Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 1 Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 2 8 2 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Willie Grace ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 John Brown pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilbert King ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Lloyd Davenport cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sam Jethroe c 4 0 0 0 0 8 2 Buddy Armour lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parnell Woods ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Rainey Bibbs 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Willie Jefferson p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 1 3 1 1 2 24 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Rainey Bibbs. BATTING - HBP: Wilbert King. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Wilbert King. CS: Willie Jefferson. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Minor cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Jesse Douglas 2b 4 0 2 1 0 4 2 John Bissant lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 Sam Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 13 0 Herb Barnhill c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Nat Rogers rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Willie Wells ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Johnny Smith p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 32 2 8 2 0 6 27 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Jesse Douglas, Johnny Smith. BATTING - 2B: Clyde Nelson, Sam Jackson. 3B: George Minor. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Jesse Douglas 2. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson L 8 8 2 2 0 6 0 32 Totals 8 8 2 2 0 6 0 32 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Smith W 9 3 1 0 1 2 0 33 Totals 9 3 1 0 1 2 0 33 HBP: Johnny Smith. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poole, 1B - Remo Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 1400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/31/1944 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Chicago 1. J.Crutchfield rf G.Minor cf 2. W.King ss J.Douglas 2b 3. L.Davenport cf J.Bissant lf 4. S.Jethroe c C.Nelson 3b 5. B.Armour lf S.Jackson 1b 6. A.Ware 1b H.Barnhill c 7. R.Bibbs 3b N.Rogers rf 8. J.Cowan 2b W.Wells ss 9. W.Jefferson p J.Smith p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Jefferson singled to center field; W.Jefferson was caught stealing second (H.Barnhill to J.Douglas); J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: N.Rogers out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: W.King out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: G.Minor tripled to center field; J.Douglas singled to center field [G.Minor scored]; J.Bissant struck out; J.Douglas was caught stealing second (S.Jethroe to W.King); C.Nelson singled; S.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 5TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled; W.Wells out on unknown play; J.Smith singled [N.Rogers to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; W.King reached on an error by J.Douglas [W.King to first]; W.King stole second; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas singled; J.Douglas was caught stealing second (S.Jethroe to J.Cowan); J.Bissant was called out on strikes; C.Nelson doubled to right field; S.Jackson doubled [C.Nelson scored]; H.Barnhill grounded out (W.King to A.Ware); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2. BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: N.Rogers reached on an error by R.Bibbs [N.Rogers to first]; W.Wells reached on a fielder's choice [N.Rogers to second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2. BUCKEYES 8TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Am. Giants 2. BUCKEYES 9TH: W.GRACE BATTED FOR J.CRUTCHFIELD; W.Grace singled; J.BROWN RAN FOR W.GRACE; W.King was hit by a pitch [J.Brown to second]; L.Davenport popped to H.Barnhill in foul territory; S.Jethroe reached on an error by J.Smith [J.Brown to third, W.King to second, S.Jethroe to first]; P.WOODS BATTED FOR B.ARMOUR; P.Woods flied to N.Rogers [J.Brown scored (unearned), W.King to third, S.Jethroe to second]; A.Ware flied to G.Minor; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 1 3 1 5 Am. Giants 2 8 2 6
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