Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 Billy Horne ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 Buddy Armour lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Willie Grace rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 14 0 Quincy Trouppe c 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 Eli Chism cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Sam Jones p 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 Totals 35 2 7 2 2 9 27 15 FIELDING - E: 2. Sam Jethroe 2. BATTING - Team LOB: 8 Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Oliver ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Duke Cleveland rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Sam Hairston c 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 11 0 Hoss Walker 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Johnny Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Henry Merchant lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Peanuts Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sam Odom p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 33 1 5 1 2 8 27 13 FIELDING - E: 1. Ray Neil. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Jones W 9 5 1 0 2 8 0 35 Totals 9 5 1 0 2 8 0 35 WP: Sam Jones. Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Odom L 9 7 2 1 2 9 0 37 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 9 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/21/1946 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Indianapolis 1. S.Jethroe 3b J.Oliver ss 2. B.Horne ss R.Drake cf 3. B.Armour lf R.Neil 2b 4. W.Grace rf D.Cleveland rf 5. A.Ware 1b S.Hairston c 6. Q.Trouppe c G.Tatum 1b 7. E.Chism cf H.Walker 3b 8. J.Cowan 2b H.Merchant lf 9. S.Jones p S.Odom p BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe singled to third base; B.Horne flied to H.Merchant; B.Armour forced S.Jethroe (J.Oliver to R.Neil) [B.Armour to first]; W.Grace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Oliver grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware); R.Drake grounded out (S.Jones to A.Ware); R.Neil grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware grounded out (S.Odom to G.Tatum); Q.Trouppe popped to G.Tatum in foul territory; E.Chism grounded out (R.Neil to G.Tatum); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: D.Cleveland was called out on strikes; S.Hairston grounded out (S.Jones to A.Ware); G.Tatum reached on an error by S.Jethroe [G.Tatum to first]; H.Walker popped to J.Cowan; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Cowan flied to D.Cleveland; S.Jones singled to center field; S.Jethroe walked [S.Jones to second]; B.Horne singled to right field [S.Jones to third, S.Jethroe to second]; B.Armour reached on a fielder's choice [S.Jones scored, S.Jethroe to third, B.Horne to second (error by R.Neil; assist by J.Oliver)]; W.Grace forced B.Armour (J.Oliver to R.Neil) [S.Jethroe scored (unearned), B.Horne to third, W.Grace to first]; A.Ware struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Merchant was called out on strikes; S.Odom singled to center field; J.Oliver flied to E.Chism; R.Drake struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: Q.Trouppe flied to D.Cleveland; E.Chism grounded out (J.Oliver to G.Tatum); J.Cowan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil grounded out (S.Jethroe to A.Ware); D.Cleveland grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); S.Hairston singled to right field; S.Jones threw a wild pitch [S.Hairston to second]; G.Tatum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Jones struck out; S.Jethroe grounded out (J.Oliver to G.Tatum); B.Horne singled; On a bunt B.Armour grounded out (S.Odom to G.Tatum); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Walker grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); H.Merchant singled to left field (B.Armour to B.Horne) [H.Merchant out at second]; S.Odom grounded out (S.Jethroe to A.Ware); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace grounded out (S.Odom to G.Tatum); A.Ware grounded out (R.Neil to G.Tatum); Q.Trouppe walked; E.Chism popped to G.Tatum in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Oliver popped to A.Ware; R.Drake struck out; R.Neil singled to left field; D.Cleveland grounded out (Q.Trouppe to A.Ware); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 7TH: J.Cowan struck out; S.Jones struck out; S.Jethroe singled to center field; B.Horne singled to center field [S.Jethroe to third]; B.Armour flied to R.Drake; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston grounded out (B.Horne to A.Ware); G.Tatum popped to A.Ware; H.Walker walked; H.Merchant grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 8TH: W.Grace grounded out (R.Neil to G.Tatum); On a bunt A.Ware singled to third base; Q.Trouppe was called out on strikes; E.Chism forced A.Ware (H.Walker to R.Neil) [E.Chism to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 8TH: S.Odom struck out; J.Oliver singled to center field; R.Drake forced J.Oliver (S.Jethroe to J.Cowan) [R.Drake to first]; R.Neil forced R.Drake (B.Horne to J.Cowan) [R.Neil to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Cowan grounded out (J.Oliver to G.Tatum); S.Jones struck out; S.Jethroe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 9TH: D.Cleveland walked; S.Hairston reached on an error by S.Jethroe [D.Cleveland to third, S.Hairston to first]; G.Tatum batted right handed; G.Tatum grounded out (J.Cowan to A.Ware) [D.Cleveland scored (unearned), S.Hairston to second]; J.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR H.WALKER; J.Williams struck out; P.DAVIS BATTED FOR H.MERCHANT; P.Davis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 7 2 8 Clowns 1 5 1 7
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