LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT INDIANAPOLIS STARS
08/17/1916
 
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT INDIANAPOLIS STARS
GAME ID: 2389 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1916 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Black Cats (56-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Indianapolis Stars (56-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 5 1
Cleveland Tumbles Again, Falls, 2-0, to Indianapolis
Indianapolis pitcher Roosevelt Collins did his part in helping his team beat the Cleveland Black Cats, 2-0. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Collins picked up the win for Indianapolis, going 8.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 12-12. Dempsey Davis sewed up the save, his 12th.

The Stars had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 2-0, Indianapolis, with one out. Cleveland, with a runner on 2nd, was mounting a threat. Chuck Leftwich dug in at the plate, but on a full count fastball, he grounded out.

The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Indianapolis.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Greenfield LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 33
B. Campbell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287 0 16
H. Taylor RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .274 24 80
C. Leftwich 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293 2 39
B. Henderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 2 55
S. Fields CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 0 18
   a-E. Creek PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .191 0 2
   b-M. Stevenson CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 0 1
C. Roberts C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 0 33
J. Darry SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 25
P. Brown P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .122 0 7
Totals 31 0 7 0 1 5 10      
a - E. Creek pinch hit for S. Fields in the 7th
b - M. Stevenson substituted for E. Creek in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Taylor (21, 9th Inning off R. Collins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Taylor 3 , C. Leftwich , E. Creek , C. Roberts 2 , P. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Henderson
GIDP: B. Henderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Greenfield (23) , H. Taylor (5) , C. Roberts (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Campbell (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Campbell CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .202 2 16
W. Blankenship LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311 1 27
P. Presswood RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .309 0 44
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 2 37
B. Brooks 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .225 0 34
E. Maxwell C 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 .256 0 29
   D. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
F. Malone 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 25
A. Dean SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 0 26
R. Collins P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 2
   a-R. Powell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 28 2 5 1 3 5 13      
a - R. Powell substituted for R. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Campbell , W. Blankenship , P. Presswood , J. Roberts , A. Dean
2-out RBI: A. Dean
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Roberts 2 , E. Maxwell 2
Sac Bunt: F. Malone
Hit by Pitch: E. Maxwell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Campbell (30) , P. Presswood (54)
CS: E. Campbell (26)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Dean (28)
Double Plays: 1 (Dean-Brooks-Roberts)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Brown L (12-13) 8.0 5 2 1 3 5 0 117 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Brown 68
Batters Faced: P. Brown 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Brown 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: P. Brown 117-69
Hit Batsmen: P. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Collins W (12-12) 8.1 7 0 0 1 5 0 114 1.90   
D. Davis SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Collins 73
Batters Faced: R. Collins 30, D. Davis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Collins 9-7, D. Davis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Collins 114-74, D. Davis 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Davis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roosevelt Collins
Ballpark: Capitol Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 3391
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