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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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