Cleveland Buckeyes 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 1 Homestead Grays 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 x - 9 12 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 Thad Christopher lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Johnny Hundley rf 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 Duke Cleveland cf 5 1 2 1 0 4 0 Henry Turner c 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 Marshall Riddle 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 Billy Horne ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 1 1 0 11 2 Johnny Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theolic Smith p 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 Totals 41 5 13 5 2 3 24 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Duke Cleveland. BATTING - 2B: Sam Jethroe, Johnny Hundley, Archie Ware. HBP: Johnny Hundley. Team LOB: 12 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 3 3 0 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 0 0 2 9 0 Josh Gibson c 4 2 2 2 1 6 1 Howard Easterling 2b 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 Jud Wilson 3b 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 Edsall Walker rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cool Papa Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ray Brown p, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 9 12 7 6 3 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris 2, Jerry Benjamin. 3B: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Theolic Smith L 8 12 9 8 6 3 0 43 Totals 8 12 9 8 6 3 0 43 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown 5 8 5 5 1 1 0 26 Spoon Carter W 4 5 0 0 1 2 0 18 Totals 9 13 5 5 2 3 0 44 HBP: Ray Brown. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/11/1943, 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. J.Hundley rf B.Leonard 1b 4. D.Cleveland cf J.Gibson c 5. H.Turner c H.Easterling 2b 6. M.Riddle 2b S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Horne ss J.Wilson 3b 8. A.Ware 1b E.Walker rf 9. T.Smith p R.Brown p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe doubled; T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Riddle singled; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware doubled [M.Riddle scored]; T.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling singled [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead forced H.Easterling (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to third, S.Bankhead to first]; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Wilson out on unknown play [J.Gibson scored]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Hundley doubled; D.Cleveland singled [J.Hundley scored]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled; J.Benjamin singled [V.Harris to third]; J.Benjamin stole second [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling walked [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: M.Riddle singled; B.Horne walked [M.Riddle to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe singled [M.Riddle scored, B.Horne to second]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; R.Brown singled; V.Harris singled [R.Brown to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: J.Hundley was hit by a pitch; D.Cleveland reached on a fielder's choice [J.Hundley to second]; H.Turner out on unknown play [J.Hundley to third, D.Cleveland to second]; M.Riddle out on unknown play [J.Hundley scored]; B.Horne singled [D.Cleveland scored]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Wilson reached on an error by D.Cleveland [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to first]; C.BELL BATTED FOR E.WALKER; C.Bell out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 5. BUCKEYES 6TH: R.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); S.CARTER REPLACED C.BELL (PITCHING); T.Smith walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled [T.Smith to second]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled [T.Smith to third, T.Christopher to second]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris doubled; J.Benjamin doubled [V.Harris scored, J.Benjamin to third (on throw)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson popped to A.Ware in foul territory [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 7. BUCKEYES 7TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: J.Wilson singled; S.Carter out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; V.Harris singled to left field [J.Wilson to second]; J.Benjamin tripled to left field [J.Wilson scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 9. BUCKEYES 8TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe singled; T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Hundley singled [S.Jethroe to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 9. GRAYS 8TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 9. BUCKEYES 9TH: H.Turner singled; M.Riddle out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; J.JOHNSON BATTED FOR A.WARE; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 5 13 1 12 Grays 9 12 0 10
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