Cleveland Buckeyes 6 2 0 0 0 - 8 11 0 Homestead Grays 0 2 3 2 0 - 7 11 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Thad Christopher lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Turner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theolic Smith cf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Hundley rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Alonzo Boone ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 1 2 3 0 0 8 0 Marshall Riddle 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Raymond Taylor c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Satchel Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Eugene Bremer p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 24 8 11 8 1 0 14 6 BATTING - 2B: Alonzo Boone. 3B: Johnny Hundley, Archie Ware, Marshall Riddle. SH: Johnny Hundley, Marshall Riddle, Satchel Davis. Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 6 0 Josh Gibson rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Howard Easterling 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 Sam Bankhead ss 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 Matt Carlisle 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Robert Gaston c 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 Lefty Mellix p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 Totals 22 7 11 7 3 0 15 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Matt Carlisle. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson. SH: Matt Carlisle, Robert Gaston. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Davis W 3 7 5 5 3 0 0 19 Eugene Bremer SV 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 Totals 4.2 11 7 7 3 0 0 27 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Mellix L 1 6 6 6 1 0 0 10 Edsall Walker 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 18 Totals 5 11 8 8 1 0 0 28 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 2 -- 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. T.Smith cf B.Leonard 1b 4. J.Hundley rf J.Gibson rf 5. A.Boone ss H.Easterling 2b 6. A.Ware 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. M.Riddle 2b M.Carlisle 3b 8. R.Taylor c R.Gaston c 9. S.Davis p L.Mellix p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe singled; T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Smith walked [S.Jethroe to second]; J.Hundley tripled [S.Jethroe scored, T.Smith scored]; A.Boone doubled [J.Hundley scored]; A.Ware singled [A.Boone scored]; M.Riddle tripled [A.Ware scored]; R.Taylor singled [M.Riddle scored]; S.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Taylor to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: E.WALKER REPLACED L.MELLIX (PITCHING); T.Christopher singled; T.Smith singled [T.Christopher to second]; J.Hundley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Christopher to third, T.Smith to second]; A.Boone out on unknown play; A.Ware tripled [T.Christopher scored, T.Smith scored]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead walked [H.Easterling to second]; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Easterling to third, S.Bankhead to second]; R.Gaston walked; E.Walker singled [H.Easterling scored, S.Bankhead scored, R.Gaston to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: R.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson doubled [B.Leonard scored]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson scored]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Gaston singled [S.Bankhead to second]; E.Walker singled [S.Bankhead scored, R.Gaston to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 4TH: T.Christopher singled; T.Smith out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; A.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: H.TURNER REPLACED T.CHRISTOPHER (PLAYING LF); E.BREMER REPLACED S.DAVIS (PITCHING); J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play [B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored]; S.Bankhead was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to M.Riddle); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 7. BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware reached on an error by M.Carlisle [A.Ware to first]; M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Ware to second]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; E.Bremer singled [A.Ware to third]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 7. GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle singled; R.Gaston out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Carlisle to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 8 11 0 5 Grays 7 11 1 6
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