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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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