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

Game played on Monday, July 19, 1943 (N) at Ainsworth Field, Erie PA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0   -   3  9  1
Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   4  9  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf, rf                     5   0   2    0     0         3   0
Ray Brown cf                          5   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     1        11   1
Josh Gibson rf, c                     5   0   2    2     0         2   1
Howard Easterling 2b                  4   0   2    0     1         2   4
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Robert Gaston c                       2   1   0    0     1         2   0
  Edsall Walker p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Spencer 3b                        1   0   0    0     1         1   3
  Jud Wilson ph, 3b                   2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Bill Lynn p                           0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Cool Papa Bell ph, lf               2   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               37   3   9    3     4  11    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead. 
E: 1.  Vic Harris. 
PB: 1.  Robert Gaston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Howard Easterling 2. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Howard Easterling, Cool Papa Bell. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Adolphus Grimes rf                    3   1   0    0     1   1     2   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   2   1    0     1   0     2   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   1   2    1     0   0     2   0
Henry Turner c                        4   0   2    2     0   0    12   1
Johnny Hundley lf                     4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     6   1
Billy Horne ss                        2   0   1    0     1   0     1   1
Marshall Riddle 2b                    2   0   1    0     0   0     0   5
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Totals                               28   4   9    4     3   1    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Archie Ware. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Jethroe, Parnell Woods, Archie Ware. 
SH:  Parnell Woods, Billy Horne, Marshall Riddle. 
GDP:  Adolphus Grimes. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Adolphus Grimes. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Lynn                            0       0   2    2   2   0   0  2
Spoon Carter                         6       8   1    1   1   0   0  25
Edsall Walker L                      2       1   1    0   0   1   0  7
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   1   0  34

Bill Lynn pitched to 2 batters in the 1st inning

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson W                   9       9   3    3   4  11   0  41
Totals                               9       9   3    3   4  11   0  41



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Umpires: HP - Leo Cabelof, 1B -  Stryher

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/19/1943 -- Homestead Grays at Cleveland
Buckeyes (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Cleveland                     
1. V.Harris            lf        A.Grimes            rf        
2. R.Brown             cf        S.Jethroe           cf        
3. B.Leonard           1b        P.Woods             3b        
4. J.Gibson            rf        H.Turner            c         
5. H.Easterling        2b        J.Hundley           lf        
6. S.Bankhead          ss        A.Ware              1b        
7. R.Gaston            c         B.Horne             ss        
8. J.Spencer           3b        M.Riddle            2b        
9. B.Lynn              p         W.Jefferson         p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: A.Grimes walked; A.Grimes stole second; S.Jethroe
walked; S.CARTER REPLACED B.LYNN (PITCHING); P.Woods out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Grimes to third, S.Jethroe
to second]; H.Turner singled to right field (J.Gibson to
H.Easterling) [A.Grimes scored, S.Jethroe scored, H.Turner out
at second]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 0, Buckeyes 2.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; H.Easterling stole third;
J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,
Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware doubled; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Ware to third]; M.Riddle out on unknown
play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 0, Buckeyes 2.

GRAYS 3RD: S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 0, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Grimes out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; P.Woods singled to right field; H.Turner singled
[P.Woods to second]; J.Hundley singled to right field [P.Woods
scored, H.Turner to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Buckeyes 3.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Horne singled; M.Riddle singled [B.Horne to
second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; A.Grimes grounded into
a double play (S.Bankhead to H.Easterling to B.Leonard)
[M.Riddle out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,
Buckeyes 3.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Gaston out on unknown play; J.Spencer walked;
S.Carter singled [J.Spencer to second]; V.Harris out on unknown
play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled;
H.Turner out on unknown play; R.Gaston allowed a passed ball
[P.Woods to third]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Buckeyes 3.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling reached on an error by A.Ware
[H.Easterling to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; B.Horne walked;
M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Horne to
second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 0, Buckeyes 3.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Gaston walked; J.WILSON BATTED FOR J.SPENCER;
J.Wilson singled [R.Gaston to second]; C.BELL BATTED FOR
S.CARTER; C.Bell singled to left field [R.Gaston scored,
J.Wilson to third]; C.Bell stole second; V.Harris popped to
unknown fielder; R.Brown struck out; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson
singled to left field [J.Wilson scored, C.Bell scored, B.Leonard
to second]; H.Easterling walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to
second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Grays 3, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 7TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.GASTON (PITCHING); V.HARRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C); J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); C.BELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A.Grimes struck out; S.Jethroe doubled to
right field [S.Jethroe to third (error by V.Harris)]; P.Woods
grounded out (H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [S.Jethroe scored
(unearned)]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Grays 3, Buckeyes 4.

GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 3, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Hundley out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 3, Buckeyes 4.

GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris singled; R.Brown out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris to
second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Grays 3, Buckeyes 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   9   1  11
 Buckeyes         4   9   1   6


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