R.Neil doubled to left-center; R.Drake singled
[R.Neil to third]; R.Drake stole second [R.Neil scored (error by
J.Bissant)]; L.Xiques singled [R.Drake scored, L.Xiques to
second (on throw)]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; S.Hairston
out on unknown play; C.Ferrer singled [L.Xiques to third];
G.Tatum singled [L.Xiques scored, C.Ferrer to second];
W.CORNELIUS REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING); T.James out on unknown
play; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 3.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; J.Miles singled;
B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 3.

CLOWNS 2ND: A.Garcia walked; R.Neil out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Garcia to second]; R.Drake reached on an
error by J.Bissant [A.Garcia to third, R.Drake to first];
L.Xiques singled [A.Garcia scored, R.Drake to second];
D.Cleveland out on unknown play; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch
[R.Drake to third, L.Xiques to second]; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 4.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; J.Bissant
doubled; W.Thomas lined into a double play (C.Ferrer unassisted)
[J.Bissant out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Clowns 4.

CLOWNS 3RD: C.Ferrer walked; B.Charter allowed a passed ball
[C.Ferrer to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; T.James out
on unknown play; A.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 4.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; E.Young reached on an error by R.Neil [E.Young to
first]; J.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Clowns 4.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; R.Drake was hit by a
pitch; L.Xiques out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal reached
on an error by T.James [C.McNeal to first]; W.Cornelius walked
[C.McNeal to second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; W.Thomas
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns
4.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston was hit by a pitch; C.Ferrer singled
[S.Hairston to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; T.James out
on unknown play; A.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Clowns 4.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.LONGEST BATTED FOR J.MCCURINE; B.Longest
walked; A.Garcia threw a wild pitch [B.Longest to second];
C.Nelson out on unknown play [B.Longest to third]; E.Young out
on unknown play [B.Longest scored]; J.Miles out on unknown play;
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Clowns 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: B.LONGEST STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R.Neil
singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Xiques singled to
shortstop [R.Neil to third (error by C.McNeal), L.Xiques to
second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Clowns 4.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; G.JESSUP BATTED
FOR C.MCNEAL; G.Jessup out on unknown play; W.Cornelius singled;
J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Clowns 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: G.JESSUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); C.Ferrer out
on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; T.James out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Clowns 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       1   3   3   6
 Clowns           4   9   2  10


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