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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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