Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3 Cincinnati Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Ralph Wyatt ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 John Bissant lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ed Young c 4 0 3 1 0 5 0 Art Pennington rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Charter 1b 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 Henry Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Willie Cornelius p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry Jessup p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 3 24 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Ed Young, Henry Smith, Willie Cornelius. BATTING - 2B: Gentry Jessup. GDP: Alex Radcliff. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Young. Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Sylvester Snead ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 Fred Wilson rf 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 Thad Christopher lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 John Britton 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Bruce Wright 2b 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 George Daniels p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 2 7 1 1 5 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sylvester Snead, Leonard Lindsay, Bruce Wright. E: 1. Sylvester Snead. BATTING - SH: Bruce Wright. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Johnny Ray. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 Gentry Jessup L 7 5 1 0 1 5 0 26 Totals 8 7 2 0 1 5 0 31 Gentry Jessup pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning WP: Gentry Jessup. Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Daniels 4.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 19 Roosevelt Davis W 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 3 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Percy Reed, 1B - Harry Ward Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/23/1943, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cincinnati Clowns (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Cincinnati 1. L.Davenport cf J.Ray cf 2. R.Wyatt ss S.Snead ss 3. J.Bissant lf F.Wilson rf 4. A.Radcliff 3b T.Christopher lf 5. E.Young c L.Lindsay 1b 6. A.Pennington rf J.Britton 3b 7. B.Charter 1b B.Wright 2b 8. H.Smith 2b B.Haywood c 9. W.Cornelius p G.Daniels p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Davenport out on unknown play; R.Wyatt walked; J.Bissant walked [R.Wyatt to second]; A.Radcliff grounded into a double play (S.Snead to B.Wright to L.Lindsay) [J.Bissant out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead singled; F.Wilson singled to pitcher [S.Snead to third (error by W.Cornelius), F.Wilson to second]; T.Christopher out on unknown play [S.Snead scored (unearned)]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 2ND: G.JESSUP REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING); J.Britton singled; B.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; G.Daniels out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Bissant singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play [J.Bissant to second]; E.Young singled [J.Bissant scored]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: T.Christopher singled to second base [T.Christopher to second (error by H.Smith)]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup doubled; L.Davenport walked; R.DAVIS REPLACED G.DANIELS (PITCHING); R.Wyatt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Young singled to shortstop [E.Young to second (error by S.Snead)]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled; L.Lindsay singled [T.Christopher to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: B.Wright out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: J.Ray walked; J.Ray was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Young singled; E.Young was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); A.Pennington singled; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: T.Christopher singled; G.Jessup threw a wild pitch [T.Christopher scored (unearned) (error by E.Young)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Clowns 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 1 6 3 6 Clowns 2 7 1 5
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