Cincinnati Clowns 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 3 0 1 x - 4 6 1 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Britton 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Johnny Ray cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Sylvester Snead ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 Thad Christopher lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Fred Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Buster Haywood c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Barney Higdon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Charlie Harris 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 21 2 4 2 1 0 18 4 FIELDING - E: 1. Sylvester Snead. BATTING - SH: Johnny Ray 2, Sylvester Snead. Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Sylvester Snead, Goose Tatum. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Lyles 3b 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 Billy Horne ss 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 Marshall Riddle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 Sam Jethroe cf 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 1 1 0 11 1 Johnny Hundley rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Quincy Smith lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Raymond Taylor c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Eugene Bremer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 22 4 6 4 0 1 21 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Raymond Taylor. BATTING - 2B: Sam Jethroe. 3B: Sam Jethroe. SH: Marshall Riddle. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - SB: John Lyles, Sam Jethroe. CS: Sam Jethroe. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Wilson L 6 6 4 3 0 1 0 23 Totals 6 6 4 3 0 1 0 23 Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Bremer W 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 25 Totals 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 25 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 1:30 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/30/1943, game 2 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Cleveland Buckeyes (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Cleveland 1. J.Britton 3b J.Lyles 3b 2. J.Ray cf B.Horne ss 3. S.Snead ss M.Riddle 2b 4. T.Christopher lf S.Jethroe cf 5. F.Wilson p A.Ware 1b 6. L.Lindsay 1b J.Hundley rf 7. B.Haywood c Q.Smith lf 8. G.Tatum rf R.Taylor c 9. C.Harris 2b E.Bremer p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Britton singled; J.Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second]; S.Snead singled [J.Britton to third]; T.Christopher flied to J.Hundley in foul territory [J.Britton scored]; S.Snead was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to B.Horne); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 2ND: F.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: S.Jethroe singled; S.Jethroe was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to S.Snead); A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 3RD: G.Tatum out on unknown play; C.Harris reached on an error by R.Taylor [C.Harris to third]; J.Britton singled [C.Harris scored (unearned)]; J.Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second]; S.Snead out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: Q.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 0. CLOWNS 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Lyles singled; B.Horne singled to left field [J.Lyles to second]; M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Lyles to third, B.Horne to second]; S.Jethroe doubled to right field [J.Lyles scored, B.Horne scored]; S.Jethroe stole third; A.Ware singled to right field (G.Tatum to S.Snead) [S.Jethroe scored, A.Ware out at second]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 3. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; G.Tatum was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to M.Riddle); C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: Q.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 3. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Ray walked; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Ray to second]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Lyles reached on an error by S.Snead [J.Lyles to first]; J.Lyles stole second; B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled to center field [J.Lyles scored (unearned)]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 4. CLOWNS 7TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; B.HIGDON BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; B.Higdon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Buckeyes 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 4 1 2 Buckeyes 4 6 1 1
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