Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 5 12 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 7 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilbert King ss 4 1 2 1 1 3 5 Archie Ware 1b 5 1 1 1 0 13 0 Sam Jethroe 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 Willie Grace rf 4 1 3 2 0 2 0 Buddy Armour lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 4 5 Jesse Williams c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 John Brown p 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 5 12 5 3 3 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 3. Wilbert King 3, Archie Ware 2, Johnnie Cowan 2. E: 1. Wilbert King. BATTING - 2B: Willie Grace. 3B: Wilbert King. Team LOB: 11 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Sam Bankhead p 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 1 0 10 0 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 Ray Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 Ray Battle ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Totals 32 5 7 5 3 1 24 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Ray Battle. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. HR: Josh Gibson, Dave Hoskins, Jud Wilson. GDP: Jud Wilson, Ray Battle. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Brown 8 7 5 4 3 1 3 35 Totals 8 7 5 4 3 1 3 35 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Bankhead 8 12 5 5 3 3 0 40 Totals 8 12 5 5 3 3 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Meyers, 1B - Haas, 2B - , 3B - Cohen Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/13/1944 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Homestead 1. W.King ss V.Harris lf 2. A.Ware 1b S.Bankhead p 3. S.Jethroe 3b B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Davenport cf J.Gibson c 5. W.Grace rf D.Hoskins rf 6. B.Armour lf R.Brown cf 7. J.Cowan 2b J.Wilson 3b 8. J.Williams c R.Battle ss 9. J.Brown p J.Jackson 2b BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.King walked; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [W.King to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: W.King out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Wilson homered; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: L.Davenport walked; W.Grace singled [L.Davenport to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan walked [L.Davenport to third, W.Grace to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead reached on an error by W.King [S.Bankhead to first]; B.Leonard doubled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins walked; R.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [B.Leonard to third, D.Hoskins to second]; J.Wilson grounded into a double play (W.King to J.Cowan to A.Ware) [R.Brown out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Grays 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: W.King singled; A.Ware forced W.King (unknown fielder) [A.Ware to first]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [A.Ware to second]; W.Grace doubled [A.Ware scored, L.Davenport scored]; B.Armour singled [W.Grace scored]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle walked; J.Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [R.Battle to second]; V.Harris walked [R.Battle to third, J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead lined into a double play (W.King to J.Cowan) [J.Jackson out at second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Brown singled; W.King out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson homered; D.Hoskins homered; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 4. BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Grays 4. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Brown singled; W.King tripled [J.Brown scored]; A.Ware singled [W.King scored]; S.Jethroe reached on an error by R.Battle [A.Ware to second, S.Jethroe to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled [B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [B.Leonard to third, D.Hoskins to second]; J.Wilson singled [B.Leonard scored, D.Hoskins to third, R.Brown to second]; R.Battle grounded into a double play (W.King to A.Ware) [J.Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 5 12 1 11 Grays 5 7 1 6
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