Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 9 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 4 9 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf, rf 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 Ray Brown cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 1 11 1 Josh Gibson rf, c 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 Howard Easterling 2b 4 0 2 0 1 2 4 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Robert Gaston c 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 Edsall Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Lynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cool Papa Bell ph, lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 9 3 4 11 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead. E: 1. Vic Harris. PB: 1. Robert Gaston. BATTING - 2B: Howard Easterling 2. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Howard Easterling, Cool Papa Bell. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Adolphus Grimes rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Sam Jethroe cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 Parnell Woods 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Henry Turner c 4 0 2 2 0 0 12 1 Johnny Hundley lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 Billy Horne ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Marshall Riddle 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Willie Jefferson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 28 4 9 4 3 1 27 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Archie Ware. BATTING - 2B: Sam Jethroe, Parnell Woods, Archie Ware. SH: Parnell Woods, Billy Horne, Marshall Riddle. GDP: Adolphus Grimes. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Adolphus Grimes. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Lynn 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Spoon Carter 6 8 1 1 1 0 0 25 Edsall Walker L 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 8 9 4 3 3 1 0 34 Bill Lynn pitched to 2 batters in the 1st inning Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson W 9 9 3 3 4 11 0 41 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 11 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Leo Cabelof, 1B - Stryher Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/19/1943 -- Homestead Grays at Cleveland Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Cleveland 1. V.Harris lf A.Grimes rf 2. R.Brown cf S.Jethroe cf 3. B.Leonard 1b P.Woods 3b 4. J.Gibson rf H.Turner c 5. H.Easterling 2b J.Hundley lf 6. S.Bankhead ss A.Ware 1b 7. R.Gaston c B.Horne ss 8. J.Spencer 3b M.Riddle 2b 9. B.Lynn p W.Jefferson p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; V.Harris singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: A.Grimes walked; A.Grimes stole second; S.Jethroe walked; S.CARTER REPLACED B.LYNN (PITCHING); P.Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Grimes to third, S.Jethroe to second]; H.Turner singled to right field (J.Gibson to H.Easterling) [A.Grimes scored, S.Jethroe scored, H.Turner out at second]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 2. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; H.Easterling stole third; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware doubled; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Ware to third]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 2. GRAYS 3RD: S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Grimes out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods singled to right field; H.Turner singled [P.Woods to second]; J.Hundley singled to right field [P.Woods scored, H.Turner to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Horne singled; M.Riddle singled [B.Horne to second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; A.Grimes grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [M.Riddle out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. GRAYS 5TH: R.Gaston out on unknown play; J.Spencer walked; S.Carter singled [J.Spencer to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; H.Turner out on unknown play; R.Gaston allowed a passed ball [P.Woods to third]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling reached on an error by A.Ware [H.Easterling to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne walked; M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Horne to second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 3. GRAYS 7TH: R.Gaston walked; J.WILSON BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; J.Wilson singled [R.Gaston to second]; C.BELL BATTED FOR S.CARTER; C.Bell singled to left field [R.Gaston scored, J.Wilson to third]; C.Bell stole second; V.Harris popped to unknown fielder; R.Brown struck out; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled to left field [J.Wilson scored, C.Bell scored, B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 3, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.GASTON (PITCHING); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); C.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A.Grimes struck out; S.Jethroe doubled to right field [S.Jethroe to third (error by V.Harris)]; P.Woods grounded out (H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [S.Jethroe scored (unearned)]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Buckeyes 4. GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Hundley out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Buckeyes 4. GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Buckeyes 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 9 1 11 Buckeyes 4 9 1 6
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