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New York Cubans (NY6) 6 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 0

Game played on Tuesday, September 23, 1947 (N) at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Postseason Championship Series

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6   -   6 12  0
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   1   2    0     2         1   1
Fernando Diaz lf                      4   0   0    0     1   1     0   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    3   1   1    0     2        10   0
Silvio Garcia ss                      5   1   1    1     0         2   1
Claro Duany rf                        4   1   2    1     1         3   1
Lou Louden c                          5   0   3    0     0         9   3
Rabbit Martinez 2b                    4   1   1    1     1         0   3
Cleveland Clark cf                    4   1   1    1     1         2   0
Barney Morris p                       4   0   1    2     1         0   8
Totals                               37   6  12    6     9   5    27  17


BATTING -
2B:  Minnie Minoso 2, Claro Duany. 
GDP:  Rabbit Martinez. 
Team LOB:  13


Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   0   1    0     0   1     1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   1    0     1   1     9   2
Leon Kellman 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Joe Atkins lf                         3   0   1    0     0         2   0
  Jesse Williams ph, lf               1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willie Grace rf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   0   0    0     0         6   1
Al Smith ss                           4   0   2    0     0         4   6
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   0    0     1   1     2   3
Eugene Smith p                        2   0   0    0     1         1   5
  Sam Jones p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Satchel Davis p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   0   5    0     3   6    27  19

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Archie Ware, Al Smith, Johnnie Cowan. 
PB: 1.  Quincy Trouppe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Al Smith. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris W                      9       5   0    0   3   6   0  35
Totals                               9       5   0    0   3   6   0  35


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Smith                         7.2     6   0    0   7   4   0  35
Sam Jones L                          0.2     4   4    4   1   1   0  7
Satchel Davis                        0.2     2   2    1   1   0   0  4
Totals                               9      12   6    5   9   5   0  46



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/23/1947 -- New York Cubans at Cleveland
Buckeyes (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Minoso doubled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Cabrera
walked; S.Garcia out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: 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.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Atkins singled to left field; W.Grace forced
J.Atkins (unknown fielder) [W.Grace to first]; Q.Trouppe flied
to C.Clark; A.Smith singled to left field [W.Grace to second];
J.Cowan struck out (L.Louden to L.Cabrera); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso walked;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: E.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware singled; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 4TH: S.Garcia out on unknown play; C.Duany walked;
L.Louden singled [C.Duany to second]; R.Martinez grounded into a
double play (J.Cowan to A.Smith to A.Ware) [C.Duany to third,
L.Louden out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Atkins out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 5TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; B.Morris walked;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; F.Diaz walked [B.Morris to
second]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Smith doubled; J.Cowan walked; E.Smith walked
[A.Smith to third, J.Cowan to second]; S.Jethroe struck out;
A.Ware struck out; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 6TH: S.Garcia out on unknown play; C.Duany doubled;
L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled [C.Duany to
third]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Atkins out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 7TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso walked;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled [M.Minoso to
second]; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 8TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; L.Louden singled;
R.Martinez out on unknown play; C.Clark walked [L.Louden to
second]; S.JONES REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); B.Morris out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Jethroe singled; A.Ware walked [S.Jethroe to
second]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; J.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
J.ATKINS; J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Buckeyes 0.

CUBANS 9TH: J.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); M.Minoso
doubled to left field; F.Diaz struck out; L.Cabrera walked;
S.Garcia singled to left field [M.Minoso scored, L.Cabrera to
third]; C.Duany singled to right field [L.Cabrera scored,
S.Garcia to second]; L.Louden singled to center field [S.Garcia
to third, C.Duany to second]; S.DAVIS REPLACED S.JONES
(PITCHING); R.Martinez walked [S.Garcia scored, C.Duany to
third, L.Louden to second]; C.Clark singled to shortstop
(A.Smith to Q.Trouppe) [C.Duany scored, L.Louden out at home,
R.Martinez to second]; Q.Trouppe allowed a passed ball
[R.Martinez to third, C.Clark to second]; B.Morris singled to
right field [R.Martinez scored, C.Clark scored (unearned)];
M.Minoso grounded out (A.Smith to A.Ware); 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubans 6, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 9TH: Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; A.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 6, Buckeyes 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           6  12   0  13
 Buckeyes         0   5   0   8


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