Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Homestead Grays 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Thad Christopher lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Henry Turner c 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 Duke Cleveland cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theolic Smith ph, cf 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 Johnny Hundley rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson ph, rf 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 Billy Horne ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 0 0 0 13 1 Marshall Riddle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Alonzo Boone p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 2 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sam Jethroe, Billy Horne, Archie Ware 2, Marshall Riddle, Alonzo Boone. BATTING - 2B: Sam Jethroe, Henry Turner, Theolic Smith. 3B: Johnny Johnson. SH: Billy Horne. Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 13 0 Josh Gibson rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Howard Easterling 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 Jud Wilson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Robert Gaston c 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 Spoon Carter p 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 Totals 31 5 9 5 6 2 27 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - HR: Vic Harris. GDP: Jerry Benjamin, Jud Wilson. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Boone L 8 9 5 5 6 2 1 37 Totals 8 9 5 5 6 2 1 37 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 6 3 3 2 2 0 35 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 2 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 300 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/10/1943, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Homestead 1. S.Jethroe 3b V.Harris lf 2. T.Christopher lf J.Benjamin cf 3. H.Turner c B.Leonard 1b 4. D.Cleveland cf J.Gibson rf 5. J.Hundley rf H.Easterling 2b 6. B.Horne ss S.Bankhead ss 7. A.Ware 1b J.Wilson 3b 8. M.Riddle 2b R.Gaston c 9. A.Boone p S.Carter p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris homered; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Wilson singled [S.Bankhead to second]; R.Gaston walked [S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris singled [S.Bankhead scored, J.Wilson scored, R.Gaston to third, V.Harris to second (on throw)]; J.Benjamin singled [R.Gaston scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; A.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 3RD: J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to second]; J.Wilson grounded into a double play (A.Boone to S.Jethroe to A.Ware) [J.Gibson out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 4TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; H.Turner singled to right field [H.Turner to second (error by J.Gibson)]; T.SMITH BATTED FOR D.CLEVELAND; T.Smith walked; J.JOHNSON BATTED FOR J.HUNDLEY; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: T.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J.JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.Gaston walked; S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris walked [R.Gaston to second]; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (M.Riddle to B.Horne to A.Ware) [V.Harris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 5TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Boone out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled; H.Turner doubled [T.Christopher scored]; T.Smith doubled [H.Turner scored]; J.Johnson tripled [T.Smith scored]; B.Horne out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; S.Carter walked; V.Harris walked [S.Carter to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; A.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Jethroe doubled; T.Christopher out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; R.Gaston out on unknown play; S.Carter singled [J.Wilson to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Johnson walked; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 3 6 0 5 Grays 5 9 1 8
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