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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 4

Game played on Monday, May 9, 1949 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             2 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   5  5  0
Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes       0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 2   -   4 12  3

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      3   1   1    2     1   0     1   1
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   1
Lyman Bostock 1b                      3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Art Pennington 3b                     4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Lonnie Summers rf                     3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Felix McLaurin lf                     4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Hill cf                           4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Othello Strong p                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   5   5    5     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Douglas, Clyde McNeal, Lyman Bostock. 

BATTING -
3B:  Clyde McNeal. 
SH:  Lonnie Summers, Paul Hardy. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Felix McLaurin. 

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eugene Smith cf                       4   1   1    2     0   0     1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Kellman 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Grace rf                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Charles Marvray ss                    2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Pablo Bernard ss                    2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Harris c                        4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Vibert Clarke p                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   4  12    4     0   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Parnell Woods, Charles Marvray, Johnie Scott. 

BATTING -
HR:  Eugene Smith, Vibert Clarke. 
SH:  Eugene Smith. 
GDP:  Willie Grace. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Othello Strong W                     9      12   4    4   0   0   2  38
Totals                               9      12   4    4   0   0   2  38


Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Vibert Clarke L                      9       5   5    0   2   0   0  36
Totals                               9       5   5    0   2   0   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Joe Doyle, 1B - Lewis Means

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/9/1949 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Louisville-Clev Buckeyes (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Louisville-Clev               
1. J.Douglas           2b        E.Smith             cf        
2. C.McNeal            ss        A.Ware              1b        
3. L.Bostock           1b        P.Woods             3b        
4. A.Pennington        3b        L.Kellman           2b        
5. L.Summers           rf        W.Grace             rf        
6. F.McLaurin          lf        C.Marvray           ss        
7. S.Hill              cf        J.Scott             lf        
8. P.Hardy             c         T.Harris            c         
9. O.Strong            p         V.Clarke            p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Douglas reached on an error by C.Marvray
[J.Douglas to first]; C.McNeal tripled to left-center [J.Douglas
scored (unearned)]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; A.Pennington
flied to E.Smith [C.McNeal scored (unearned)]; L.Summers out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: E.Smith out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; P.Woods singled; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Buckeyes 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: F.McLaurin singled; S.Hill reached on an error
by P.Woods [F.McLaurin to second, S.Hill to first]; P.Hardy out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to third,
S.Hill to second]; O.Strong out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled [F.McLaurin scored (unearned), S.Hill scored
(unearned)]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace singled; C.Marvray singled [W.Grace to
second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Harris singled [W.Grace
scored, C.Marvray to second]; V.Clarke out on unknown play;
E.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
4, Buckeyes 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: L.Bostock walked; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; L.Summers out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[L.Bostock to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Ware singled; P.Woods out on unknown play;
L.Kellman singled [A.Ware to second]; W.Grace grounded into a
double play (C.McNeal to J.Douglas to L.Bostock) [L.Kellman out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: S.Hill out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on
unknown play; O.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: C.Marvray out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: P.BERNARD REPLACED C.MARVRAY (PLAYING SS);
J.Douglas walked; C.McNeal out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on
unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: V.Clarke homered to rightfield; E.Smith out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods singled;
L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
4, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Summers reached on an error by J.Scott
[L.Summers to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; S.Hill
singled [L.Summers scored (unearned)]; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; O.Strong out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; P.Bernard out on
unknown play; J.Scott singled; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 7TH: V.Clarke singled; E.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [V.Clarke to second]; A.Ware out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; L.Summers out
on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 8TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; P.Bernard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: S.Hill out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on
unknown play; O.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Harris singled;
V.Clarke out on unknown play; E.Smith homered [T.Harris scored];
A.Ware out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 5,
Buckeyes 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       5   5   0   4
 Buckeyes         4  12   3   7


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