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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 4

Game played on Sunday, September 5, 1948 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 3 0   -   4  9  0
Homestead Grays                     0 2 3  0 0 3  0 0 x   -   8 13  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   1   1          0              
Andres Mesa lf                        5   0   1          0              
Ray Neil 2b                           4   1   2          1              
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   1   1          1              
Leonard Pigg c                        4   1   1          0              
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   1          0              
Chuck Wilson rf                       3   0   1          0              
  Henry Merchant rf                   1   0   0          0              
Benny Felder ss                       2   0   1          1              
  Alex Colthirst ss                   1   0   0          0              
Andy Porter p                         1   0   0          0              
  Willie Cathey p                     2   0   0          1              
Totals                               35   4   9          4        23    

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   1   2          1              
Sam Bankhead ss                       5   1   1          0              
Luke Easter lf                        5   2   2          0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1          1              
Bob Thurman rf                        5   2   3          0              
Wilmer Fields 3b                      5   0   2          0              
Eudie Napier c                        2   1   0          0              
  Luther Clifford c                   2   0   0          0              
Clarence Bruce 2b                     4   0   2          0              
Clarence Evans p                      3   0   0          0              
  Bob Trice p                         0   0   0          1              
Totals                               39   8  13          3        27    


BATTING -
SH:  Luther Clifford. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez 3, Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter L                        2.1     7   5        1   1   0  17
Willie Cathey                        5.1     6   3        2   2   0  26
Totals                               7.2    13   8        3   3   0  43


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Clarence Evans W                     7.2     9   4        4   1   0  35
Bob Trice                            1.1     0   0        0   1   0  4
Totals                               9       9   4        4   2   0  39



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Umpires: HP -  Owens, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 6000


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