HOM @ CVB

September 16, 1945

Final Score: HOM 2 - CVB 4

Game Information

Ballpark
League Park IV
Attendance
15,000
Game Duration
150 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
breme101
Losing Pitcher
wrigj105

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

HOM Batting

HOM @ CVB — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Battle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cool Papa Bell 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Benjamin 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Josh Gibson 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Dave Hoskins 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Jelly Jackson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Buck Leonard 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jud Wilson 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 2 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .219

CVB Batting

HOM @ CVB — CVB Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Buddy Armour 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Eugene Bremer 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Avelino Cañizares 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnnie Cowan 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Grace 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Sam Jethroe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Quincy Trouppe 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Archie Ware 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parnell Woods 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 4 8 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 .242

HOM Pitching

HOM @ CVB — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Wright (L) L 8.0 8 4 3 3 4 1 3.38
Team Totals 8.0 8 4 3 3 4 1 3.38

CVB Pitching

HOM @ CVB — CVB Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Eugene Bremer (W) W 9.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.00

Homestead Grays at Cleveland Buckeyes, September 16, 1945

On September 16, 1945, the Cleveland Buckeyes defeated the Homestead Grays 4-2 at League Park IV in the championship series. The game information lists attendance of 15,000, a game time of 150 minutes, and a day start. The Homestead Grays' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and fifth. The Cleveland Buckeyes scored in the seventh and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run seventh. Hits were 7 for the Homestead Grays and 8 for the Cleveland Buckeyes, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to breme101. Wrigj105 took the loss. Eugene Bremer led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. For the Homestead Grays, Buck Leonard went 2 for 4. The Cleveland Buckeyes' top hitter was Eugene Bremer, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Willie Grace also homered for the Cleveland Buckeyes. Harry Walker worked home plate.

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