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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5

Game played on Tuesday, April 17, 1945 (N) at Tech Field, San Antonio TX
Exhibition game

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



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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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