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Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 1

Game played on Thursday, July 17, 1947 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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



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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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