Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 8 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 2 7 1 2 1 24 1 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson. SH: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 6 Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Avelino Canizares ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Sam Jethroe cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Grace rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Quincy Trouppe c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buddy Armour lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Eugene Bremer p 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 Totals 33 4 8 3 3 0 27 7 BATTING - 2B: Quincy Trouppe, Buddy Armour, Eugene Bremer. HR: Willie Grace. IW: Buddy Armour, Johnnie Cowan. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Buddy Armour. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright L 8 8 4 3 3 0 1 36 Totals 8 8 4 3 3 0 1 36 Johnny Wright pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning WP: Johnny Wright 2. IW: Johnny Wright 2. Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Bremer W 9 7 2 2 2 1 0 35 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 1 0 35 BK: Eugene Bremer. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B - Jimmy Thompson, 2B - Mo Harris, 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 15000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/16/1945 -- Homestead Grays at Cleveland Buckeyes (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Cleveland 1. C.Bell lf A.Canizares ss 2. J.Benjamin cf A.Ware 1b 3. D.Hoskins rf S.Jethroe cf 4. B.Leonard 1b P.Woods 3b 5. J.Gibson c W.Grace rf 6. S.Bankhead ss Q.Trouppe c 7. R.Battle 3b B.Armour lf 8. J.Jackson 2b J.Cowan 2b 9. J.Wright p E.Bremer p GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Hoskins walked; B.Leonard singled [D.Hoskins to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: A.Canizares singled; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Jackson walked; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was picked off first (unknown fielder); D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Cowan out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; A.Canizares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard singled to right field; J.Gibson doubled to left field [B.Leonard to third]; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice (A.Canizares unassisted) [J.Gibson out at second]; J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson flied to S.Jethroe [B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson singled to pitcher [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Wright grounded out (E.Bremer to A.Ware); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell singled to second base; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (E.Bremer to A.Ware) [C.Bell to second]; D.Hoskins struck out (E.Bremer to A.Ware) [C.Bell to third]; E.Bremer balked [C.Bell scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 5TH: Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 6TH: E.Bremer singled; J.Wright threw a wild pitch [E.Bremer to second]; A.Canizares out on unknown play; A.Ware walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 0. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 7TH: W.Grace homered to rightfield; Q.Trouppe grounded out (J.Wright to B.Leonard); B.Armour doubled to center field; J.Cowan popped to J.Wilson; E.Bremer reached on an error by J.Jackson [B.Armour scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Bremer to first]; A.Canizares singled to left field [E.Bremer to second]; A.Ware flied to D.Hoskins; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 2. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled to center field; B.Leonard forced D.Hoskins (J.Cowan to A.Canizares) [B.Leonard to first]; J.Gibson forced B.Leonard (A.Canizares to J.Cowan) [J.Gibson to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 2. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 9TH: Q.Trouppe doubled to center field; J.Wright threw a wild pitch [Q.Trouppe to third]; B.Armour was walked intentionally; B.Armour stole second; J.Cowan was walked intentionally; E.Bremer doubled to right field [Q.Trouppe scored, B.Armour scored, J.Cowan to third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Buckeyes 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 7 1 6 Buckeyes 4 8 0 8
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