Cleveland Buckeyes 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 8 1 Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Harris c 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson lf 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 George Minor cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Al Smith ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Atkins 3b 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 Jesse Williams rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Johnnie Cowan 2b 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Sam Woods p 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 8 8 7 3 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Tommy Harris. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Harris. Team LOB: 9 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Turner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hill rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim McCurine cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 John Ritchey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 John Bissant lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddy Armour 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde McNeal ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry Jessup p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 0 27 0 BATTING - Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Hill. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Woods W 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 32 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 32 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 9 8 8 8 7 3 0 44 Totals 9 8 8 8 7 3 0 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 4/29/1947 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Chicago 1. T.Harris c B.Longest 2b 2. C.Nelson lf T.Turner 1b 3. G.Minor cf S.Hill rf 4. A.Ware 1b J.McCurine cf 5. A.Smith ss J.Ritchey c 6. J.Atkins 3b J.Bissant lf 7. J.Williams rf B.Armour 3b 8. J.Cowan 2b C.McNeal ss 9. S.Woods p G.Jessup p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; T.Harris walked; C.Nelson reached on a fielder's choice [T.Harris to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play [T.Harris to third, C.Nelson to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play [T.Harris scored]; A.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: B.Longest out on unknown play; T.Turner out on unknown play; S.Hill singled to right field; S.Hill stole second [S.Hill to third (error by T.Harris)]; J.McCurine singled to center field [S.Hill scored]; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: J.Atkins singled; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Cowan walked [J.Atkins to second]; S.Woods out on unknown play; T.Harris walked [J.Atkins to third, J.Cowan to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Bissant out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: G.Minor walked; A.Ware singled to shortstop [G.Minor to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Atkins singled to left field [G.Minor scored, A.Ware to second]; J.Williams walked [A.Ware to third, J.Atkins to second]; J.Cowan out on unknown play [A.Ware scored, J.Atkins to third, J.Williams to second]; S.Woods walked; T.Harris doubled to center field [J.Atkins scored, J.Williams scored, S.Woods scored]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest singled; T.Turner out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 6, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: G.Minor singled to center field; A.Ware out on unknown play; A.Smith walked [G.Minor to second]; J.Atkins singled to left field [G.Minor scored, A.Smith to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Woods out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.Longest out on unknown play; T.Turner singled; S.Hill out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 7TH: J.Atkins struck out; J.Williams struck out; J.Cowan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Ritchey singled; J.Bissant out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 7, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Woods singled to shortstop; T.Harris singled [S.Woods to third]; C.Nelson reached on a fielder's choice [S.Woods scored, T.Harris to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; T.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 1. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Atkins out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: S.Hill out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 8, Am. Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 8 8 1 9 Am. Giants 1 5 0 4
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