Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Avelino Canizares ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 Archie Ware 1b 4 1 0 0 0 11 0 Sam Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Parnell Woods 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 Willie Grace rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Quincy Trouppe c 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 Buddy Armour lf 3 1 3 2 0 6 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 George Jefferson p 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 34 4 7 4 2 5 27 11 BATTING - 3B: Sam Jethroe. HBP: Buddy Armour. IW: Quincy Trouppe. GDP: Johnnie Cowan. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Buddy Armour. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 15 1 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 1 5 1 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 Ray Battle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jelly Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bozo Jackson 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 Vic Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Welmaker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Totals 30 0 3 0 5 3 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Bozo Jackson. E: 2. Josh Gibson, Roy Welmaker. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Jefferson W 9 3 0 0 5 3 0 35 Totals 9 3 0 0 5 3 0 35 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker L 9 7 4 1 2 5 0 37 Totals 9 7 4 1 2 5 0 37 HBP: Roy Welmaker. IW: Roy Welmaker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Jimmy Thompson, 2B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Harry Walker Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/18/1945 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Homestead 1. A.Canizares ss J.Benjamin cf 2. A.Ware 1b C.Bell lf 3. S.Jethroe cf D.Hoskins rf 4. P.Woods 3b B.Leonard 1b 5. W.Grace rf J.Gibson c 6. Q.Trouppe c S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Armour lf R.Battle 3b 8. J.Cowan 2b B.Jackson 2b 9. G.Jefferson p R.Welmaker p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Bell doubled; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled; B.Armour singled [Q.Trouppe to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by A.Canizares; A.Canizares walked; On a bunt A.Ware reached on an error by R.Welmaker [A.Canizares to second, A.Ware to first]; S.Jethroe forced A.Canizares (unknown fielder) [A.Ware to second, S.Jethroe to first]; P.Woods singled [A.Ware to third, S.Jethroe to second]; W.Grace flied to D.Hoskins [A.Ware scored (unearned)]; Q.Trouppe was walked intentionally [S.Jethroe to third, P.Woods to second]; B.Armour singled to center field [S.Jethroe scored (unearned), P.Woods scored (unearned), Q.Trouppe to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: B.Jackson walked; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked [B.Jackson to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: G.Jefferson out on unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: 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. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; B.Jackson singled; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 6TH: B.Armour was hit by a pitch; J.Cowan grounded into a double play (B.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [B.Armour out at second]; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 7TH: 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. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); 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. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 8TH: R.Welmaker out on unknown play; On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; C.Bell walked [J.Benjamin to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Leonard grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 9TH: B.Armour singled; B.Armour stole second; J.Cowan out on unknown play [B.Armour to third]; G.Jefferson grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [B.Armour scored]; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; J.JACKSON RAN FOR J.WILSON; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR B.JACKSON; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Grays 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 4 7 0 6 Grays 0 3 2 8
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