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Indianapolis Clowns @ Baltimore Elite Giants

1947-07-10 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 7500 · 1:44

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Baltimore Elite Giants 3–2. Indianapolis Clowns put up 3 in the 6th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IN9	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	7
BLG	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Merchant	4	1	2	0	0
Newt Allen	4	1	1	0	0
Ray Neil	4	1	1	0	0
Robert Abernathy	4	0	0	0	0
Goose Tatum	4	0	1	2	0
(unknown)	2	0	2	1	1
Sam Hairston	3	0	0	0	1
Hoss Walker	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Williams	3	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Tommy Butts	5	1	2	0
Joe Wiley	4	0	0	0
Henry Kimbro	4	1	2	1
Butch Davis	4	0	3	1
Lester Lockett	4	0	1	0
Jim Gilliam	3	0	0	0
Johnny Washington	4	0	0	0
Frazier Robinson	3	0	2	0
Joe Black	3	0	0	0
Luis Villodas	1	0	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Williams	9.0	10	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Black	9.0	7	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Merchant: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Ray Neil: 99

Bot 1

Tommy Butts: S
Joe Wiley: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99
Butch Davis: S.1-2
Lester Lockett: S.2-3;1-2
Jim Gilliam: 99

Top 2

Robert Abernathy: 99
Goose Tatum: 99
W#
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 2

Johnny Washington: 99
Frazier Robinson: 99
Joe Black: 99

Top 3

Hoss Walker: 99
Johnny Williams: 99
Henry Merchant: 99

Bot 3

Tommy Butts: S
Joe Wiley: 99
Henry Kimbro: T.1-H
Butch Davis: S/G6D.3-H
Lester Lockett: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99

Top 4

Newt Allen: 99
Ray Neil: E5.B-1#
Robert Abernathy: CS2(24)
Robert Abernathy: 99

Bot 4

Johnny Washington: 99
Frazier Robinson: D
Joe Black: 13/SH.2-3
Tommy Butts: 99

Top 5

Goose Tatum: 99
S
Sam Hairston: PO1(E2).1-2
Sam Hairston: W#
Hoss Walker: 99
Johnny Williams: 99

Bot 5

Joe Wiley: 99
Henry Kimbro: D
Butch Davis: OA.2X3(26)#
Butch Davis: 99

Top 6

Henry Merchant: S
Newt Allen: S.1-2
Ray Neil: S.2-3;1-2
Robert Abernathy: 99
Goose Tatum: S7/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
13/SH.3-H;1-2
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 6

Lester Lockett: E6.B-1#
Jim Gilliam: 3/SH.1-2
Johnny Washington: 99
Frazier Robinson: S.2-3
Joe Black: 99

Top 7

Hoss Walker: 99
Johnny Williams: 99
Henry Merchant: S
Newt Allen: 99

Bot 7

Tommy Butts: 99
Joe Wiley: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99

Top 8

Ray Neil: 99
Robert Abernathy: 99
Goose Tatum: 99

Bot 8

Butch Davis: T
Lester Lockett: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99
Johnny Washington: 99

Top 9

S
Sam Hairston: CS2(24)
Sam Hairston: 99
Hoss Walker: 99

Bot 9

Luis Villodas: 99/G
Joe Black: 99
Tommy Butts: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Missed sacrifice attempt; SS Allen covered 3rd base.
Suicide squeeze play.

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