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Homestead Grays (HOM) 14 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 10

Game played on Sunday, July 18, 1943 at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     5 6 2  1 0 0  0 0 0   -  14 14  1
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  4 5 0  0 1 0   -  10 17  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   2   2          2         2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     6   2   2          0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1          2        11   0
Josh Gibson c                         5   3   3          0         3   0
Howard Easterling 2b                  5   2   2          0         4   3
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   3   3          1         2   3
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   1   1          1         3   0
Vic Harris rf                         4   0   0          1         0   0
Spoon Carter p                        1   0   0          0         0   0
  Johnny Wright p                     2   0   0          0         0   0
  Ray Brown p                         1   0   0          1         0   3
Totals                               39  14  14          8        27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Vic Harris. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead, Jud Wilson. 
3B:  Howard Easterling. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Josh Gibson. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        5   2   2          1         2   0
Thad Christopher rf                   0   0   0          1         0   0
  Theolic Smith rf                    4   1   2          1         0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      6   0   3          0         2   3
Duke Cleveland lf                     1   0   0          1         0   0
  Willie Grace lf                     3   0   0          0         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        5   1   3          0        13   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    5   2   2          0         4   3
Billy Horne ss                        5   2   3          0         3   5
George Britt c                        4   1   1          0         3   1
  Johnny Hundley ph                   1   0   0          0         0   0
Willie Jefferson p                    0   0   0          0         0   0
  Johnny Johnson p                    0   0   0          0         0   0
  Alonzo Boone p                      4   1   1          0         0   1
  Henry Turner ph                     0   0   0          1         0   0
  Eugene Bremer pr                    0   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               43  10  17          5        27  13

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Sam Jethroe, Theolic Smith, Archie Ware. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marshall Riddle, Billy Horne. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter                         1       1   0        1   1   0  5
Johnny Wright                        2.1     7   4        2   0   0  16
Ray Brown W                          5.2     9   6        2   0   0  27
Totals                               9      17  10        5   1   0  48


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson L                   1       5   5        3   0   0  11
Johnny Johnson                       1       6   6        3   0   1  12
Alonzo Boone                         7       3   3        2   2   0  24
Totals                               9      14  14        8   2   1  47



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 7500


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