Cleveland Buckeyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 10 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Rainey Bibbs 2b 3 1 3 0 0 2 3 George Jefferson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 Sam Jethroe 3b, 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 Buddy Armour lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Willie Grace cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 Billy Horne ss 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 Parnell Woods ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 John Brown pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Burch c 2 0 1 1 1 8 2 Eugene Bremer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Jefferson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 29 2 7 1 4 1 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Archie Ware, Billy Horne, Willie Jefferson. BATTING - 2B: Rainey Bibbs 3. SH: Willie Grace, Billy Horne. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Buddy Armour. CS: Walter Burch. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Jack Marshall ss 4 2 2 0 0 3 4 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Rafael Cabrera cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Hairston c 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 Armando Vazquez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 12 2 Hoss Walker 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Fermin Valdes 2b 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 Willie Burns p 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 Totals 31 3 10 3 0 8 27 16 BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston. GDP: Hoss Walker. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Leovigildo Xiques. CS: Johnny Ray, Fermin Valdes. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson L 8 10 3 3 0 8 0 31 Totals 8 10 3 3 0 8 0 31 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Burns W 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 35 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 35 WP: Willie Burns 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Stradling, 1B - Ware Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/1/1944 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Cin-Ind 1. J.Crutchfield rf J.Ray rf 2. R.Bibbs 2b J.Marshall ss 3. A.Ware 1b L.Xiques lf 4. S.Jethroe 3b R.Cabrera cf 5. B.Armour lf S.Hairston c 6. W.Grace cf A.Vazquez 1b 7. B.Horne ss H.Walker 3b 8. W.Burch c F.Valdes 2b 9. W.Jefferson p W.Burns p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; A.Ware out on unknown play [R.Bibbs to third]; W.Burns threw a wild pitch [R.Bibbs scored]; S.Jethroe walked; B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Cabrera singled [J.Marshall to second]; S.Hairston doubled [J.Marshall scored, R.Cabrera scored]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace singled; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Grace to second]; W.Burch singled to left field (L.Xiques to F.Valdes) [W.Grace scored, W.Burch out at second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Valdes singled; F.Valdes was caught stealing second (W.Burch to B.Horne); W.Burns singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; A.Ware singled to right field (J.Ray to S.Hairston) [R.Bibbs out at home]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 3RD: J.Marshall singled; L.Xiques out on unknown play [J.Marshall to second]; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled to left field [J.Marshall scored]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Armour walked; W.Grace out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Armour to second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; W.Burns out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Xiques singled; L.Xiques stole second; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; H.Walker grounded into a double play (W.Jefferson to B.Horne to A.Ware) [A.Vazquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; W.Burch walked; W.Burch was caught stealing second (S.Hairston to J.Marshall); W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 7TH: G.JEFFERSON REPLACED R.BIBBS (PLAYING 3B); S.JETHROE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); F.Valdes out on unknown play; W.Burns out on unknown play; J.Ray singled; J.Ray was caught stealing second (W.Burch to B.Horne); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 8TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. BUCKEYES 9TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; B.Armour stole second; W.Grace out on unknown play; P.WOODS BATTED FOR B.HORNE; W.Burns threw a wild pitch [B.Armour to third]; P.Woods walked; J.BROWN RAN FOR P.WOODS; E.BREMER BATTED FOR W.BURCH; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 7 0 6 Clowns 3 10 0 4
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