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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 2

Game played on Sunday, September 11, 1949 (N) at Copeland Park, LaCrosse WI
Exhibition game

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes       0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  8  1
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 x   -   3  5  1

BATTING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vibert Clarke cf                      5   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    1     1         0   0
Charles Marvray 1b                    5   0   1    0     0         1   0
Willie Grace 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pablo Bernard ss                      3   1   0    0     1         0   1
Bill Reynolds 2b                      3   0   2    0     1         1   1
Tommy Harris c                        4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Earnest Long rf                       4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Paul Jones p                          3   0   1    0     0         0   0
  George Jefferson ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   2   8    2     3   3    24   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Charles Marvray, Pablo Bernard, Bill Reynolds. 
E: 1.  Paul Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Reynolds. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnie Scott. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde McNeal ss                       2   1   0    0     2         0   1
George Brown 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Dave Hoskins lf                       4   2   2    3     0         1   0
Felix McLaurin cf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       2   0   1    0     1         1   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
John Wilson rf                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Leamon Johnson 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alvin Gipson p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               26   3   5    3     3  10    27   1

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Lyman Bostock. 

BATTING -
HR:  Dave Hoskins 2. 
SH:  George Brown. 
GDP:  Lyman Bostock. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clyde McNeal. 
CS:  John Wilson. 

PITCHING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Paul Jones L                         8       5   3    3   3  10   2  30
Totals                               8       5   3    3   3  10   2  30


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson W                       9       8   2    2   3   3   0  39
Totals                               9       8   2    2   3   3   0  39



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Umpires: HP -  Baird, 1B -  Schultz, 2B -  , 3B -  Finch

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 510

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/11/1949 -- Louisville-Clev Buckeyes at Chicago
Am. Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Louisville-Clev               Chicago                       
1. V.Clarke            cf        C.McNeal            ss        
2. J.Scott             lf        G.Brown             3b        
3. C.Marvray           1b        D.Hoskins           lf        
4. W.Grace             3b        F.McLaurin          cf        
5. P.Bernard           ss        T.Radcliffe         c         
6. B.Reynolds          2b        L.Bostock           1b        
7. T.Harris            c         J.Wilson            rf        
8. E.Long              rf        L.Johnson           2b        
9. P.Jones             p         A.Gipson            p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; V.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Scott walked;
C.Marvray out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Brown singled;
G.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
P.Jones [G.Brown to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play;
F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes
0, Am. Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: P.Bernard out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on
unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: T.Radcliffe singled; L.Bostock lined to E.Long;
J.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: E.Long singled; P.Jones singled [E.Long to
second]; V.Clarke singled [E.Long to third, P.Jones to second];
J.Scott flied to unknown fielder [E.Long scored]; C.Marvray out
on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: A.Gipson out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; G.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: P.Bernard out on unknown play; B.Reynolds doubled
to left field; T.Harris out on unknown play; E.Long out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: D.Hoskins homered to rightfield; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; T.Radcliffe walked; L.Bostock grounded into a
double play (P.Bernard to B.Reynolds to C.Marvray) [T.Radcliffe
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: P.Jones out on unknown play; V.Clarke out on
unknown play; J.Scott singled; C.Marvray out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on
unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace grounded out (C.McNeal to L.Bostock);
P.Bernard walked; B.Reynolds singled to right field [P.Bernard
to third]; T.Harris flied to D.Hoskins [P.Bernard scored];
E.Long out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2,
Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.McNeal walked; G.Brown out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.McNeal to second]; D.Hoskins homered
to rightfield [C.McNeal scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play;
T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
2, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 7TH: P.Jones out on unknown play; V.Clarke out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; J.Wilson
singled; J.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
2, Am. Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 8TH: C.Marvray singled; W.Grace out on unknown play;
P.Bernard out on unknown play; B.Reynolds walked [C.Marvray to
second]; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Gipson out on unknown play; C.McNeal walked;
C.McNeal stole second; G.Brown out on unknown play; D.Hoskins
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am.
Giants 3.

BUCKEYES 9TH: E.Long singled; G.JEFFERSON BATTED FOR P.JONES;
On a bunt G.Jefferson reached on a fielder's choice [E.Long to
second (error by L.Bostock)]; V.Clarke struck out; J.Scott
forced G.Jefferson (unknown fielder) [E.Long to third, J.Scott
to first]; J.Scott stole second; C.Marvray grounded out
(L.Bostock unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Am.
Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         2   8   1  10
 Am. Giants       3   5   1   3


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