Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 7 3 Cleveland Buckeyes 1 0 4 0 2 0 x - 7 7 0 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 3 0 1 2 0 5 2 Walter Thomas cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Harry Rhodes rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ed Young 1b 2 0 0 0 1 9 1 Clyde Nelson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 John Miles lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Bill Charter c 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 Clyde McNeal ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Gentry Jessup p 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 25 2 7 2 2 1 18 13 FIELDING - E: 3. Bernell Longest, Ed Young 2. BATTING - 2B: Bernell Longest. GDP: Bernell Longest, Gentry Jessup. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Young. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 2 2 2 2 0 8 0 Buddy Armour lf 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 Leon Kellman 3b 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 Willie Grace rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 Quincy Trouppe c 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Vicial Richardson ss 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 Eugene Bremer p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 25 7 7 6 2 2 21 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Archie Ware 2, Johnnie Cowan 2, Vicial Richardson 2. BATTING - 2B: Sam Jethroe, Buddy Armour. SH: Archie Ware. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Jethroe. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 6 7 7 4 2 2 0 28 Totals 6 7 7 4 2 2 0 28 Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Bremer W 7 7 2 2 2 1 0 27 Totals 7 7 2 2 2 1 0 27 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/4/1946, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cleveland Buckeyes (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Cleveland 1. B.Longest 2b S.Jethroe cf 2. W.Thomas cf A.Ware 1b 3. H.Rhodes rf B.Armour lf 4. E.Young 1b L.Kellman 3b 5. C.Nelson 3b W.Grace rf 6. J.Miles lf Q.Trouppe c 7. B.Charter c J.Cowan 2b 8. C.McNeal ss V.Richardson ss 9. G.Jessup p E.Bremer p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Longest out on unknown play; W.Thomas singled; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe doubled; S.Jethroe stole third; A.Ware out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Jethroe scored]; B.Armour out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 1. AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Miles out on unknown play; B.Charter singled; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup walked; B.Longest grounded into a double play (J.Cowan to V.Richardson to A.Ware) [G.Jessup out at second]; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: V.Richardson walked; E.Bremer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe reached on an error by E.Young [V.Richardson to second, S.Jethroe to first]; A.Ware singled [V.Richardson scored, S.Jethroe to second]; B.Armour reached on an error by B.Longest [S.Jethroe scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Ware to third, B.Armour to second (on throw)]; L.Kellman singled [A.Ware scored (unearned), B.Armour scored (unearned)]; W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 5. AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.Rhodes out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Cowan singled; J.Cowan was picked off first, but was safe on an error by E.Young [J.Cowan to second]; V.Richardson out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 5. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Miles singled; B.Charter singled [J.Miles to second]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest doubled [J.Miles scored, B.Charter scored]; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware singled; B.Armour doubled [A.Ware scored]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace singled to left field (J.Miles to B.Longest) [B.Armour scored, W.Grace out at second]; Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 7. AM. GIANTS 6TH: H.Rhodes out on unknown play; E.Young walked; C.Nelson singled [E.Young to second]; E.Young was caught stealing third (Q.Trouppe to L.Kellman) [C.Nelson to second]; J.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 7. BUCKEYES 6TH: V.Richardson out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 7. AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal singled; G.Jessup grounded into a double play (J.Cowan to V.Richardson to A.Ware) [C.McNeal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 2 7 3 4 Buckeyes 7 7 0 3
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