Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 2 6 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ray Battle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jud Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Davis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bozo Jackson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Welmaker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 1 24 2 FIELDING - E: 1. Dave Hoskins. BATTING - 2B: Dave Hoskins. GDP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead. CS: Sam Bankhead. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Avelino Canizares ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Archie Ware 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Jethroe cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Parnell Woods 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Willie Grace rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Quincy Trouppe c 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 Buddy Armour lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 Willie Jefferson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 2 6 2 3 2 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Avelino Canizares, Archie Ware, Johnnie Cowan. BATTING - 3B: Quincy Trouppe. SH: Willie Jefferson. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker L 8 6 2 2 3 2 0 33 Totals 8 6 2 2 3 2 0 33 Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson W 9 6 1 1 2 1 0 33 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 1 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - Mo Harris, 3B - Jimmy Thompson Time of Game: 1:39 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/13/1945 -- Homestead Grays at Cleveland Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Cleveland 1. C.Bell lf A.Canizares ss 2. J.Benjamin cf A.Ware 1b 3. D.Hoskins rf S.Jethroe cf 4. B.Leonard 1b P.Woods 3b 5. J.Gibson c W.Grace rf 6. S.Bankhead ss Q.Trouppe c 7. R.Battle 3b B.Armour lf 8. J.Jackson 2b J.Cowan 2b 9. R.Welmaker p W.Jefferson p GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 3RD: R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled to right field; W.Jefferson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Cowan to second]; A.Canizares grounded out (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bell singled to left field; J.Benjamin forced C.Bell (A.Canizares to J.Cowan) [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Benjamin stole second; D.Hoskins walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead singled to center field; S.Bankhead stole second; R.Battle was called out on strikes; S.Bankhead was caught stealing third (Q.Trouppe to P.Woods); J.Jackson grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 5TH: Q.Trouppe singled to right field [Q.Trouppe to second (error by D.Hoskins)]; B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 6TH: R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Canizares walked; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods singled [A.Canizares to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins doubled; B.Leonard popped to J.Cowan; J.Gibson reached on a fielder's choice (A.Canizares to P.Woods) [D.Hoskins out at third]; S.Bankhead flied to W.Grace; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 7TH: Q.Trouppe tripled to center field; B.Armour struck out; J.Cowan flied to C.Bell [Q.Trouppe scored]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Welmaker singled; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 1. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.DAVIS REPLACED J.WILSON (PLAYING 3B); B.JACKSON REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); A.Canizares grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); A.Ware singled to left field; S.Jethroe flied to D.Hoskins; P.Woods walked [A.Ware to second]; W.Grace singled to right field [A.Ware scored, P.Woods to second]; Q.Trouppe struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 2. GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled to center field; B.Leonard walked [D.Hoskins to second]; J.Gibson singled to center field [D.Hoskins scored, B.Leonard to third]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (A.Canizares to J.Cowan to A.Ware) [J.Gibson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Buckeyes 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 6 1 5 Buckeyes 2 6 0 7
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