Cleveland Buckeyes 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 6 13 2 Indianapolis Clowns 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ralph Wyatt ss 5 3 3 0 1 2 3 Archie Ware 1b 3 2 2 1 2 7 0 Sam Jethroe cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 Leon Kellman 3b 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 Willie Grace rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 Buddy Armour lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 Quincy Trouppe c 3 1 2 1 2 7 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 Alonzo Boone p 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 Totals 39 6 13 5 7 3 27 9 FIELDING - E: 2. Ralph Wyatt, Leon Kellman. BATTING - 2B: Ralph Wyatt. 3B: Ralph Wyatt, Sam Jethroe. HR: Quincy Trouppe. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Jethroe. Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Smith 3b 4 0 1 1 1 4 3 Reinaldo Drake cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lester Lockett ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 1 0 1 6 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Buster Haywood c 4 1 1 0 0 8 0 Johnny Williams p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Manuel Godinez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 6 2 3 7 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gene Smith, Goose Tatum. E: 1. Lester Lockett. BATTING - 2B: Buster Haywood. SH: Leovigildo Xiques. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Leovigildo Xiques. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Boone W 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 38 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 38 Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Williams L 5.2 6 5 4 7 3 1 29 Manuel Godinez 3.1 7 1 1 0 0 0 17 Totals 9 13 6 5 7 3 1 46 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Weigel Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 1806 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/16/1946 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Indianapolis 1. R.Wyatt ss G.Smith 3b 2. A.Ware 1b R.Drake cf 3. S.Jethroe cf R.Neil 2b 4. L.Kellman 3b L.Lockett ss 5. W.Grace rf G.Tatum 1b 6. B.Armour lf L.Xiques lf 7. Q.Trouppe c D.Cleveland rf 8. J.Cowan 2b B.Haywood c 9. A.Boone p J.Williams p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Wyatt singled; A.Ware walked [R.Wyatt to second]; S.Jethroe reached on an error by L.Lockett [R.Wyatt scored (no RBI), A.Ware to third, S.Jethroe to first]; L.Kellman out on unknown play [A.Ware scored (unearned)]; W.Grace out on unknown play; S.Jethroe was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Drake singled; R.Neil out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan lined into a double play (G.Smith to G.Tatum) [Q.Trouppe out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled; B.Haywood doubled [D.Cleveland to third]; J.Williams singled [D.Cleveland scored, B.Haywood to third]; G.Smith singled [B.Haywood scored, J.Williams to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Boone out on unknown play; R.Wyatt doubled; A.Ware singled [R.Wyatt to third]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play [R.Wyatt scored, A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman singled [A.Ware scored]; W.Grace walked [L.Kellman to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Neil out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 4TH: Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan out on unknown play; A.Boone out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 4TH: D.Cleveland reached on an error by L.Kellman [D.Cleveland to first]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; G.Smith walked [D.Cleveland to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled; L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe homered to centerfield; J.Cowan out on unknown play; A.Boone walked; R.Wyatt walked [A.Boone to second]; A.Ware walked [A.Boone to third, R.Wyatt to second]; M.GODINEZ REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Xiques walked; L.Xiques stole second; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; M.Godinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 7TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled [W.Grace to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 7TH: G.Smith reached on an error by R.Wyatt [G.Smith to first]; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Boone out on unknown play; R.Wyatt tripled; A.Ware singled [R.Wyatt scored]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 8TH: G.Tatum singled; L.Xiques out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Tatum to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 9TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled [B.Armour to second]; A.Boone singled [B.Armour to third, J.Cowan to second]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 9TH: M.Godinez out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Clowns 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 6 13 2 13 Clowns 2 6 1 9
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