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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3 Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Cincinnati Clowns                   0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  9  4
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 x   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Cincinnati Clowns                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    0     1         0   1
Johnny Ray cf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Sylvester Snead ss                    4   0   1    0     0         3   1
Thad Christopher lf                   4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Leonard Lindsay 1b                    4   0   1    0     0         9   1
Goose Tatum rf                        4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Buster Haywood c                      4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Charlie Harris 2b                     4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     3   0   1    0     0         0   1
  Fred Wilson ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   0   9    0     1   4    24   4

FIELDING -
E: 4.  John Britton, Sylvester Snead, Leonard Lindsay, Roosevelt Davis. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  10


Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Billy Horne ss                        4   0   0    0     0         1   8
Marshall Riddle 2b                    4   0   0    1     0         4   5
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   1    0     0        10   0
Johnny Hundley rf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Quincy Smith lf                       3   1   1    0     1         3   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   1   1    0     1         4   0
Theolic Smith p                       3   0   2    1     0         0   0
Totals                               33   3   7    2     2   4    27  14


BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Cincinnati Clowns                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    8       7   3    2   2   4   0  35
Totals                               8       7   3    2   2   4   0  35


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith W                      9       9   0    0   1   4   0  37
Totals                               9       9   0    0   1   4   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B -  Banaham, 2B -  , 3B - Jimmy Thompson

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/30/1943, game 1 -- Cincinnati Clowns at
Cleveland Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati                    Cleveland                     
1. J.Britton           3b        B.Horne             ss        
2. J.Ray               cf        M.Riddle            2b        
3. S.Snead             ss        P.Woods             3b        
4. T.Christopher       lf        S.Jethroe           cf        
5. L.Lindsay           1b        A.Ware              1b        
6. G.Tatum             rf        J.Hundley           rf        
7. B.Haywood           c         Q.Smith             lf        
8. C.Harris            2b        R.Taylor            c         
9. R.Davis             p         T.Smith             p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Britton walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out
on unknown play; T.Christopher singled [J.Britton to second];
L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: B.Horne reached on an error by J.Britton [B.Horne
to first]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; P.Woods singled
[B.Horne to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Hundley reached on an error by S.Snead
[J.Hundley to first]; Q.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out
on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; L.Lindsay singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: On a bunt S.Jethroe singled to pitcher [S.Jethroe
scored (unearned) (error by R.Davis) (error by L.Lindsay)];
A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play;
Q.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Buckeyes 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: R.Taylor walked; T.Smith singled [R.Taylor to
second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns
0, Buckeyes 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Ray singled;
S.Snead out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 6TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; B.Haywood singled; On a bunt C.Harris singled
[B.Haywood to second]; R.Davis singled to center field
[B.Haywood to third, C.Harris to second]; J.Britton flied to
S.Jethroe; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 7TH: Q.Smith singled; R.Taylor singled [Q.Smith to
second]; T.Smith singled [Q.Smith scored, R.Taylor to third];
B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle flied to unknown fielder
[R.Taylor scored]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 3.

CLOWNS 8TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead singled;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware singled;
J.Hundley out on unknown play; Q.Smith walked [A.Ware to
second]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Buckeyes 3.

CLOWNS 9TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled;
C.Harris singled [B.Haywood to second]; F.WILSON BATTED FOR
R.DAVIS; F.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Buckeyes 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           0   9   4  10
 Buckeyes         3   7   0   8


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