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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7

Game played on Wednesday, April 18, 1945 (N) at Tech Field, San Antonio TX
Exhibition game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 0 0  0 2 0  1 3 2   -  10  8  4
Chicago American Giants             2 1 0  3 0 0  0 0 1   -   7 13  6

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Avelino Canizares ss                  5   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   4   2    2     2   0     0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   2   1    0     0   0     0   1
Quincy Trouppe rf                     4   1   2    4     1   0     1   1
Willie Grace lf                       3   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
Earl Ashby c                          5   1   0    1     0   0     1   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   0   1    1     1   0     1   1
Gideon Applegate 1b                   4   0   1    0     1   0     1   0
Nap Gulley p                          2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Frank Carswell p                    2   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               37  10   8    9     8   0    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Parnell Woods, Quincy Trouppe, Earl Ashby, Johnnie Cowan, Gideon Applegate. 
E: 4.  Avelino Canizares, Parnell Woods, Johnnie Cowan, Nap Gulley. 

BATTING -
2B:  Parnell Woods, Quincy Trouppe, Johnnie Cowan. 
SH:  Parnell Woods, Willie Grace. 
HBP:  Parnell Woods. 
GDP:  Avelino Canizares. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Parnell Woods, Quincy Trouppe. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   2   3    1     1         0   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   2   0    0     0         0   1
Johnny Smith rf                       4   0   2    3     0         0   0
Art Pennington lf                     4   0   1    2     1         0   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jesse Douglas 2b                      4   0   2    0     0         1   1
  Chico Renfroe 2b                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Jackson 1b                        5   2   1    0     0         1   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   0   2    0     0         0   0
  Ollie Waldon ph                     1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Charlie Shields p                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Ollie West p                        0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               40   7  13    7     3   4    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ralph Wyatt, Jesse Douglas, Sam Jackson. 
E: 6.  Ralph Wyatt 2, Art Pennington, Clyde Nelson, Sam Jackson, Ollie West. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Johnny Smith, Ollie Waldon. 
SH:  Ralph Wyatt, Johnny Smith, Charlie Shields. 
GDP:  Sam Jackson. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Smith, Art Pennington, Jesse Douglas. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Nap Gulley                           4       9   6    6   2   1   0  23
Frank Carswell W                     5       4   1    0   1   3   0  23
Totals                               9      13   7    6   3   4   0  46


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Charlie Shields L                    7.2     7   8    7   6   0   0  40
Ollie West                           1.1     1   2    0   2   0   0  8
Totals                               9       8  10    7   8   0   0  48

WP:  Charlie Shields. 
HBP:  Charlie Shields. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 4/18/1945 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Chicago
Am. Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Chicago                       
1. A.Canizares         ss        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. L.Davenport         cf        R.Wyatt             ss        
3. P.Woods             3b        J.Smith             rf        
4. Q.Trouppe           rf        A.Pennington        lf        
5. W.Grace             lf        C.Nelson            3b        
6. E.Ashby             c         J.Douglas           2b        
7. J.Cowan             2b        S.Jackson           1b        
8. G.Applegate         1b        H.Barnhill          c         
9. N.Gulley            p         C.Shields           p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Canizares out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked;
P.Woods was hit by a pitch [L.Davenport to second]; C.Shields
threw a wild pitch [L.Davenport to third, P.Woods to second];
Q.Trouppe singled [L.Davenport scored, P.Woods scored]; W.Grace
out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Crutchfield walked; R.Wyatt reached on an
error on a sacrifice bunt by N.Gulley [J.Crutchfield to second,
R.Wyatt to first]; J.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Crutchfield to third, R.Wyatt to second];
A.Pennington singled [J.Crutchfield scored, R.Wyatt scored];
C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 2
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 2.

BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Cowan doubled; G.Applegate walked; N.Gulley out
on unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; L.Davenport
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am.
Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: S.Jackson singled; H.Barnhill out on unknown
play; C.Shields out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Jackson to second]; J.Crutchfield doubled [S.Jackson scored];
R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2,
Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 3RD: P.Woods reached on an error by A.Pennington
[P.Woods to first]; P.Woods stole second; Q.Trouppe out on
unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Smith singled; J.Smith stole second;
A.Pennington walked; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled [J.Smith to third, A.Pennington to second]; S.Jackson
grounded into a double play (P.Woods to J.Cowan to G.Applegate)
[J.Douglas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2,
Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; G.Applegate singled;
N.Gulley reached on an error by C.Nelson [G.Applegate to second,
N.Gulley to first]; A.Canizares grounded into a double play
(R.Wyatt to J.Douglas to S.Jackson) [N.Gulley out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.Barnhill singled; C.Shields singled
[H.Barnhill to second]; J.Crutchfield singled [H.Barnhill to
third, C.Shields to second]; R.Wyatt forced H.Barnhill (unknown
fielder) [C.Shields to third, J.Crutchfield to second, R.Wyatt
to first]; J.Smith doubled [C.Shields scored, J.Crutchfield
scored, R.Wyatt scored]; A.Pennington out on unknown play;
C.Nelson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2,
Am. Giants 6.

BUCKEYES 5TH: L.Davenport walked; P.Woods doubled [L.Davenport
to third]; Q.Trouppe walked; W.Grace out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Davenport scored, P.Woods to third,
Q.Trouppe to second]; E.Ashby out on unknown play [P.Woods
scored]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 4, Am. Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: F.CARSWELL REPLACED N.GULLEY (PITCHING);
J.Douglas singled; J.Douglas stole second; S.Jackson reached on
an error by J.Cowan [J.Douglas to third, S.Jackson to first];
H.Barnhill hit into a double play (Q.Trouppe to E.Ashby)
[J.Douglas out at home]; C.Shields out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 4, Am. Giants 6.

BUCKEYES 6TH: G.Applegate out on unknown play; F.Carswell out
on unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Buckeyes 4, Am. Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Crutchfield singled; R.Wyatt reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Crutchfield to second]; J.Smith out on
unknown play; A.Pennington forced R.Wyatt (unknown fielder)
[J.Crutchfield to third, A.Pennington to first]; A.Pennington
stole second; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 4, Am. Giants 6.

BUCKEYES 7TH: L.Davenport reached on an error by R.Wyatt
[L.Davenport to first]; P.Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [L.Davenport to second]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play;
W.Grace walked; E.Ashby reached on an error by S.Jackson
[L.Davenport to third, W.Grace to second, E.Ashby to first];
J.Cowan walked [L.Davenport scored (unearned), W.Grace to third,
E.Ashby to second]; G.Applegate out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Am. Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on
unknown play; H.Barnhill singled; C.Shields out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Am. Giants 6.

BUCKEYES 8TH: C.RENFROE REPLACED J.DOUGLAS (PLAYING 2B);
F.Carswell singled; A.Canizares forced F.Carswell (unknown
fielder) [A.Canizares to first]; L.Davenport singled
[A.Canizares to second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe
doubled to left field [A.Canizares scored, L.Davenport scored,
Q.Trouppe to third (on throw)]; O.WEST REPLACED C.SHIELDS
(PITCHING); Q.Trouppe stole home; W.Grace out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out
on unknown play; J.Smith reached on an error by P.Woods [J.Smith
to first]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 6.

BUCKEYES 9TH: E.Ashby reached on an error by R.Wyatt [E.Ashby
to first]; E.Ashby was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by O.West [E.Ashby to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown
play; G.Applegate out on unknown play; F.Carswell walked;
A.Canizares walked [E.Ashby to third, F.Carswell to second];
L.Davenport singled [E.Ashby scored (unearned), F.Carswell
scored (unearned), A.Canizares to second]; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 10, Am.
Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; S.Jackson reached on an error by A.Canizares
[S.Jackson to first]; O.WALDON BATTED FOR H.BARNHILL; O.Waldon
doubled [S.Jackson scored (unearned)]; O.West walked;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 10, Am. Giants 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes        10   8   4  11
 Am. Giants       7  13   6  12


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