Cleveland Buckeyes 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 11 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Thad Christopher lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson ph, lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theolic Smith cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 Duke Cleveland rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 Marshall Riddle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Parnell Woods ph, 3b 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Billy Horne ss 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 Raymond Taylor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Britt ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Willie Jefferson p 3 0 2 0 0 1 4 Totals 29 3 6 3 0 3 19 9 BATTING - 2B: Parnell Woods. SH: Duke Cleveland. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 2 3 0 10 1 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 Howard Easterling 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Ray Brown rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 3b 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Johnny Wright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 28 4 11 4 1 1 21 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Joe Spencer. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling. 3B: Ray Brown. SH: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson L 6.1 11 4 4 1 1 0 30 Totals 6.1 11 4 4 1 1 0 30 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 7 6 3 2 0 3 0 30 Totals 7 6 3 2 0 3 0 30 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: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/11/1943, 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. D.Cleveland rf J.Gibson c 5. M.Riddle 2b H.Easterling 2b 6. A.Ware 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Horne ss R.Brown rf 8. R.Taylor c J.Spencer 3b 9. W.Jefferson p J.Wright p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled; T.Smith singled [T.Christopher to third, T.Smith to second (on throw)]; D.Cleveland flied to V.Harris [T.Christopher scored, T.Smith scored]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware lined to J.Benjamin; B.Horne out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright singled; V.Harris forced J.Wright (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to first]; J.Benjamin singled [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard doubled to right field [V.Harris scored, J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 2. BUCKEYES 4TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled; M.Riddle reached on a fielder's choice [D.Cleveland to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown tripled to right field [H.Easterling scored]; J.Spencer walked; J.Wright out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: G.BRITT BATTED FOR R.TAYLOR; G.Britt out on unknown play; W.Jefferson singled; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; J.JOHNSON BATTED FOR T.CHRISTOPHER; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: J.JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); G.BRITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Grays 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: T.Smith reached on an error by J.Spencer [T.Smith to first]; D.Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Smith to second]; P.WOODS BATTED FOR M.RIDDLE; P.Woods doubled [T.Smith scored (unearned)]; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: S.JETHROE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); P.WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead was caught stealing second (G.Britt to B.Horne); R.Brown singled; J.Spencer singled [R.Brown to second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: G.Britt out on unknown play; W.Jefferson singled; S.Jethroe reached on a fielder's choice [W.Jefferson to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled to center field; B.Leonard singled to right field [J.Benjamin scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 3 6 0 6 Grays 4 11 1 7
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