Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 - 8 14 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 2 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Williams lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Joe Atkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Grace rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Al Smith ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Harris c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Chet Brewer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quincy Trouppe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Brown p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 8 14 8 1 0 27 0 BATTING - 2B: Clyde Nelson. 3B: Sam Jethroe. HR: Sam Jethroe, Jesse Williams, Al Smith. HBP: Joe Atkins. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Clyde Nelson. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Norman Robinson 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Artie Wilson ss 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Earl Ashby 1b, c 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 John Thomas cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 James Bizzle lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Eli Chism lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim West ph, 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Hollingsworth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nat Pollard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 9 6 2 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Ed Steele, Nat Pollard. BATTING - 2B: John Britton 2, Artie Wilson, Earl Ashby. 3B: Earl Ashby. HBP: Ed Steele, Eli Chism. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Steele. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Chet Brewer 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Walter Jones 3 7 6 6 1 0 0 19 John Brown W 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 Totals 9 9 6 6 2 0 0 40 HBP: Walter Jones, John Brown. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Perry 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 Curtis Hollingsworth 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 13 Nat Pollard L 3 6 6 6 1 0 2 17 Totals 9 14 8 8 1 0 3 43 HBP: Curtis Hollingsworth. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Jackson, 1B - Gibson Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 3/27/1947 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Birmingham 1. S.Jethroe cf N.Robinson 2b 2. A.Ware 1b J.Britton 3b 3. C.Nelson lf A.Wilson ss 4. J.Atkins 3b E.Steele rf 5. W.Grace rf E.Ashby 1b 6. A.Smith ss J.Thomas cf 7. J.Cowan 2b J.Bizzle lf 8. T.Harris c P.Bassett c 9. C.Brewer p A.Perry p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware singled; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Atkins singled [A.Ware to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Smith singled; J.Cowan out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; C.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; J.Thomas singled; J.Bizzle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; C.Nelson doubled; J.Atkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.NEWBERRY BATTED FOR A.PERRY; J.Newberry out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: C.HOLLINGSWORTH REPLACED J.NEWBERRY (PITCHING); W.Grace singled; A.Smith singled [W.Grace to third]; J.Cowan out on unknown play [W.Grace scored]; T.Harris out on unknown play; C.Brewer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: W.JONES REPLACED C.BREWER (PITCHING); J.Britton doubled; A.Wilson doubled [J.Britton scored]; E.Steele was hit by a pitch; E.Ashby doubled [A.Wilson scored, E.Steele to third]; J.Thomas singled [E.Steele scored, E.Ashby to third]; J.Bizzle out on unknown play [E.Ashby scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; C.Hollingsworth out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 4. BUCKEYES 5TH: E.CHISM REPLACED J.BIZZLE (PLAYING LF); S.Jethroe homered to leftfield; A.Ware out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled; C.Nelson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Atkins was hit by a pitch; W.Grace out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED C.NELSON (PLAYING LF); N.Robinson singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [N.Robinson to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; E.Ashby tripled [N.Robinson scored, A.Wilson scored]; J.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Chism singled; J.WEST BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; J.West out on unknown play; T.SAMPSON BATTED FOR C.HOLLINGSWORTH; T.Sampson out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked [E.Chism to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 7TH: N.POLLARD REPLACED T.SAMPSON (PITCHING); J.WEST STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); E.ASHBY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); Q.TROUPPE BATTED FOR W.JONES; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled to center field; A.Ware walked; J.Williams homered to leftfield [S.Jethroe scored, A.Ware scored]; J.Atkins out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.BROWN REPLACED Q.TROUPPE (PITCHING); A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; E.Steele was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 5, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Smith homered to centerfield; J.Cowan singled to right field [J.Cowan to second (error by E.Steele)]; T.Harris singled [J.Cowan scored, T.Harris to second (on throw)]; J.Brown singled [T.Harris scored]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Thomas out on unknown play; E.Chism was hit by a pitch; J.West out on unknown play; N.Pollard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Atkins reached on an error by N.Pollard [J.Atkins to first]; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Britton doubled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Black Barons 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 8 14 0 8 Black Barons 6 9 2 7
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