LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS STARS AT CLEVELAND BLACK CATS
06/08/1917
 
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS STARS AT CLEVELAND BLACK CATS
GAME ID: 2149 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Stars (29-29) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Cleveland Black Cats (35-22) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 7 4
Black Cats Stop Stars, 4-1
The Cleveland Black Cats dealt the Indianapolis Stars a 4-1 loss at Newman Field. Henry Taylor was the star on offense. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Alphonso Harris got the win, improving to 7-4. He worked 8 innings, giving up 1 run on 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 4. The Black Cats now have a record of 35-22 with the win over Indianapolis.

Early in the game, Taylor had a 2-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Black Cats on top, 3-1.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Taylor, "one at-bat at a time."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Campbell CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .190 2 18
L. Brooks SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .211 0 11
   d-T. York PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 0 6
P. Presswood RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .263 0 13
J. Roberts 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .230 1 15
   a-B. Brooks PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 0 13
E. Maxwell C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .199 0 10
W. Blankenship LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294 1 19
R. Henderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .347 0 7
H. Josephs 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .220 0 2
   b-J. Lett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 6 15
   C. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
L. Davis P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 0 4
   c-F. Malone PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 19
Totals 34 1 8 0 4 4 26      
a - B. Brooks pinch hit for J. Roberts in the 7th
b - J. Lett pinch hit for H. Josephs in the 8th
c - F. Malone pinch hit for L. Davis in the 8th
d - T. York pinch hit for L. Brooks in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Campbell , L. Brooks 2 , J. Roberts , W. Blankenship , H. Josephs 2 , L. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Campbell 2 , B. Brooks , E. Maxwell 3
GIDP: J. Roberts
Sac Bunt: L. Brooks , L. Davis
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Campbell (19) , J. Roberts (10)
CS: L. Brooks (3)

FIELDING
PB: E. Maxwell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Greenfield SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .207 0 12
S. Jones LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .308 1 6
H. Taylor RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .242 10 42
G. Boone 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 10
C. Roberts C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .212 1 15
S. Fields CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .187 0 17
L. Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
J. Darry 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 0 12
A. Harris P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 0 3
   C. Benjamin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4 1 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Greenfield (10, 3rd Inning off L. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Jones (2, 1st Inning off L. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Taylor (10, 3rd Inning off L. Davis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Greenfield 2 , S. Jones 4 , H. Taylor 5 , C. Roberts , S. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Greenfield , S. Fields
Sac Bunt: G. Boone
Hit by Pitch: L. Smith , J. Darry
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Greenfield (10)
CS: C. Roberts (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Greenfield 3 (8) , J. Darry (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Darry-Boone)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Blankenship at home))
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Davis L (8-4) 7.0 6 4 4 1 3 1 114 1.86   
C. Mitchell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Davis 51
Batters Faced: L. Davis 30, C. Mitchell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Davis 6-12, C. Mitchell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Davis 114-78, C. Mitchell 13-8
Hit Batsmen: L. Davis 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harris W (7-4) 8.0 8 1 0 4 3 0 138 1.34   
C. Benjamin SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harris 63
Batters Faced: A. Harris 36, C. Benjamin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harris 10-8, C. Benjamin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harris 138-83, C. Benjamin 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Henry Taylor
Ballpark: Newman Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 5821
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