Cleveland Buckeyes 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 Birmingham Black Barons 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 7 12 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Billy Horne 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 Jim Oliver ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 Sam Jethroe cf 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 Willie Grace rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 2 0 0 9 0 Buddy Armour lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Quincy Trouppe c 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 Johnnie Cowan 3b 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 Webbo Clarke p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 John Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Kellman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Hubert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Carswell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tommy Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 2 5 6 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Billy Horne, Jim Oliver, Archie Ware. E: 3. Archie Ware, Quincy Trouppe, Johnnie Cowan. BATTING - HR: Quincy Trouppe. GDP: John Brown. Team LOB: 10 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 1 3 0 1 3 3 Collins Jones cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 John Britton 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 1 0 1 4 4 Ed Steele rf 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 4 1 2 1 0 7 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 2 1 0 8 0 Jehosie Heard p 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 7 12 5 3 3 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Lyman Bostock. BATTING - 2B: Lyman Bostock. SH: Collins Jones. HBP: Ed Steele. IW: Ed Steele. GDP: Jehosie Heard. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Steele. CS: Pepper Bassett. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Webbo Clarke L 1.1 5 5 2 1 0 0 12 John Brown 3.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 15 Willie Hubert 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 Frank Carswell 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 8 12 7 4 3 3 0 40 HBP: John Brown. IW: John Brown. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jehosie Heard W 9 8 2 2 5 6 1 39 Totals 9 8 2 2 5 6 1 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 9000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/9/1946 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Birmingham 1. B.Horne 2b A.Wilson ss 2. J.Oliver ss C.Jones cf 3. S.Jethroe cf J.Britton 3b 4. W.Grace rf P.Davis 2b 5. A.Ware 1b E.Steele rf 6. B.Armour lf L.Lockett lf 7. Q.Trouppe c L.Bostock 1b 8. J.Cowan 3b P.Bassett c 9. W.Clarke p J.Heard p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Horne out on unknown play; J.Oliver singled; S.Jethroe walked [J.Oliver to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Ware singled [J.Oliver to third, S.Jethroe to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Britton singled to third base; P.Davis walked [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele singled to center field [J.Britton scored, P.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by Q.Trouppe), E.Steele to second (on throw)]; L.Lockett reached on an error by A.Ware [E.Steele scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Lockett to first]; L.Bostock flied to S.Jethroe; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 2ND: Q.Trouppe homered to rightfield; J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Horne singled; J.Oliver out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Heard reached on an error by J.Cowan [J.Heard to first]; A.Wilson singled [J.Heard to second]; C.Jones singled [J.Heard scored (unearned), A.Wilson to second]; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson scored, C.Jones to second]; J.BROWN REPLACED W.CLARKE (PITCHING); P.Davis flied to S.Jethroe [C.Jones to third, J.Britton to second]; E.Steele was walked intentionally; L.Lockett flied to S.Jethroe; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 3RD: L.Bostock out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled; P.Bassett was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Heard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Armour singled; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan walked [B.Armour to second]; J.Brown grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis to L.Bostock) [J.Cowan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Wilson walked; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 5TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 5TH: E.Steele was hit by a pitch; E.Steele stole second; L.Lockett struck out; L.Bostock singled to left field [E.Steele scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Heard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Ware singled to center field; B.Armour forced A.Ware (P.Davis to A.Wilson) [B.Armour to first]; Q.Trouppe singled to third base [B.Armour to second]; J.Cowan singled to center field [B.Armour scored, Q.Trouppe to second]; L.KELLMAN BATTED FOR J.BROWN; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.HUBERT REPLACED L.KELLMAN (PITCHING); A.Wilson singled; C.Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Wilson to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [A.Wilson to third]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 7TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; S.Jethroe walked; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Bostock doubled; P.Bassett singled to center field [L.Bostock scored]; F.CARSWELL REPLACED W.HUBERT (PITCHING); J.Heard grounded into a double play (J.Oliver to B.Horne to A.Ware) [P.Bassett out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 7. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Wilson singled; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 7. BUCKEYES 9TH: T.HARRIS BATTED FOR F.CARSWELL; T.Harris out on unknown play; B.Horne walked; J.Oliver out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 8 3 10 Black Barons 7 12 0 9
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