Chicago American Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 6 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 6 7 2 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilbert King ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Sam Jackson ph, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Williams 3b, ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Smith rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 Art Pennington lf 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 Clyde Nelson 1b, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jesse Douglas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jimmie Crutchfield cf, p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Herb Barnhill c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ollie Waldon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Shields p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cornelius p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plezack cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 5 6 4 5 3 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wilbert King, Clyde Nelson, Jesse Douglas. E: 1. Sam Jackson. BATTING - HR: Art Pennington. SH: Henry Williams. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Plezack. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Avelino Canizares ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 Parnell Woods 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 Willie Grace lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Ashby rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 George Britt c 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 John Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Bremer ph, p 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 Totals 26 6 7 5 9 4 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Johnnie Cowan, John Brown. BATTING - 2B: Eugene Bremer. SH: Avelino Canizares, George Britt. GDP: John Brown. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Avelino Canizares. CS: Archie Ware, Earl Ashby. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Charlie Shields 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 4 Willie Cornelius 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 Jimmie Crutchfield L 7.2 6 2 1 3 3 0 29 Totals 8 7 6 5 9 4 0 37 Charlie Shields pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning WP: Willie Cornelius. Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Brown 4 2 4 2 4 3 1 20 Eugene Bremer W 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 20 Totals 9 6 5 3 5 3 1 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 1160 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 4/17/1945 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cleveland Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Cleveland 1. W.King ss A.Canizares ss 2. H.Williams 3b L.Davenport cf 3. J.Smith rf A.Ware 1b 4. A.Pennington lf P.Woods 3b 5. C.Nelson 1b W.Grace lf 6. J.Douglas 2b E.Ashby rf 7. J.Crutchfield cf J.Cowan 2b 8. H.Barnhill c G.Britt c 9. C.Shields p J.Brown p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.King singled; H.Williams reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Brown [W.King to second, H.Williams to first]; J.Smith reached on an error by J.Cowan [W.King scored (no RBI), H.Williams to second, J.Smith to first]; A.Pennington homered to leftfield [H.Williams scored (unearned), J.Smith scored (unearned)]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield walked; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: A.Canizares singled; A.Canizares stole second; L.Davenport walked; A.Ware walked [A.Canizares to third, L.Davenport to second]; P.Woods walked [A.Canizares scored, L.Davenport to third, A.Ware to second]; W.CORNELIUS REPLACED C.SHIELDS (PITCHING); W.Grace out on unknown play; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [L.Davenport scored, A.Ware to third, P.Woods to second]; E.Ashby walked; J.Cowan walked [A.Ware scored, P.Woods to third, E.Ashby to second]; G.Britt walked [P.Woods scored, E.Ashby to third, J.Cowan to second]; J.CRUTCHFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PLAYING CF); J.Brown grounded into a double play (W.King to J.Douglas to C.Nelson) [G.Britt out at second]; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. AM. GIANTS 2ND: walked; stole second; W.King out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Smith walked; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Canizares out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.Nelson walked; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 3RD: P.Woods singled; W.Grace out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled (unknown fielder) [P.Woods out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. AM. GIANTS 4TH: out on unknown play; S.JACKSON BATTED FOR W.KING; S.Jackson out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 4TH: S.JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); C.NELSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); H.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); G.Britt out on unknown play; E.BREMER BATTED FOR J.BROWN; E.Bremer doubled; A.Canizares reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by S.Jackson [E.Bremer to third, A.Canizares to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Ware singled [E.Bremer scored (unearned), A.Canizares to third]; A.Ware was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 5. AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.BREMER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington walked; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 5TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; E.Ashby walked; E.Ashby was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 5. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Cowan singled; G.Britt out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Cowan to second]; E.Bremer singled [J.Cowan to third]; A.Canizares forced E.Bremer (unknown fielder) [J.Cowan scored, A.Canizares to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 6. AM. GIANTS 7TH: S.Jackson out on unknown play; H.Williams singled; J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 6. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods walked; W.Grace out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 6. AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 6. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; G.Britt out on unknown play; E.Bremer walked; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Buckeyes 6. AM. GIANTS 9TH: O.WALDON BATTED FOR H.BARNHILL; O.Waldon out on unknown play; singled; S.Jackson singled [ to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Smith singled [ scored, S.Jackson to second]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Buckeyes 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 5 6 1 8 Buckeyes 6 7 2 7
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