Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Kellman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Atkins rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Grace rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 George Minor lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jesse Williams lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Al Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Harris c 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Alonzo Boone p 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Eugene Bremer ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 6 1 8 0 29 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Jethroe, Tommy Harris. E: 1. Leon Kellman. BATTING - HR: Tommy Harris. SH: Johnnie Cowan 2. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Jethroe. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf, p 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Parks c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Warren Peace p 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cotton Williams ph, lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 7 0 30 0 BATTING - 2B: Bob Wilson, Johnny Davis. SH: Warren Peace 2. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Bob Wilson. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Boone 8 3 1 0 4 0 0 32 Eugene Bremer L 1.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 9 Totals 9.2 5 2 1 7 0 0 41 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Warren Peace 9 5 1 1 7 0 1 38 Johnny Davis W 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 10 6 1 1 8 0 1 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/17/1947 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Newark 1. S.Jethroe cf J.Wilkes cf 2. A.Ware 1b B.Wilson 3b 3. L.Kellman 3b P.Patterson 2b 4. J.Atkins rf L.Pearson 1b 5. G.Minor lf J.Davis lf 6. J.Cowan 2b B.Harvey rf 7. A.Smith ss C.Parks c 8. T.Harris c L.Williams ss 9. A.Boone p W.Peace p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; 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 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; B.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Atkins out on unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Parks walked; L.Williams reached on an error by L.Kellman [J.Davis to third, C.Parks to second, L.Williams to first]; W.Peace out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Davis scored (unearned), C.Parks to third, L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: T.Harris walked; A.Boone walked [T.Harris to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: W.GRACE REPLACED J.ATKINS (PLAYING RF); B.Wilson walked; B.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: W.Grace singled; G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 5TH: T.Harris homered to leftfield; A.Boone out on unknown play; S.Jethroe singled; A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman walked [S.Jethroe to second]; S.Jethroe was caught stealing third (unknown fielder); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: L.Williams singled; W.Peace out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace singled; G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Grace to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 7TH: M.IRVIN REPLACED L.WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); T.Harris out on unknown play; A.Boone walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: C.NELSON REPLACED A.WARE (PLAYING 1B); C.Parks out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked; W.Peace out on unknown play; J.Wilkes reached on a fielder's choice [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 8TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; G.Minor walked; J.Cowan walked [G.Minor to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 9TH: B.MACKEY REPLACED C.PARKS (PLAYING C); T.Harris out on unknown play; E.BREMER BATTED FOR A.BOONE; E.Bremer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 9TH: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED G.MINOR (PLAYING LF); E.BREMER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR W.PEACE; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. BUCKEYES 10TH: J.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); C.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace walked; J.Williams singled [W.Grace to second]; J.Cowan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Grace to third, J.Williams to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 10TH: J.Wilkes walked; B.Wilson doubled [J.Wilkes to third]; P.Patterson walked; L.Pearson hit into a double play (S.Jethroe to T.Harris) [J.Wilkes out at home]; J.Davis singled [B.Wilson scored, P.Patterson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 1 6 1 12 Eagles 2 5 0 10
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