LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT INDIANAPOLIS STARS
07/28/1917
 
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT INDIANAPOLIS STARS
GAME ID: 2321 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Black Cats (67-33) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Indianapolis Stars (50-51) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 2
Stars Earn Win with Late Rally
The Indianapolis Stars picked up a win at Capitol Field, dropping the Cleveland Black Cats, 4-3. Leon Davis, who finished 3rd in the GNL in ERA with 2.05 last year, was the difference-maker. Calvin Jones, 3-2, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. Indianapolis is now 50-51.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Indianapolis pinch hitter Ed Maxwell, facing Charlie Benjamin, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Stars the 4-3 win.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Davis.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campbell 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .312 0 27
L. Hayes CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .341 0 8
   a-S. Jones CF, LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 8
S. Albritton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 1 32
H. Taylor RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .264 14 70
C. Leftwich 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 0 40
A. Ewing SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 14
H. Greenfield LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 1 21
   C. Benjamin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
C. Roberts C 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .224 1 28
E. Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
   b-E. Creek LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 29 3 4 3 4 2 10      
a - S. Jones substituted for L. Hayes in the 9th
b - E. Creek substituted for E. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Campbell 2 (23, 4th Inning off L. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Leftwich (21, 9th Inning off C. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Campbell 4 , L. Hayes , C. Leftwich 2
2-out RBI: B. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Albritton
GIDP: C. Leftwich
Sac Bunt: E. Jones
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Hayes (5) , A. Ewing (10)
CS: C. Roberts (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Campbell CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .187 3 24
B. Brooks 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .262 0 24
P. Presswood RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .291 0 22
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .252 1 32
W. Blankenship LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 1 38
   f-B. Gooden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 2
F. Malone 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 24
   a-R. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 10
   d-H. Josephs 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 4
   g-J. Cox PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 1
D. Rose C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 1
   h-T. Laflora PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
L. Brooks SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 0 18
   b-G. Daniels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 0 1
   e-M. Davis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   i-T. York PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 0 8
L. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 5
   C. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   c-J. Lett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 8 24
   C. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   j-E. Maxwell PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .215 1 24
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 3 8      
a - R. Henderson pinch hit for F. Malone in the 7th
b - G. Daniels pinch hit for L. Brooks in the 7th
c - J. Lett pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 7th
d - H. Josephs substituted for R. Henderson in the 8th
e - M. Davis substituted for G. Daniels in the 8th
f - B. Gooden pinch hit for W. Blankenship in the 9th
g - J. Cox pinch hit for H. Josephs in the 9th
h - T. Laflora pinch hit for D. Rose in the 9th
i - T. York pinch hit for M. Davis in the 9th
j - E. Maxwell pinch hit for C. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Brooks , P. Presswood , J. Roberts , D. Rose , T. Laflora , G. Daniels
2-out RBI: J. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Blankenship
Sac Fly: E. Maxwell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Campbell (32)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Davis (1) , L. Davis (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Brooks-Brooks-Roberts, Brooks)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jones 8.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 128 3.16   
C. Benjamin L (4-4), BS (3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jones 61
Batters Faced: E. Jones 33, C. Benjamin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jones 9-13, C. Benjamin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jones 128-79, C. Benjamin 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Benjamin 1-1
WP: E. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Davis 6.1 3 3 1 3 2 0 106 2.46   
C. Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.42   
C. Jones W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Davis 58
Batters Faced: L. Davis 25, C. Mitchell 2, C. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Davis 11-6, C. Mitchell 1-0, C. Jones 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Davis 106-65, C. Mitchell 10-3, C. Jones 19-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leon Davis
Ballpark: Capitol Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 5983
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