Cleveland Buckeyes 17 – 2 Chicago American Giants
24 June 1945 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | final score 17–2 | 1 in 3,699 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | George Jefferson | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Willie Cornelius | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Buckeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago American Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Box score
Cleveland Buckeyes batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avelino Canizares | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Davenport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Sam Jethroe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Parnell Woods | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Ware | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quincy Trouppe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Earl Ashby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Buddy Armour | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Cowan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Jefferson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 49 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
Cleveland Buckeyes pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Jefferson | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Bissant | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Smith | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Douglas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommie Dukes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbert King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gready McKinnis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McMeans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gready McKinnis | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Willie Cornelius | 3.1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie McMeans | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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