Cleveland Buckeyes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Cincinnati Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 5 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Billy Horne ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Marshall Riddle 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 Sam Jethroe 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 Duke Cleveland cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thad Christopher lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Johnny Johnson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Henry Turner c 3 0 1 0 0 9 1 Willie Jefferson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 2 4 2 1 4 24 7 FIELDING - PB: 1. Henry Turner. BATTING - 2B: Marshall Riddle. SH: Marshall Riddle. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Jethroe. Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Britton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Henry Merchant rf 3 1 2 1 1 2 0 Glover lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Morney lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Richard King 1b 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 Sylvester Snead 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 Johnny Ray cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 Henry Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Roosevelt Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 5 1 1 5 27 2 BATTING - 2B: John Britton. 3B: Henry Merchant. HBP: Glover, Roosevelt Davis. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: John Britton, Henry Merchant. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson L 8 5 3 3 1 5 0 32 Totals 8 5 3 3 1 5 0 32 WP: Willie Jefferson. HBP: Willie Jefferson 2. Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roosevelt Davis W 9 4 2 2 1 4 0 32 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 4 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Ward, 1B - Percy Reed Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/5/1943, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Cincinnati Clowns (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Cincinnati 1. B.Horne ss J.Britton 3b 2. M.Riddle 2b H.Merchant rf 3. S.Jethroe 3b lf 4. D.Cleveland cf G.Tatum 1b 5. T.Christopher lf S.Snead 2b 6. A.Ware 1b J.Ray cf 7. J.Johnson rf P.Bassett c 8. H.Turner c H.Smith ss 9. W.Jefferson p R.Davis p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Horne walked; M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Horne to second]; S.Jethroe singled [B.Horne scored, S.Jethroe to second (on throw)]; D.Cleveland reached on a fielder's choice [S.Jethroe to third]; T.Christopher out on unknown play [S.Jethroe scored]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Britton doubled; J.Britton stole third; H.Merchant tripled [J.Britton scored]; out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 2ND: 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 2, Clowns 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; S.Jethroe singled; S.Jethroe was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to H.Smith); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; H.Merchant stole second; was hit by a pitch; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: L.MORNEY REPLACED (PLAYING LF); L.LINDSAY REPLACED G.TATUM (PLAYING 1B); D.Cleveland out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 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: J.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Turner singled; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: 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 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Merchant singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lindsay singled [H.Merchant to third, L.Lindsay to second (on throw)]; B.HAYWOOD RAN FOR L.LINDSAY; W.Jefferson threw a wild pitch [H.Merchant scored, B.Haywood scored]; S.Snead out on unknown play; J.Ray singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: R.KING REPLACED B.HAYWOOD (PLAYING 1B); 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 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; R.Davis was hit by a pitch; H.Turner allowed a passed ball [R.Davis to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 8TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; R.King out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 9TH: M.Riddle doubled; S.Jethroe popped to S.Snead; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; T.Christopher flied to H.Merchant; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 4 0 3 Clowns 3 5 0 5
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