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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 11 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 10

Game played on Wednesday, August 31, 1949 (N) at Gabrych Park, Winona MN
Regular-Season game

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes       0 0 2  0 1 4  1 0 2  0 0  -  10 13  1
Chicago American Giants             0 2 0  0 3 3  2 0 0  0 1  -  11 16  4

BATTING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pablo Bernard ss                      7   2   4    5     0         1   3
Archie Ware 1b                        5   0   2    0     2        13   2
Vibert Clarke cf                      6   0   1    1     0         4   0
Leon Kellman 3b, c                    3   0   0    0     3         1   4
Willie Grace rf, 3b                   5   1   0    0     1         2   0
Bill Reynolds 2b                      6   1   1    0     0         3   3
Johnie Scott lf                       6   2   3    0     0         1   0
Tommy Harris c                        3   1   1    1     1         6   1
  Bud Barbee ph, rf                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Earnest Long p                        5   3   1    2     1         1   1
Totals                               48  10  13    9     8   9    32  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Pablo Bernard, Archie Ware, Leon Kellman, Bill Reynolds, Earnest Long. 
E: 1.  Pablo Bernard. 
PB: 1.  Tommy Harris. 

BATTING -
3B:  Pablo Bernard. 
HR:  Pablo Bernard, Earnest Long. 
SH:  Vibert Clarke. 
GDP:  Johnie Scott. 
Team LOB:  14

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Archie Ware, Johnie Scott. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Brown 3b                       6   1   1    0     0         2   2
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   1   2    0     1         1   0
Jesse Douglas 2b                      6   1   1    0     0   1     1   5
Ted Radcliffe c                       6   2   3    3     0         9   0
Lonnie Summers lf                     5   1   2    2     0         2   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   2   1    0     0        10   0
Joe Taylor rf                         1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  John Wilson rf                      4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       5   1   2    3     0         5   3
Gready McKinnis p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Alvin Gipson p                      3   1   1    2     0         0   2
  Harry Rhodes p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               45  11  16   11     1   6    33  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Douglas, Lyman Bostock, Clyde McNeal. 
E: 4.  Jesse Douglas, Ted Radcliffe 2, Clyde McNeal. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde McNeal. 
HR:  Ted Radcliffe, Lonnie Summers, Alvin Gipson. 
SH:  Lloyd Davenport, Harry Rhodes. 
HBP:  Lyman Bostock. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport. 

PITCHING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Earnest Long L                       10.2   16  11   11   1   6   3  49
Totals                               10.2   16  11   11   1   6   3  49

HBP:  Earnest Long. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis                      3       2   2    2   3   6   1  14
Alvin Gipson                         5.1    10   8    7   4   2   1  31
Harry Rhodes W                       2.2     1   0    0   1   1   0  12
Totals                               11     13  10    9   8   9   2  57

WP:  Harry Rhodes. 


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Umpires: HP - Ray Grulkowski, 1B - Mike Bambonek

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/31/1949 -- Louisville-Clev Buckeyes at
Chicago American Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Louisville-Clev               Chicago                       
1. P.Bernard           ss        G.Brown             3b        
2. A.Ware              1b        L.Davenport         cf        
3. V.Clarke            cf        J.Douglas           2b        
4. L.Kellman           3b        T.Radcliffe         c         
5. W.Grace             rf        L.Summers           lf        
6. B.Reynolds          2b        L.Bostock           1b        
7. J.Scott             lf        J.Taylor            rf        
8. T.Harris            c         C.McNeal            ss        
9. E.Long              p         G.McKinnis          p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; P.Bernard out on unknown play; A.Ware walked;
V.Clarke out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: G.Brown out on unknown play; L.Davenport
out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, American Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: T.Radcliffe singled; L.Summers out on
unknown play; L.Bostock singled [T.Radcliffe to second];
J.Taylor singled [T.Radcliffe scored, L.Bostock to third];
C.McNeal out on unknown play [L.Bostock scored]; G.McKinnis out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, American
Giants 2.

