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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3 Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 4, 1943 (D) at Victory Field, Indianapolis IN
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  1 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  5  2
Cincinnati Clowns                   0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  3  1

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Billy Horne ss                        4   1   1    0     0         4   2
Marshall Riddle 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         1   5
Sam Jethroe 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Duke Cleveland cf                     4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        12   1
Johnny Johnson rf                     3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Theolic Smith p                       3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               32   3   5    2     2   2    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Archie Ware, Johnny Johnson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Thad Christopher. 
HR:  Thad Christopher. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Billy Horne, Marshall Riddle, Duke Cleveland. 
CS:  Johnny Johnson. 

Cincinnati Clowns                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Britton 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         2   5
Leroy Morney ss                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Fred Wilson rf                        2   1   1    0     2         4   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Sylvester Snead lf                    4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Johnny Ray cf                         4   1   0    0     0         6   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    0     0         2   1
Henry Smith 2b                        3   0   0    1     0         1   2
Luis Pillot p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   2   3    2     2   3    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leroy Morney. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Britton. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith W                      9       3   2    0   2   3   0  33
Totals                               9       3   2    0   2   3   0  33


Cincinnati Clowns                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Pillot L                        9       5   3    3   2   2   1  34
Totals                               9       5   3    3   2   2   1  34



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Umpires: HP -  Gill, 1B -  Hannibal

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 7000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/4/1943, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at
Cincinnati Clowns (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Cincinnati                    
1. B.Horne             ss        J.Britton           3b        
2. M.Riddle            2b        L.Morney            ss        
3. S.Jethroe           3b        F.Wilson            rf        
4. D.Cleveland         cf        G.Tatum             1b        
5. T.Christopher       lf        S.Snead             lf        
6. A.Ware              1b        J.Ray               cf        
7. J.Johnson           rf        P.Bassett           c         
8. R.Taylor            c         H.Smith             2b        
9. T.Smith             p         L.Pillot            p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Horne singled; M.Riddle walked [B.Horne to
second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland forced
M.Riddle (unknown fielder) [B.Horne to third, D.Cleveland to
first]; B.Horne stole home and D.Cleveland stole second;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 1, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST: J.Britton singled; J.Britton stole second; L.Morney
out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; G.Tatum out on unknown
play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 1, Clowns 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked;
R.Taylor out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: J.Ray reached on an error by A.Ware [J.Ray to
first]; P.Bassett singled [J.Ray to third]; H.Smith out on
unknown play [J.Ray scored (unearned)]; L.Pillot out on unknown
play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle reached on
an error by L.Morney [M.Riddle to first]; M.Riddle stole second;
S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: L.Morney out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 1, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: T.Christopher homered; A.Ware out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; R.Taylor singled; T.Smith
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Pillot out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 6TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; T.Christopher
tripled; A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled
[T.Christopher scored]; J.Johnson was caught stealing second
(P.Bassett to H.Smith); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 3,
Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked;
G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 7TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; T.Smith out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 8TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Pillot out on unknown play; J.Britton out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

BUCKEYES 9TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: F.Wilson singled to right field [F.Wilson to second
(error by J.Johnson)]; G.Tatum out on unknown play [F.Wilson to
third]; S.Snead out on unknown play [F.Wilson scored
(unearned)]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Clowns 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         3   5   2   4
 Clowns           2   3   1   4


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