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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 20, 1943 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 1   -   4 11  1
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  4  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        5   1   1    0     0         2   4
Lloyd Davenport cf                    5   0   3    1     0         5   0
Johnny Smith lf                       5   0   1    0     0         3   0
Ed Young 1b                           2   0   0    0     1        12   0
Art Pennington 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Bill Charter 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Willie Ferrell rf                     4   2   2    0     0         3   0
Willie Cornelius p                    3   1   2    2     0         0   2
Totals                               36   4  11    3     1   1    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Charter. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ralph Wyatt, Willie Cornelius. 
SH:  Willie Cornelius. 
HBP:  Ed Young. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Charter. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Billy Horne ss                        4   0   0    0     0   0     3   2
Marshall Riddle 2b                    4   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   2    0     0   0     2   4
Thad Christopher c                    4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Duke Cleveland lf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Johnny Hundley rf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     4   1
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   1   0    0     0   0     2   1
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   0    0     0   0    13   1
Eugene Bremer p                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               33   2   4    0     0   0    27  15

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Archie Ware. 
PB: 1.  Thad Christopher. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Parnell Woods. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius W                   9       4   2    0   0   0   0  33
Totals                               9       4   2    0   0   0   0  33

BK:  Willie Cornelius. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Bremer L                      9      11   4    3   1   1   0  39
Totals                               9      11   4    3   1   1   0  39

HBP:  Eugene Bremer. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 8000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/20/1943, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Cleveland Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Cleveland                     
1. R.Wyatt             ss        B.Horne             ss        
2. L.Davenport         cf        M.Riddle            2b        
3. J.Smith             lf        P.Woods             3b        
4. E.Young             1b        T.Christopher       c         
5. A.Pennington        2b        D.Cleveland         lf        
6. T.Radcliffe         c         J.Hundley           rf        
7. B.Charter           3b        S.Jethroe           cf        
8. W.Ferrell           rf        A.Ware              1b        
9. W.Cornelius         p         E.Bremer            p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled;
J.Smith singled to left field (D.Cleveland to P.Woods)
[L.Davenport out at third]; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; P.Woods singled; T.Christopher reached on a
fielder's choice [P.Woods to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington singled to center field (S.Jethroe
to B.Horne) [A.Pennington out at second]; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Hundley out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Ferrell out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out
on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: E.Bremer out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Smith out on
unknown play; E.Young walked; A.Pennington out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Buckeyes 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: T.Radcliffe singled; B.Charter forced
T.Radcliffe (unknown fielder) [B.Charter to first]; B.Charter
stole second; W.Ferrell reached on a fielder's choice (unknown
fielder) [B.Charter out at third, W.Ferrell to second];
W.Cornelius singled [W.Ferrell scored]; R.Wyatt doubled
[W.Cornelius to third]; T.Christopher allowed a passed ball
[W.Cornelius scored, R.Wyatt to third]; L.Davenport singled
[R.Wyatt scored (unearned)]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: J.Hundley singled; S.Jethroe forced J.Hundley
(unknown fielder) [S.Jethroe to first]; A.Ware out on unknown
play; E.Bremer singled [S.Jethroe to second]; W.Cornelius balked
[S.Jethroe to third, E.Bremer to second]; B.Horne reached on an
error by B.Charter [S.Jethroe scored (unearned) (no RBI),
E.Bremer scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Horne to first]; M.Riddle
out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3,
Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: E.Young reached on an error by A.Ware [E.Young
to first]; A.Pennington flied to D.Cleveland; 45-minute argument
ensued with Chicago players and manager claiming Cleveland
trapped the ball; Two Chicago players were ejected but were
allowed to remain in the game because Chicago claimed they had
no replacement players available.; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 3, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 6TH: P.Woods singled; P.Woods stole second;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown
play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 3, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Ferrell singled; W.Cornelius out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Ferrell to second]; R.Wyatt
out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [W.Ferrell to third];
J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
3, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Young was hit by a pitch; A.Pennington out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; B.Charter out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 8TH: 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.
 Am. Giants 3, Buckeyes 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: W.Ferrell singled; W.Cornelius doubled
[W.Ferrell scored]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 9TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; D.Cleveland
out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       4  11   1   8
 Buckeyes         2   4   1   4


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