BUCKEYES 3RD: T.Harris out on unknown play; E.Long walked;
P.Bernard homered [E.Long scored]; A.Ware singled; A.Ware stole
second; V.Clarke out on unknown play; L.Kellman walked; W.Grace
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, American
Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: G.Brown out on unknown play; L.Davenport
walked; J.Douglas out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, American Giants
2.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.GIPSON REPLACED G.MCKINNIS (PITCHING); J.WILSON
REPLACED J.TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); B.Reynolds reached on an error
by C.McNeal [B.Reynolds to first]; J.Scott grounded into a
double play (J.Douglas to C.McNeal to L.Bostock) [B.Reynolds out
at second]; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 2, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: L.Summers out on unknown play; L.Bostock
out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, American Giants 2.

BUCKEYES 5TH: E.Long out on unknown play; P.Bernard singled;
A.Ware out on unknown play [P.Bernard to second]; V.Clarke
singled [P.Bernard scored]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; A.Gipson out
on unknown play; G.Brown singled; L.Davenport singled [G.Brown
to second]; J.Douglas singled [G.Brown to third, L.Davenport to
second]; T.Radcliffe singled [G.Brown scored, L.Davenport
scored, J.Douglas to second]; L.Summers singled [J.Douglas
scored, T.Radcliffe to second]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, American Giants 5.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace walked; B.Reynolds out on unknown play;
J.Scott singled [W.Grace to second]; T.Harris walked [W.Grace to
third, J.Scott to second]; E.Long reached on an error by
T.Radcliffe [W.Grace scored (no RBI), J.Scott to third, T.Harris
to second, E.Long to first]; P.Bernard tripled [J.Scott scored,
T.Harris scored, E.Long scored (unearned)]; A.Ware walked;
V.Clarke out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 4 R
(3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, American Giants 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Wilson singled; T.Harris allowed a
passed ball [J.Wilson to second]; C.McNeal doubled [J.Wilson
scored]; A.Gipson homered [C.McNeal scored]; G.Brown out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, American Giants
8.

BUCKEYES 7TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Reynolds singled;
J.Scott singled [B.Reynolds to second]; T.Harris singled
[B.Reynolds scored, J.Scott to second]; E.Long out on unknown
play; P.Bernard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 8, American Giants 8.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Summers
homered; L.Bostock was hit by a pitch; J.Wilson singled
[L.Bostock to third]; C.McNeal flied to unknown fielder
[L.Bostock scored]; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Buckeyes 8, American Giants 10.

BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware singled; V.Clarke out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman walked; W.Grace
out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 8, American Giants 10.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: G.Brown reached on an error by P.Bernard
[G.Brown to first]; L.Davenport out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Brown to second]; J.Douglas out on unknown play;
T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes
8, American Giants 10.

BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Scott singled; J.Scott stole second; B.BARBEE
BATTED FOR T.HARRIS; B.Barbee out on unknown play; E.Long
homered [J.Scott scored]; H.RHODES REPLACED A.GIPSON (PITCHING);
P.Bernard singled; A.Ware out on unknown play; V.Clarke out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 10, American
Giants 10.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: L.KELLMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C);
W.GRACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); B.BARBEE STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING RF); L.Summers out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 10, American Giants 10.

BUCKEYES 10TH: L.Kellman walked; W.Grace reached on an error by
T.Radcliffe [L.Kellman to second, W.Grace to first]; B.Reynolds
out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.Barbee out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 10, American
Giants 10.

AMERICAN GIANTS 10TH: C.McNeal singled; H.Rhodes out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.McNeal to second]; G.Brown
hit into a double play (E.Long to A.Ware to B.Reynolds)
[C.McNeal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 10,
American Giants 10.

BUCKEYES 11TH: E.Long reached on an error by J.Douglas [E.Long
to first]; H.Rhodes threw a wild pitch [E.Long to second];
P.Bernard out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play;
V.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes
10, American Giants 10.

AMERICAN GIANTS 11TH: L.Davenport singled; J.Douglas struck out
while L.Davenport was caught stealing second (L.Kellman to
P.Bernard); T.Radcliffe homered to rightfield; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 10, American Giants 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes        10  13   1  14
 American Giants  11  16   4   6


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