Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 5 Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 7 2 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 Walter Thomas cf 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 Jim McCurine rf 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 Ed Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 12 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 John Miles lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Herb Barnhill c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Clyde McNeal ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 Harry Rhodes p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 4 26 13 FIELDING - E: 5. Ed Young, Clyde Nelson, John Miles, Clyde McNeal 2. BATTING - 2B: Bernell Longest. SH: Clyde McNeal. HBP: Bernell Longest, Clyde Nelson 2. GDP: Ed Young, John Miles. Team LOB: 9 Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Smith 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 Leovigildo Xiques lf 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 Sam Hairston c 4 0 3 0 0 5 1 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 Coco Ferrer ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 Henry Merchant cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Preacher Henry p 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Buster Haywood ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 7 2 3 1 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray Neil 2, Goose Tatum 2, Coco Ferrer 2. E: 2. Ray Neil, Coco Ferrer. BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston, Henry Merchant. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Hairston. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harry Rhodes L 8.2 7 3 2 3 1 0 38 Totals 8.2 7 3 2 3 1 0 38 Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 9 6 2 1 3 4 0 38 Totals 9 6 2 1 3 4 0 38 HBP: Preacher Henry 3. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 2061 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/1/1946 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Indianapolis 1. B.Longest 2b G.Smith 3b 2. W.Thomas cf L.Xiques lf 3. J.McCurine rf R.Neil 2b 4. E.Young 1b S.Hairston c 5. C.Nelson 3b D.Cleveland rf 6. J.Miles lf G.Tatum 1b 7. H.Barnhill c C.Ferrer ss 8. C.McNeal ss H.Merchant cf 9. H.Rhodes p P.Henry p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Longest doubled; W.Thomas out on unknown play [B.Longest to third]; J.McCurine singled [B.Longest scored]; E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson was hit by a pitch [J.McCurine to second]; J.Miles out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas singled; J.McCurine out on unknown play; E.Young singled [W.Thomas to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant reached on an error by C.McNeal [H.Merchant to first]; P.Henry out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Miles out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled; S.Hairston stole second [S.Hairston to third (error by C.McNeal)]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 5TH: H.Rhodes out on unknown play; B.Longest was hit by a pitch; W.Thomas out on unknown play; J.McCurine walked [B.Longest to second]; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: E.Young dropped a foul fly hit by G.Tatum; G.Tatum out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled; P.Henry walked [H.Merchant to second]; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.Nelson was hit by a pitch; J.Miles grounded into a double play (C.Ferrer to R.Neil to G.Tatum) [C.Nelson out at second]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil walked; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second]; G.Tatum reached on an error by C.Nelson [R.Neil scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Hairston to third, G.Tatum to first]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; G.Smith walked; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: W.Thomas singled to shortstop [W.Thomas to second (error by C.Ferrer)]; J.McCurine walked; E.Young grounded into a double play (R.Neil to C.Ferrer to G.Tatum) [W.Thomas to third, J.McCurine out at second]; C.Nelson walked; J.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston doubled; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: H.Barnhill singled; C.McNeal out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Barnhill to second]; H.Rhodes reached on an error by R.Neil [H.Barnhill to third, H.Rhodes to first]; B.Longest flied to D.Cleveland [H.Barnhill scored (unearned)]; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant doubled to left field [H.Merchant to third (error by J.Miles)]; B.HAYWOOD BATTED FOR P.HENRY; B.Haywood singled to left field [H.Merchant scored]; G.Smith singled to right field [B.Haywood to third]; L.Xiques flied to J.McCurine [B.Haywood scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Clowns 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 2 6 5 9 Clowns 3 7 2 9
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