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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 10 New York Cubans (NY6) 7

Game played on Sunday, September 21, 1947 (N) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Postseason Championship Series

Cleveland Buckeyes                  3 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 3   -  10 16  4
New York Cubans                     2 0 1  4 0 0  0 0 0   -   7 10  3

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        5   2   2    1     0         2   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   2    1     0        13   1
Leon Kellman 3b                       5   2   3    1     0         0   2
Joe Atkins rf                         4   2   1    1     1         1   0
Jesse Williams lf                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Grace ph, lf                 5   1   1    1     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      5   1   1    0     0         6   2
Al Smith ss                           4   1   3    3     1         2   5
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      5   0   2    1     0         2   4
Webbo Clarke p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Doc Bracken p                       4   1   1    1     0         0   3
Totals                               41  10  16   10     2   5    27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Archie Ware, Al Smith, Johnnie Cowan. 
E: 4.  Joe Atkins, Willie Grace, Al Smith 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Jethroe 2, Leon Kellman, Quincy Trouppe. 
3B:  Joe Atkins, Al Smith. 
SH:  Archie Ware. 
GDP:  Quincy Trouppe. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Al Smith. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   2   2    0     1         1   2
Fernando Diaz lf                      2   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Mario Ariosa ph, lf                 3   1   1    1     0         0   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   1   2    1     1         4   2
Silvio Garcia ss                      4   1   1    1     1         4   6
Claro Duany rf                        4   0   2    1     1         1   1
Ray Noble c                           2   0   0    0     1         5   0
  Patricio Scantlebury ph             1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Lou Louden c                        0   0   0    0     1         3   1
Cleveland Clark cf                    5   0   0    0     0         4   0
Rabbit Martinez 2b                    4   1   0    0     1         5   1
Luis Tiant p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Martin Crue p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Lino Donoso p                       3   0   1    0     1         0   1
Totals                               37   7  10    5     8   5    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lorenzo Cabrera, Silvio Garcia. 
E: 3.  Minnie Minoso, Fernando Diaz, Mario Ariosa. 

BATTING -
2B:  Mario Ariosa. 
3B:  Fernando Diaz, Lorenzo Cabrera. 
GDP:  Cleveland Clark. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lino Donoso. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webbo Clarke                         0       4   2    2   1   0   0  5
Doc Bracken W                        9       6   5    3   7   5   0  40
Totals                               9      10   7    5   8   5   0  45

Webbo Clarke pitched to 5 batters in the 1st inning
BK:  Doc Bracken. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant                           0.1     3   3    3   0   0   0  5
Martin Crue                          3       4   3    3   1   2   0  13
Lino Donoso L                        5.2     9   4    4   1   3   0  26
Totals                               9      16  10   10   2   5   0  44



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eulogio Penalver

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 9000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/21/1947 -- 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            rf        S.Garcia            ss        
5. J.Williams          lf        C.Duany             rf        
6. Q.Trouppe           c         R.Noble             c         
7. A.Smith             ss        C.Clark             cf        
8. J.Cowan             2b        R.Martinez          2b        
9. W.Clarke            p         L.Tiant             p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; S.Jethroe doubled; A.Ware reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by M.Minoso [S.Jethroe to third, A.Ware to
first]; L.Kellman doubled to right field (C.Duany to R.Noble)
[S.Jethroe scored, A.Ware out at home]; J.Atkins tripled
[L.Kellman scored]; W.GRACE BATTED FOR J.WILLIAMS; W.Grace
reached on an error by F.Diaz [J.Atkins scored (RBI), W.Grace to
first]; M.CRUE REPLACED L.TIANT (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe out on
unknown play; A.Smith walked [W.Grace to second]; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: W.GRACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); M.Minoso
singled; F.Diaz tripled [M.Minoso scored]; L.Cabrera singled
[F.Diaz scored]; S.Garcia singled [L.Cabrera to second]; C.Duany
walked [L.Cabrera to third, S.Garcia to second]; D.BRACKEN
REPLACED W.CLARKE (PITCHING); R.Noble out on unknown play;
C.Clark grounded into a double play (A.Smith to J.Cowan to
A.Ware) [C.Duany out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes
3, Cubans 2.

BUCKEYES 2ND: D.Bracken out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 3, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Martinez out on unknown play; M.Crue out on
unknown play; M.Minoso singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Cubans 2.

BUCKEYES 3RD: L.Kellman out on unknown play; J.Atkins out on
unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 3, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 3RD: L.Cabrera tripled; S.Garcia flied to unknown
fielder [L.Cabrera scored]; C.Duany singled; R.Noble out on
unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Buckeyes 3, Cubans 3.

BUCKEYES 4TH: Q.Trouppe doubled; A.Smith singled [Q.Trouppe
scored]; J.Cowan singled [A.Smith to second]; D.Bracken singled
(unknown fielder) [A.Smith scored, J.Cowan out at third];
L.DONOSO REPLACED M.CRUE (PITCHING); S.Jethroe doubled
[D.Bracken scored]; A.Ware singled [S.Jethroe scored]; L.Kellman
out on unknown play; J.Atkins out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Martinez walked; L.Donoso out on unknown play;
M.Minoso walked [R.Martinez to second]; M.ARIOSA BATTED FOR
F.DIAZ; M.Ariosa doubled [R.Martinez scored, M.Minoso to third];
L.Cabrera reached on an error by J.Atkins [M.Minoso scored
(unearned) (no RBI), M.Ariosa to third, L.Cabrera out at
second]; S.Garcia reached on an error by A.Smith [S.Garcia to
first]; C.Duany singled [M.Ariosa scored (unearned), S.Garcia to
second]; R.Noble walked [S.Garcia to third, C.Duany to second];
D.Bracken balked [S.Garcia scored, C.Duany to third, R.Noble to
second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

BUCKEYES 5TH: M.ARIOSA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); W.Grace
singled; Q.Trouppe grounded into a double play (S.Garcia to
L.Cabrera) [W.Grace out at second]; A.Smith tripled; J.Cowan out
on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 5TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Donoso walked;
L.Donoso was caught stealing second (Q.Trouppe to A.Smith);
M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7,
Cubans 7.

BUCKEYES 6TH: D.Bracken out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 6TH: M.Ariosa out on unknown play; L.Cabrera walked;
S.Garcia walked [L.Cabrera to second]; C.Duany reached on an
error by W.Grace [L.Cabrera to third, S.Garcia to second,
C.Duany to first]; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR R.NOBLE;
P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

BUCKEYES 7TH: L.LOUDEN REPLACED P.SCANTLEBURY (PLAYING C);
L.Kellman singled; J.Atkins out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 7TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Donoso singled to
shortstop [L.Donoso to second (error by A.Smith)]; M.Minoso out
on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Cowan reached on
an error by M.Ariosa [J.Cowan to first]; D.Bracken out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 8TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on
unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 7, Cubans 7.

BUCKEYES 9TH: A.Ware singled to pitcher; On a bunt L.Kellman
singled to first base [A.Ware to second]; J.Atkins walked
[A.Ware to third, L.Kellman to second]; W.Grace forced A.Ware
(S.Garcia to L.Louden) [L.Kellman to third, J.Atkins to second,
W.Grace to first]; Q.Trouppe popped to R.Martinez; A.Smith
singled [L.Kellman scored, J.Atkins scored, W.Grace to second];
J.Cowan singled to left field [W.Grace scored, A.Smith to
third]; A.Smith was caught stealing home (unknown fielder); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 10, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 9TH: L.Louden walked; C.Clark out on unknown play;
R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Donoso out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 10, Cubans 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes        10  16   4   7
 Cubans           7  10   3  11


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