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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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