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

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1943 (D) at Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH
Regular-Season game

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



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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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