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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 2 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Thursday, September 13, 1945 (N) at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Postseason Championship Series

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         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       3   1   2    0     1         3   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        11   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   1    1     0         7   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Ray Battle 3b                         2   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
  Jud Wilson ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Austin Davis 3b                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      2   0   0    0     0         1   3
  Vic Harris ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bozo Jackson 2b                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roy Welmaker p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               31   1   6    1     2   4    24  11

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         1   3
Archie Ware 1b                        4   1   1    0     0        11   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         4   1
Willie Grace rf                       4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   1   2    0     0   1     4   1
Buddy Armour lf                       3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   1    1     0         5   8
Willie Jefferson p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   2   6    2     3   7    27  13

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   7   0  33
Totals                               8       6   2    2   3   7   0  33


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson W                   9       6   1    1   2   4   0  33
Totals                               9       6   1    1   2   4   0  33



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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: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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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