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Cleveland Buckeyes @ Chicago American Giants

1944-08-31 · Night game · Att: 1400 · 1:50

Chicago American Giants defeated Cleveland Buckeyes 2–1.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CVB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
CAG	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		2	8

Cleveland Buckeyes — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB
Jimmie Crutchfield	3	0	0	0
Wilbert King	3	0	0	0
Lloyd Davenport	3	0	0	1
Sam Jethroe	4	0	0	0
Buddy Armour	3	0	0	0
Archie Ware	4	0	0	0
Rainey Bibbs	3	1	0	0
Johnnie Cowan	3	0	0	0
Willie Jefferson	3	1	0	0
Willie Grace	1	1	0	0
Parnell Woods	1	0	1	0

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Minor	4	1	1	0	0
Jesse Douglas	4	0	2	1	0
John Bissant	4	0	0	0	2
Clyde Nelson	4	1	2	0	0
Sam Jackson	4	0	1	1	0
Herb Barnhill	3	0	0	0	0
Nat Rogers	3	0	1	0	0
Willie Wells	3	0	0	0	0
Johnny Smith	3	0	1	0	0

Cleveland Buckeyes — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Jefferson	8.0	8	0	2

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Smith	9.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Wilbert King: 99
Lloyd Davenport: W
Sam Jethroe: 99

Bot 1

George Minor: 99
Jesse Douglas: 99
John Bissant: 99

Top 2

Buddy Armour: 99
Archie Ware: 99
Rainey Bibbs: 99

Bot 2

Clyde Nelson: 99
Sam Jackson: 99
Herb Barnhill: 99

Top 3

Johnnie Cowan: 99
Willie Jefferson: S8
Jimmie Crutchfield: CS2(24)
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99

Bot 3

Nat Rogers: 99
Willie Wells: 99
Johnny Smith: 99

Top 4

Wilbert King: 99
Lloyd Davenport: 99
Sam Jethroe: 99

Bot 4

George Minor: T8
Jesse Douglas: S8.3-H
John Bissant: K
Clyde Nelson: CS2(26)
Clyde Nelson: S
Sam Jackson: 99

Top 5

Buddy Armour: 99
Archie Ware: 99
Rainey Bibbs: S
Johnnie Cowan: 99

Bot 5

Herb Barnhill: 99
Nat Rogers: S
Willie Wells: 99
Johnny Smith: S.1-2
George Minor: 99

Top 6

Willie Jefferson: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Wilbert King: E4#
Lloyd Davenport: SB2
Lloyd Davenport: 99

Bot 6

Jesse Douglas: S
John Bissant: CS2(24)
John Bissant: K/C
Clyde Nelson: D9
Sam Jackson: D.2-H
Herb Barnhill: 63

Top 7

Sam Jethroe: 99
Buddy Armour: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 7

Nat Rogers: E5#
Willie Wells: FC.1-2#
Johnny Smith: 99
George Minor: 99
Jesse Douglas: 99

Top 8

Rainey Bibbs: 99
Johnnie Cowan: 99
Willie Jefferson: 99

Bot 8

John Bissant: 99
Clyde Nelson: 99
Sam Jackson: 99

Top 9

Willie Grace: S
Wilbert King: HP.1-2
Lloyd Davenport: 2/FL
Sam Jethroe: E1/TH.2-3;1-2
Parnell Woods: 9/F.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Archie Ware: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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