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