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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 11, 1943 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 0 0  0 0 1  0  -   3  6  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 2  1 0 0  1  -   4 11  1

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe 3b, 2b                    4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Thad Christopher lf                   2   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Johnson ph, lf               2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Theolic Smith cf                      4   2   1    0     0         1   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     2   0   1    2     0         0   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Parnell Woods ph, 3b                1   0   1    1     0         1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Billy Horne ss                        3   0   0    0     0         4   2
Raymond Taylor c                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  George Britt ph, c                  2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   2    0     0         1   4
Totals                               29   3   6    3     0   3    19   9


BATTING -
2B:  Parnell Woods. 
SH:  Duke Cleveland. 
Team LOB:  6


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   2   2    0     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   2    3     0        10   1
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     0         4   2
Howard Easterling 2b                  3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Ray Brown rf                          3   0   2    1     0         0   0
Joe Spencer 3b                        2   0   1    0     1         2   0
Johnny Wright p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               28   4  11    4     1   1    21   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Joe Spencer. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling. 
3B:  Ray Brown. 
SH:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson L                   6.1    11   4    4   1   1   0  30
Totals                               6.1    11   4    4   1   1   0  30


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      7       6   3    2   0   3   0  30
Totals                               7       6   3    2   0   3   0  30



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B -  , 3B - Eggie Greenfield

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/11/1943, game 2 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Homestead                     
1. S.Jethroe           3b        V.Harris            lf        
2. T.Christopher       lf        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. T.Smith             cf        B.Leonard           1b        
4. D.Cleveland         rf        J.Gibson            c         
5. M.Riddle            2b        H.Easterling        2b        
6. A.Ware              1b        S.Bankhead          ss        
7. B.Horne             ss        R.Brown             rf        
8. R.Taylor            c         J.Spencer           3b        
9. W.Jefferson         p         J.Wright            p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; T.Christopher
singled; T.Smith singled [T.Christopher to third, T.Smith to
second (on throw)]; D.Cleveland flied to V.Harris [T.Christopher
scored, T.Smith scored]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware lined to J.Benjamin; B.Horne out on
unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright singled;
V.Harris forced J.Wright (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to first];
J.Benjamin singled [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard doubled to
right field [V.Harris scored, J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 2.

BUCKEYES 4TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled;
M.Riddle reached on a fielder's choice [D.Cleveland to second];
A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; R.Brown tripled to right field [H.Easterling scored];
J.Spencer walked; J.Wright out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: G.BRITT BATTED FOR R.TAYLOR; G.Britt out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson singled; S.Jethroe out on unknown
play; J.JOHNSON BATTED FOR T.CHRISTOPHER; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: J.JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); G.BRITT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 2, Grays 3.

BUCKEYES 6TH: T.Smith reached on an error by J.Spencer [T.Smith
to first]; D.Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[T.Smith to second]; P.WOODS BATTED FOR M.RIDDLE; P.Woods
doubled [T.Smith scored (unearned)]; A.Ware out on unknown play;
B.Horne out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: S.JETHROE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); P.WOODS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead was caught stealing second
(G.Britt to B.Horne); R.Brown singled; J.Spencer singled
[R.Brown to second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 3.

BUCKEYES 7TH: G.Britt out on unknown play; W.Jefferson singled;
S.Jethroe reached on a fielder's choice [W.Jefferson to second];
J.Johnson out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled to
center field; B.Leonard singled to right field [J.Benjamin
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 3, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         3   6   0   6
 Grays            4  11   1   7


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