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Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars (HSL) 1 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 2, 1943 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Exhibition game

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars        1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0  -   1  7  2
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0  -   1  7  1

BATTING

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Billy Horne 2b                        5   1   2    0     0         4   2
Dan Wilson cf                         5   0   1    0     0         2   0
William Carter 3b                     5   0   0    0     0         0   1
Tom Parker rf                         4   0   3    1     0         0   0
Harry Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Ronnie Brown 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         9   1
Eddie Williams lf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Chesley Gray c                        4   0   0    0     0        14   1
Lefty Boone p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  R.T. Walker p                       2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               39   1   7    1     0  11    33   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Billy Horne, Harry Williams, Ronnie Brown, Chesley Gray. 
E: 2.  Billy Horne, Lefty Boone. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tom Parker. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Tom Parker. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emmett Wilson cf                      5   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
John Lyles ss                         3   0   0    0     2         0   2
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   1    0     0         3   1
Sam Jethroe 2b                        5   1   2    0     0         0   2
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   1    0     0   1    13   0
Quincy Smith lf                       2   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
  Johnny Hundley ph, lf               2   0   0    1     0         2   0
Eugene Bremer rf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   0   0    0     0        12   1
Theolic Smith p                       2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Satchel Davis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   1   7    1     2  12    33   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  John Lyles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Jethroe. 
SH:  Raymond Taylor. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Theolic Smith. 
CS:  Sam Jethroe. 

PITCHING

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Boone                          6       5   1    1   2   9   0  22
R.T. Walker                          5       2   0    0   0   3   0  18
Totals                               11      7   1    1   2  12   0  40

Lefty Boone pitched to 1 batters in the 7th inning
BK:  Lefty Boone. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith                        5       5   1    1   0   4   0  19
Satchel Davis                        6       2   0    0   0   7   0  20
Totals                               11      7   1    1   0  11   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/2/1943 -- Harrisburg - St Stars at Cleveland
Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Harrisburg - St               Cleveland                     
1. B.Horne             2b        E.Wilson            cf        
2. D.Wilson            cf        J.Lyles             ss        
3. W.Carter            3b        P.Woods             3b        
4. T.Parker            rf        S.Jethroe           2b        
5. H.Williams          ss        A.Ware              1b        
6. R.Brown             1b        Q.Smith             lf        
7. E.Williams          lf        E.Bremer            rf        
8. C.Gray              c         R.Taylor            c         
9. L.Boone             p         T.Smith             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; B.Horne singled to shortstop [B.Horne to second (error
by J.Lyles)]; D.Wilson grounded out (J.Lyles to A.Ware) [B.Horne
to third]; W.Carter popped to R.Taylor; T.Parker doubled to left
field [B.Horne scored]; T.Parker was caught stealing third
(R.Taylor to P.Woods); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes
0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: E.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Lyles walked;
P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 2ND: H.Williams singled; R.Brown out on unknown play;
E.Williams out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware singled to left field (E.Williams to
B.Horne) [A.Ware out at second]; Q.Smith singled; E.Bremer out
on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 3RD: L.Boone out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown
play; D.Wilson singled; W.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: T.Smith singled; E.Wilson struck out while
T.Smith stole second; J.Lyles walked; P.Woods hit into a double
play (R.Brown to C.Gray to B.Horne to H.Williams) [T.Smith
scored (no RBI), P.Woods to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 4TH: T.Parker singled; H.Williams out on unknown play;
R.Brown out on unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: On a bunt S.Jethroe singled; S.Jethroe was picked
off first, but was safe on an error by L.Boone [S.Jethroe to
second]; A.Ware struck out; L.Boone balked [S.Jethroe to third];
Q.Smith struck out; S.Jethroe was caught stealing home (C.Gray
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 5TH: C.Gray out on unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown
play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: E.Bremer out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 6TH: S.DAVIS REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); D.Wilson out on
unknown play; W.Carter out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 6TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

STARS 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe doubled to left field; R.WALKER
REPLACED L.BOONE (PITCHING); A.Ware grounded out (R.Brown
unassisted) [S.Jethroe to third]; J.HUNDLEY BATTED FOR Q.SMITH;
J.Hundley flied to D.Wilson [S.Jethroe scored]; E.Bremer out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

STARS 8TH: J.HUNDLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.Gray out on
unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; B.Horne singled;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1,
Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 8TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Davis out on
unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

STARS 9TH: W.Carter out on unknown play; T.Parker singled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; P.Woods singled;
S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware reached on an error by
B.Horne [P.Woods to second, A.Ware to first]; J.Hundley out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

STARS 10TH: E.Williams out on unknown play; C.Gray out on
unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 10TH: E.Bremer singled; R.Taylor out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Bremer to second]; S.Davis out on
unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

STARS 11TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on
unknown play; W.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 11TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Buckeyes 1.

STARS 12TH: Game called due to rain Game two of scheduled DH

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   7   2   5
 Buckeyes         1   7   1   6


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