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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 13, 1947 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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