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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 7 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 5, 1945 (D) at Tiger Stadium, Detroit MI
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  3 1 2  1 0 0   -   7  9  1
Chicago American Giants             0 0 2  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   3 10  5

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Avelino Canizares ss                  4   0   3    0     1   0     0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        5   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   3   1    0     1   0     0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   1   2    1     2   0     0   0
Buddy Armour lf                       5   0   1    3     0   0     0   0
Willie Grace rf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   1   1    1     1   0     1   1
George Jefferson p                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Lovell Harden p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   7   9    5     6   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Archie Ware, Johnnie Cowan, George Jefferson. 
E: 1.  Avelino Canizares. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Jethroe. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b, ss                  4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
John Bissant lf, cf                   5   1   3    1     0   0     1   1
Johnny Smith rf                       5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Art Pennington 1b                     5   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        1   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
  Willie McMeans ph, lf               1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
  Jack Marshall ph, 2b                1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Barnhill c                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Tommie Dukes ph, c                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gentry Jessup p                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   3  10    3     2   0    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  John Bissant, Art Pennington. 
E: 5.  Jesse Douglas, Art Pennington, Clyde Nelson, Ralph Wyatt, Herb Barnhill. 
PB: 1.  Herb Barnhill. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Jesse Douglas. 
GDP:  Art Pennington. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Jefferson W                   8.1     9   3    3   2   0   0  37
Lovell Harden SV                     0.2     1   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9      10   3    3   2   0   0  40

HBP:  George Jefferson. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      9       9   7    3   6   0   0  43
Totals                               9       9   7    3   6   0   0  43



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Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Anderson Pryor, 2B -  Anderson, 3B - Charles Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/5/1945, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Chicago                       
1. A.Canizares         ss        J.Douglas           2b        
2. A.Ware              1b        J.Bissant           lf        
3. S.Jethroe           cf        J.Smith             rf        
4. P.Woods             3b        A.Pennington        1b        
5. B.Armour            lf        C.Nelson            3b        
6. W.Grace             rf        R.Wyatt             ss        
7. Q.Trouppe           c         J.Crutchfield       cf        
8. J.Cowan             2b        H.Barnhill          c         
9. G.Jefferson         p         G.Jessup            p         

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

AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; J.Smith singled; A.Pennington out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; R.Wyatt walked;
J.Crutchfield singled [R.Wyatt to second]; H.Barnhill out on
unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Cowan out on unknown play; G.Jefferson out on
unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant
singled; J.Smith singled [J.Bissant to second]; A.Pennington
singled [J.Bissant scored, J.Smith to third]; C.Nelson out on
unknown play [J.Smith scored]; R.Wyatt walked [A.Pennington to
second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Ware singled; S.Jethroe reached on an error by
R.Wyatt [A.Ware to second, S.Jethroe to first]; P.Woods walked
[A.Ware to third, S.Jethroe to second]; B.Armour singled [A.Ware
scored, S.Jethroe scored (unearned), P.Woods to second]; W.Grace
out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan
singled [P.Woods scored (unearned), B.Armour to second];
G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; G.Jessup
singled; J.Douglas singled [G.Jessup to second]; J.Bissant
singled [G.Jessup scored, J.Douglas to second]; J.Smith out on
unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Canizares singled; A.Ware hit into a double
play (J.Bissant to A.Pennington) [A.Canizares out at first];
S.Jethroe walked; S.Jethroe stole second [S.Jethroe to third
(error by H.Barnhill)]; P.Woods singled [S.Jethroe scored];
B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 4,
Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled; H.Barnhill out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 4, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked;
Q.Trouppe was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
A.Pennington [Q.Trouppe to second]; J.Cowan reached on an error
by C.Nelson [Q.Trouppe scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Cowan to
second]; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; A.Canizares singled to
second base [J.Cowan scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
J.Douglas), A.Canizares to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 6, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 6, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe singled; P.Woods singled [S.Jethroe to
third]; B.Armour out on unknown play [S.Jethroe scored]; W.Grace
out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Smith reached on an error by A.Canizares
[J.Smith to first]; A.Pennington grounded into a double play
(G.Jefferson to J.Cowan to A.Ware) [J.Smith out at second];
C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7,
Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Cowan walked; G.Jefferson out on unknown play;
H.Barnhill allowed a passed ball [J.Cowan to second];
A.Canizares walked; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: W.MCMEANS BATTED FOR R.WYATT; W.McMeans out on
unknown play; J.MARSHALL BATTED FOR J.CRUTCHFIELD; J.Marshall
out on unknown play; T.DUKES BATTED FOR H.BARNHILL; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 9TH: J.DOUGLAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
J.BISSANT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); W.MCMEANS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); J.MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
T.DUKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); P.Woods walked; B.Armour out
on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas was hit
by a pitch; L.HARDEN REPLACED G.JEFFERSON (PITCHING); J.Bissant
singled [J.Douglas to second]; J.Smith out on unknown play;
A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         7   9   1   9
 Am. Giants       3  10   5  10


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