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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 2

Game played on Thursday, April 17, 1947 (N) at Texas League Park, Oklahoma City OK
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  8  4
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 1  0 3 1  0 0 x   -   5  5  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   1   1    0     1         1   0
Henry Merchant lf                     4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Ray Neil 2b                           4   1   1    0     0         2   6
Sam Hairston c                        4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   3    1     0        12   0
Leonard Lindsay rf                    4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Leovigildo Xiques ph                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle ss                      3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Willie Wells ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Carrenza Howard p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Hosea Allen p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   2   8    2     1   2    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Ray Neil, Leonard Lindsay, Hoss Walker, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Sam Hairston, Goose Tatum. 
3B:  Goose Tatum. 
GDP:  Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  6


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pedro Formental rf                    3   1   0    0     2         3   0
George Handy 2b                       5   0   0    0     0         4   2
Marlin Carter ss                      3   2   2    0     1         2   4
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   1   1    1     0         9   0
Jose Colas cf                         4   0   0    2     0         2   0
Neil Robinson lf                      3   1   1    1     1         2   0
T.J. Brown 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Casey Jones c                         3   0   1    1     1         2   1
Frank Pearson p                       4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               33   5   5    5     5   2    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Marlin Carter, Bob Boyd. 
E: 1.  Marlin Carter. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marlin Carter, Bob Boyd. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Carrenza Howard L                    5       4   4    4   4   0   0  27
Hosea Allen                          3       1   1    1   1   2   0  11
Totals                               8       5   5    5   5   2   0  38


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Pearson W                      9       8   2    2   1   2   0  35
Totals                               9       8   2    2   1   2   0  35



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Umpires: HP -  Fieldcamp, 1B -  Dewey

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 750

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 4/17/1947 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Memphis
Red Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Memphis                       
1. R.Drake             cf        P.Formental         rf        
2. H.Merchant          lf        G.Handy             2b        
3. R.Neil              2b        M.Carter            ss        
4. S.Hairston          c         B.Boyd              1b        
5. G.Tatum             1b        J.Colas             cf        
6. L.Lindsay           rf        N.Robinson          lf        
7. H.Walker            3b        T.Brown             3b        
8. M.Carlisle          ss        C.Jones             c         
9. C.Howard            p         F.Pearson           p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Drake walked; H.Merchant singled [R.Drake to second];
R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston grounded into a double
play (M.Carter to B.Boyd) [H.Merchant out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: P.Formental out on unknown play; G.Handy reached
on an error by M.Carlisle [G.Handy to first]; M.Carter out on
unknown play; B.Boyd reached on an error by R.Neil [G.Handy to
second, B.Boyd to first]; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Red Sox 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum singled; L.Lindsay singled [G.Tatum to
second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; C.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson walked; T.Brown out on unknown play;
C.Jones walked [N.Robinson to second]; F.Pearson out on unknown
play; P.Formental reached on an error by H.Walker [N.Robinson to
third, C.Jones to second, P.Formental to first]; G.Handy out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 0, Red Sox 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake singled to shortstop [R.Drake to second
(error by M.Carter)]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Neil out
on unknown play; S.Hairston doubled [R.Drake scored]; G.Tatum
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: M.Carter doubled; B.Boyd out on unknown play
[M.Carter to third]; J.Colas out on unknown play [M.Carter
scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Red Sox 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: T.Brown reached on an error by L.Lindsay [T.Brown
to first]; C.Jones out on unknown play; F.Pearson out on unknown
play; P.Formental walked [T.Brown to second]; G.Handy out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1, Red Sox 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: C.Howard out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: M.Carter walked; B.Boyd doubled [M.Carter to
third]; J.Colas out on unknown play [M.Carter scored];
N.Robinson singled [B.Boyd scored]; T.Brown out on unknown play
[N.Robinson to second]; C.Jones singled [N.Robinson scored];
F.Pearson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Red Sox 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil doubled; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
G.Tatum tripled [R.Neil scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: H.ALLEN REPLACED C.HOWARD (PITCHING); P.Formental
walked; G.Handy out on unknown play; M.Carter singled
[P.Formental to third]; B.Boyd out on unknown play [P.Formental
scored]; J.Colas out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

CLOWNS 7TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; H.Allen out on
unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

CLOWNS 8TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: F.Pearson out on unknown play; P.Formental out on
unknown play; G.Handy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

CLOWNS 9TH: G.Tatum doubled; L.Lindsay out on unknown play;
L.XIQUES BATTED FOR H.WALKER; L.Xiques out on unknown play;
W.WELLS BATTED FOR M.CARLISLE; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           2   8   4   6
 Red Sox          5   5   1   9


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