Cleveland Buckeyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 4 4 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 1 0 0 1 9 1 Leon Kellman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Clyde Nelson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Grace rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 Quincy Trouppe c 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 Johnnie Cowan 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 Al Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Chet Brewer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 23 1 1 1 5 1 19 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Archie Ware. BATTING - SH: Johnnie Cowan, Chet Brewer. IW: Clyde Nelson. Team LOB: 8 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Luke Easter lf 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 Bob Thurman rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Earl Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 1 1 0 4 2 Clarence Isreal 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Frank Thompson p 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 Totals 22 2 4 2 2 2 21 10 FIELDING - E: 4. Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter, Clarence Bruce, Frank Thompson. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez, Clarence Bruce. SH: Earl Ashby. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Chet Brewer L 6.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 25 Totals 6.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 25 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson W 7 1 1 1 5 1 0 30 Totals 7 1 1 1 5 1 0 30 IW: Frank Thompson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Kent, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 1:25 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/13/1947, game 2 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Homestead 1. S.Jethroe cf L.Marquez cf 2. A.Ware 1b S.Bankhead ss 3. L.Kellman 3b L.Easter lf 4. C.Nelson lf B.Leonard 1b 5. W.Grace rf B.Thurman rf 6. Q.Trouppe c E.Ashby c 7. J.Cowan 2b C.Bruce 2b 8. A.Smith ss C.Isreal 3b 9. C.Brewer p F.Thompson p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware walked; L.Kellman singled to left field [A.Ware to third, L.Kellman to second (error by L.Easter)]; C.Nelson was walked intentionally; W.Grace grounded out (F.Thompson to B.Leonard) [A.Ware scored, L.Kellman to third, C.Nelson to second]; Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez doubled to left field; S.Bankhead grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware) [L.Marquez to third]; L.Easter grounded out (A.Ware unassisted) [L.Marquez scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Smith out on unknown play; C.Brewer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: L.Kellman out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: C.Isreal out on unknown play; F.Thompson walked; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan out on a sacrifice bunt (F.Thompson to B.Leonard) [Q.Trouppe to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play; C.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: A.Ware dropped a foul fly hit by C.Bruce; C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; F.Thompson singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace reached on an error by S.Bankhead [W.Grace to first]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Smith reached on an error by F.Thompson [A.Smith to first]; C.Brewer out on a sacrifice bunt (C.Isreal to B.Leonard) [A.Smith to second]; S.Jethroe reached on an error by C.Bruce [A.Smith to third, S.Jethroe to first]; A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: B.Thurman singled to left-center; E.Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (C.Brewer to A.Ware) [B.Thurman to second]; C.Bruce doubled to left field [B.Thurman scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 1 1 1 8 Grays 2 4 4 4
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