CVB @ HOM

September 18, 1945

Final Score: CVB 4 - HOM 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Griffith Stadium
Attendance
8,000
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
jeffg102
Losing Pitcher
welmr101

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

CVB Batting

CVB @ HOM — CVB Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Buddy Armour 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Avelino Cañizares 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnnie Cowan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Grace 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
George Jefferson 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sam Jethroe 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Quincy Trouppe 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Archie Ware 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parnell Woods 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .206

HOM Batting

CVB @ HOM — 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cool Papa Bell 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Jerry Benjamin 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Josh Gibson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vic Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Hoskins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jelly Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Welmaker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jud Wilson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 .071

CVB Pitching

CVB @ HOM — CVB Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
George Jefferson (W) W 9.0 3 0 0 5 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 0 0 5 3 0 0.00

HOM Pitching

CVB @ HOM — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Welmaker (L) L 9.0 7 4 1 2 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 1 2 5 0 1.00

Cleveland Buckeyes at Homestead Grays, September 18, 1945

The Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Homestead Grays 4-0 at Griffith Stadium on September 18, 1945, a championship series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 8,000 and a night start for this game. The Cleveland Buckeyes' runs came in the third and ninth innings, 3 of them in the third. The Homestead Grays did not score. Hits were 7 for the Cleveland Buckeyes and 3 for the Homestead Grays, with 0 and 2 errors. The win went to jeffg102. Welmr101 took the loss. Roy Welmaker led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Cleveland Buckeyes' top hitter was Buddy Armour, 3 for 3 and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Mo Harris.

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