Cleveland Buckeyes 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 7 9 4 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 10 9 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 14 1 Buddy Armour lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Parnell Woods 3b 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 Johnnie Cowan 2b 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 Billy Horne ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 Jesse Williams c 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Lovell Harden p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 39 7 9 5 2 1 27 12 FIELDING - E: 4. Archie Ware, Johnnie Cowan, Billy Horne, Jesse Williams. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jack Marshall 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 Henry Smith ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 4 Johnny Ray rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Sam Hairston c 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 Rafael Cabrera cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Antonio Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Henry Merchant p 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 10 5 1 0 27 11 FIELDING - E: 9. Jack Marshall 3, Henry Smith, Johnny Ray, Alex Radcliff, Sam Hairston 2, Armando Vazquez. BATTING - 2B: Jack Marshall, Henry Smith. HR: Sam Hairston. SH: Leovigildo Xiques. HBP: Johnny Ray. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lovell Harden W 9 10 5 3 1 0 1 40 Totals 9 10 5 3 1 0 1 40 HBP: Lovell Harden. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Merchant L 9 9 7 1 2 1 0 41 Totals 9 9 7 1 2 1 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bob Grimmer Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/22/1944 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Cin-Ind 1. S.Jethroe cf J.Marshall 2b 2. J.Crutchfield rf H.Smith ss 3. A.Ware 1b J.Ray rf 4. B.Armour lf L.Xiques lf 5. P.Woods 3b A.Radcliff 3b 6. J.Cowan 2b S.Hairston c 7. B.Horne ss R.Cabrera cf 8. J.Williams c A.Vazquez 1b 9. L.Harden p H.Merchant p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe singled to right field [S.Jethroe to second (error by J.Ray)]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Marshall out on unknown play; H.Smith walked; H.Smith was picked off first, but was safe on an error by A.Ware [H.Smith to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled; B.Horne singled [J.Cowan to second]; J.Williams singled [J.Cowan scored, B.Horne to second]; L.Harden singled [B.Horne scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Hairston), J.Williams to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: J.Williams dropped a foul fly hit by A.Radcliff; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Hairston dropped a foul fly hit by A.Ware; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled; H.Smith singled [J.Marshall to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Radcliff dropped a foul fly hit by J.Cowan; J.Cowan out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; S.Hairston homered to leftfield [A.Radcliff scored]; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: L.Harden out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Ware struck out; B.Armour walked; P.Woods reached on an error by J.Marshall [B.Armour to second, P.Woods to first]; J.Cowan reached on an error by H.Smith [B.Armour scored (unearned) (no RBI), P.Woods to second, J.Cowan to first]; B.Horne singled [P.Woods scored (unearned), J.Cowan to second]; J.Williams reached on an error by J.Marshall [J.Cowan to third, B.Horne to second, J.Williams to first]; L.Harden singled [J.Cowan scored (unearned), B.Horne to third, J.Williams to second]; S.Jethroe singled [B.Horne scored (unearned), J.Williams to third, L.Harden to second]; J.Crutchfield flied to unknown fielder [J.Williams scored (unearned)]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Ray singled; L.Xiques out on a sacrifice bunt (L.Harden to A.Ware) [J.Ray to second]; A.Radcliff grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); S.Hairston singled to center field (S.Jethroe to P.Woods) [J.Ray out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 7TH: Ray out on appeal for missing 3B; B.Armour singled to second base [B.Armour to second (error by J.Marshall)]; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Cabrera singled; A.Vazquez reached on an error by J.Cowan [R.Cabrera to third, A.Vazquez to first]; H.Merchant flied to J.Crutchfield [R.Cabrera scored]; J.Marshall singled [A.Vazquez to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; L.Harden out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Crutchfield walked; J.Crutchfield was picked off first, but was safe on an error by A.Vazquez [J.Crutchfield to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 9TH: A.RUIZ BATTED FOR R.CABRERA; A.Ruiz grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); A.Vazquez grounded out (L.Harden to A.Ware); H.Merchant reached on an error by B.Horne [H.Merchant to second]; J.Marshall doubled [H.Merchant scored (unearned)]; H.Smith doubled [J.Marshall scored (unearned)]; J.Ray was hit by a pitch; L.Xiques popped to A.Ware; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Clowns 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 7 9 4 7 Clowns 5 10 9 8
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