HOM @ CVB

September 13, 1945

Final Score: HOM 1 - CVB 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Cleveland Stadium
Attendance
8,000
Game Duration
99 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
jeffw101
Losing Pitcher
welmr101

Umpires

Home Plate
Harry Walker
First Base
Fred McCreary
Second Base
Mo Harris
Third Base
Jimmy Thompson

Line Score

HOM @ CVB — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
CVB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 2 6 0

HOM Batting

HOM @ CVB — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Ray Battle 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Cool Papa Bell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Benjamin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Austin Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Gibson 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Vic Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Hoskins 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Jelly Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Welmaker 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jud Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 .194

CVB Batting

HOM @ CVB — CVB Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Buddy Armour 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Avelino Cañizares 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnnie Cowan 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Willie Grace 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie Jefferson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sam Jethroe 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Quincy Trouppe 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Archie Ware 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Parnell Woods 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 29 2 6 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 .207

HOM Pitching

HOM @ CVB — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Welmaker (L) L 8.0 6 2 2 3 7 0 2.25
Team Totals 8.0 6 2 2 3 7 0 2.25

CVB Pitching

HOM @ CVB — CVB Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willie Jefferson (W) W 9.0 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00

Homestead Grays at Cleveland Buckeyes, September 13, 1945

The Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Homestead Grays 2-1 at Cleveland Stadium on September 13, 1945 in a championship series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records attendance of 8,000, a game time of 99 minutes, and a night start for this game. The Homestead Grays' only run came in the ninth inning. The Cleveland Buckeyes scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings. The Homestead Grays had 6 hits and the Cleveland Buckeyes 6, with 1 and 0 errors. Jeffw101 was the winning pitcher. The loss was charged to welmr101. No pitcher struck out more than Roy Welmaker, who had 7. For the Homestead Grays, Dave Hoskins went 2 for 3 and 1 double. For the Cleveland Buckeyes, Quincy Trouppe went 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was Harry Walker.

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