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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 8 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5

Game played on Sunday, April 29, 1945 (D) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 4 0  2 0 0  1 0 1   -   8  8  1
Chicago American Giants             1 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 1   -   5  8  4

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Avelino Canizares ss                  4   1   1    2     1         3   6
Lloyd Davenport rf                    5   0   1    0     0         5   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      2   1   0    0     3         4   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   1   2    2     0         0   1
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   0    0     1        14   0
Willie Grace lf                       4   0   2    2     0         0   0
Billy Horne 2b                        4   2   0    0     0         1   4
Eugene Bremer p                       4   2   1    1     0         0   2
  Lovell Harden p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  George Jefferson p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   8   8    7     5   4    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Avelino Canizares. 
PB: 1.  Quincy Trouppe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Avelino Canizares, Parnell Woods. 
3B:  Eugene Bremer. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Jethroe, Billy Horne. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt 3b                        3   1   0    0     2         0   2
Jesse Douglas ss                      5   2   4    1     0         3   4
Johnny Smith rf                       4   2   2    1     1         5   1
Art Pennington 1b, 2b                 4   0   0    2     1         8   1
Wilbert King 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   3
  Sam Jackson ph, 1b                  2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   1    0     0         2   0
John Bissant lf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Herb Barnhill c                       2   0   0    0     1         4   0
Gentry Jessup p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ollie West p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   5   8    4     5   4    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Douglas, Johnny Smith. 
E: 4.  Ralph Wyatt, Wilbert King, Sam Jackson, John Bissant. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Bissant. 
3B:  Johnny Smith. 
HR:  Jesse Douglas. 
HBP:  Herb Barnhill. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Bremer W                      7       7   4    3   2   3   1  32
Lovell Harden                        1       1   1    1   3   0   0  7
George Jefferson SV                  1       0   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9       8   5    4   5   4   1  42

Lovell Harden pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning
WP:  Eugene Bremer. 
HBP:  Eugene Bremer. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      4       4   6    4   3   3   0  22
Ollie West                           5       4   2    2   2   1   0  20
Totals                               9       8   8    6   5   4   0  42



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B -  Jones, 2B - Ben Taylor, 3B -  Augustine

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/29/1945, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at
Chicago American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Chicago                       
1. A.Canizares         ss        R.Wyatt             3b        
2. L.Davenport         rf        J.Douglas           ss        
3. S.Jethroe           cf        J.Smith             rf        
4. Q.Trouppe           c         A.Pennington        1b        
5. P.Woods             3b        W.King              2b        
6. A.Ware              1b        J.Crutchfield       cf        
7. W.Grace             lf        J.Bissant           lf        
8. B.Horne             2b        H.Barnhill          c         
9. E.Bremer            p         G.Jessup            p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Canizares out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt walked; J.Douglas out on unknown
play; J.Smith forced R.Wyatt (unknown fielder) [J.Smith to
first]; A.Pennington walked [J.Smith to second]; Q.Trouppe
allowed a passed ball [J.Smith to third, A.Pennington to
second]; E.Bremer threw a wild pitch [J.Smith scored (unearned),
A.Pennington to third]; W.King out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, American Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 2ND: Q.Trouppe walked; P.Woods doubled [Q.Trouppe to
third]; A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace singled [Q.Trouppe
scored, P.Woods scored]; B.Horne forced W.Grace (unknown
fielder) [B.Horne to first]; B.Horne stole second; E.Bremer
tripled [B.Horne scored]; A.Canizares doubled [E.Bremer scored];
L.Davenport out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes
4, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
J.Bissant doubled; H.Barnhill was hit by a pitch; G.Jessup out
on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 4, American Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked;
P.Woods out on unknown play; A.Ware walked [Q.Trouppe to
second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 4, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas singled; J.Smith singled
[J.Douglas to second]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; W.King
out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 4, American Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Horne reached on an error by W.King [B.Horne to
first]; E.Bremer reached on an error by R.Wyatt [B.Horne to
third, E.Bremer to second]; A.Canizares out on unknown play
[B.Horne scored (unearned)]; L.Davenport reached on an error by
J.Bissant [E.Bremer scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Davenport to
first]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants
1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; H.Barnhill
out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: O.WEST REPLACED G.JESSUP (PITCHING); P.Woods out
on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants
1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas
homered; J.Smith reached on an error by A.Canizares [J.Smith to
first]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants 2.

BUCKEYES 6TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on
unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Crutchfield singled; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; O.West out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, American Giants
2.

BUCKEYES 7TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; S.Jethroe
singled; S.Jethroe stole second; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play;
P.Woods singled [S.Jethroe scored]; A.Ware out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled; J.Smith tripled [J.Douglas scored]; A.Pennington out on
unknown play [J.Smith scored]; S.JACKSON BATTED FOR W.KING;
S.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
7, American Giants 4.

BUCKEYES 8TH: A.PENNINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
S.JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); W.Grace singled; W.Grace
was picked off first, but was safe on an error by S.Jackson
[W.Grace to second]; B.Horne hit into a double play (J.Smith to
J.Douglas) [W.Grace out at second]; E.Bremer out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, American Giants 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: L.HARDEN REPLACED E.BREMER (PITCHING);
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown
play; H.Barnhill walked; O.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, American Giants 4.

BUCKEYES 9TH: A.Canizares walked; L.Davenport singled
[A.Canizares to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play;
Q.Trouppe walked [A.Canizares to third, L.Davenport to second];
P.Woods out on unknown play [A.Canizares scored]; A.Ware out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 8, American Giants
4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: R.Wyatt walked; J.Douglas singled [R.Wyatt
to second]; J.Smith walked [R.Wyatt to third, J.Douglas to
second]; G.JEFFERSON REPLACED L.HARDEN (PITCHING); A.Pennington
out on unknown play [R.Wyatt scored]; S.Jackson out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 8, American Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         8   8   1   7
 American Giants   5   8   4  10


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