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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0

Game played on Thursday, September 20, 1945 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Postseason Championship Series

Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0   -   5 10  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  2

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Avelino Canizares ss                  4   1   1    0     0         3   7
Archie Ware 1b                        4   1   1    0     1        18   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   0   3    2     0         2   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Willie Grace rf                       4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Buddy Armour lf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         2   5
Frank Carswell p                      4   1   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               36   5  10    3     1   1    27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Avelino Canizares, Archie Ware 2, Parnell Woods, Johnnie Cowan. 

BATTING -
SH:  Avelino Canizares. 
Team LOB:  6


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   0    0     1         4   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    0     0        15   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Jud Wilson 3b                         2   0   1    0     0         1   2
Bozo Jackson 2b                       2   0   0    0     0         3   4
  Vic Harris ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jelly Jackson 2b                    0   0   0    0     0         0   2
Ray Brown p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   4
Totals                               29   0   4    0     3   1    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard. 
E: 2.  Buck Leonard, Bozo Jackson. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Jud Wilson. 
GDP:  Cool Papa Bell, Bozo Jackson. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Carswell W                     9       4   0    0   3   1   0  33
Totals                               9       4   0    0   3   1   0  33

HBP:  Frank Carswell. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown L                          9      10   5    2   1   1   0  38
Totals                               9      10   5    2   1   1   0  38

WP:  Ray Brown. 


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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Jimmy Thompson

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 9958

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/20/1945, game 1 -- 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        J.Gibson            c         
5. W.Grace             rf        B.Leonard           1b        
6. Q.Trouppe           c         S.Bankhead          ss        
7. B.Armour            lf        J.Wilson            3b        
8. J.Cowan             2b        B.Jackson           2b        
9. F.Carswell          p         R.Brown             p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Canizares singled; A.Ware walked [A.Canizares to
second]; S.Jethroe singled to pitcher [A.Canizares to third,
A.Ware to second]; P.Woods reached on an error by B.Jackson
(unknown fielder) [A.Canizares scored (no RBI), A.Ware scored
(unearned) (no RBI), S.Jethroe to third, P.Woods out at second];
W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; C.Bell grounded into a double
play (P.Woods to J.Cowan to A.Ware) [J.Benjamin out at second];
D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
2, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; F.Carswell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware singled;
R.Brown threw a wild pitch [A.Ware to second]; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Wilson was hit by a pitch; B.Jackson grounded into
a double play (A.Canizares to A.Ware) [J.Wilson out at second];
R.Brown walked; J.Benjamin singled to center field [R.Brown to
third]; C.Bell walked [J.Benjamin to second]; D.Hoskins forced
C.Bell (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: W.Grace singled to center field; Q.Trouppe
singled to pitcher [W.Grace to second]; B.Armour grounded out
(S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [W.Grace to third, Q.Trouppe to
second]; J.Cowan flied to C.Bell [W.Grace scored]; F.Carswell
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe singled to center field; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace singled; Q.Trouppe lined into a double
play (B.Leonard unassisted) [W.Grace out at first]; B.Armour out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 7TH: J.Cowan singled to left field; F.Carswell reached
on an error [J.Cowan to third, F.Carswell to first (error by
B.Leonard; assist by B.Jackson)]; A.Canizares out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Carswell to second]; A.Ware flied to
C.Bell; S.Jethroe singled to center field [J.Cowan scored
(unearned), F.Carswell scored (unearned)]; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled;
V.HARRIS BATTED FOR B.JACKSON; V.Harris out on unknown play;
R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5,
Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 8TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); W.Grace
out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled; B.Armour out on unknown
play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Bell out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 9TH: F.Carswell 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 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Grays 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         5  10   0   6
 Grays            0   4   2   6


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