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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 5

Game played on Friday, September 19, 1947 (N) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Postseason Championship Series

Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 3 0  0 0 0   -   5  6  1
New York Cubans                     0 1 0  1 3 0   -   5  8  3

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   1    1     0         5   1
Leon Kellman 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Joe Atkins lf                         3   1   0    0     0         2   0
Willie Grace rf                       2   0   1    1     1         2   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      3   1   1    0     0         3   0
Al Smith ss                           2   1   0    0     0         2   1
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      2   1   1    3     0         1   3
Chet Brewer p                         2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               23   5   6    5     1   1    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Archie Ware, Leon Kellman, Johnnie Cowan. 
E: 1.  Quincy Trouppe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Grace. 
HR:  Johnnie Cowan. 
SH:  Johnnie Cowan. 
HBP:  Al Smith. 
GDP:  Quincy Trouppe. 
Team LOB:  3


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   1   1    0     0         0   7
Fernando Diaz lf                      2   1   0    0     1         1   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    3   0   1    2     0         7   1
Silvio Garcia ss                      3   2   3    1     0         2   6
Claro Duany rf                        3   0   0    1     0         1   0
Lou Louden c                          3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Cleveland Clark cf                    3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Rabbit Martinez 2b                    3   1   1    0     0         3   2
Dave Barnhill p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury p              2   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               25   5   8    4     1   2    18  19

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Minnie Minoso 2, Lorenzo Cabrera, Lou Louden, Rabbit Martinez 2. 
E: 3.  Minnie Minoso, Silvio Garcia, Claro Duany. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lorenzo Cabrera. 
3B:  Silvio Garcia. 
GDP:  Rabbit Martinez. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Chet Brewer                          6       8   5    4   1   2   0  26
Totals                               6       8   5    4   1   2   0  26


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill                        1       4   4    4   0   0   0  7
Patricio Scantlebury                 5       2   1    1   1   1   1  19
Totals                               6       6   5    5   1   1   1  26

Dave Barnhill pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd inning
HBP:  Dave Barnhill. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B -  Banaham, 2B -  , 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 5500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/19/1947 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at New York
Cubans (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     New York                      
1. S.Jethroe           cf        M.Minoso            3b        
2. A.Ware              1b        F.Diaz              lf        
3. L.Kellman           3b        L.Cabrera           1b        
4. J.Atkins            lf        S.Garcia            ss        
5. W.Grace             rf        C.Duany             rf        
6. Q.Trouppe           c         L.Louden            c         
7. A.Smith             ss        C.Clark             cf        
8. J.Cowan             2b        R.Martinez          2b        
9. C.Brewer            p         D.Barnhill          p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; S.Jethroe singled; A.Ware singled [S.Jethroe
scored]; L.Kellman reached on an error by S.Garcia [A.Ware to
third, L.Kellman to first]; J.Atkins hit into a double play
(R.Martinez to L.Louden to M.Minoso to R.Martinez) [A.Ware
scored (no RBI), J.Atkins to first]; W.Grace doubled (unknown
fielder) [J.Atkins scored, W.Grace out at third]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown
play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 2, Cubans 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: Q.Trouppe singled; A.Smith was hit by a pitch
[Q.Trouppe to second]; P.SCANTLEBURY REPLACED D.BARNHILL
(PITCHING); J.Cowan homered [Q.Trouppe scored, A.Smith scored];
C.Brewer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play;
A.Ware out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 5,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: S.Garcia singled; C.Duany out on unknown play
[S.Garcia to second]; L.Louden flied to unknown fielder
[S.Garcia scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by Q.Trouppe)];
C.Clark out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 5, Cubans 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: L.Kellman singled; J.Atkins out on unknown play;
W.Grace walked [L.Kellman to second]; Q.Trouppe grounded into a
double play (M.Minoso to R.Martinez to L.Cabrera) [W.Grace out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury
singled; M.Minoso out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Smith reached on an error by M.Minoso [A.Smith
to first]; J.Cowan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[A.Smith to second]; C.Brewer out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 4TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia tripled;
C.Duany out on unknown play [S.Garcia scored]; L.Louden out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 2.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on
unknown play; J.Atkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 5TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; On a bunt R.Martinez
singled; P.Scantlebury lined to unknown fielder; M.Minoso
singled [R.Martinez to second]; F.Diaz walked [R.Martinez to
third, M.Minoso to second]; L.Cabrera doubled [R.Martinez
scored, M.Minoso scored, F.Diaz to third]; S.Garcia singled
[F.Diaz scored, L.Cabrera to third]; C.Duany out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 5, Cubans 5.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on
unknown play; A.Smith reached on an error by C.Duany [A.Smith to
first]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 5, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark singled;
R.Martinez grounded into a double play (L.Kellman to J.Cowan to
A.Ware) [C.Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
5, Cubans 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         5   6   1   3
 Cubans           5   8   3   3


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