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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 13, 1945 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   2  7  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 x   -   4  9  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Walter Hardy 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         1   1
Thad Christopher 1b                   3   0   0    0     1        10   1
Philly Holmes ss                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
John Henry McQueen lf                 4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Rufus Baker rf                        3   1   2    1     0         2   0
William Kelly c                       3   0   2    1     0         4   0
Neck Stanley p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               30   2   7    2     2        24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Walter Hardy, Thad Christopher. 
E: 1.  John Henry McQueen. 
PB: 1.  William Kelly. 

BATTING -
2B:  Rufus Baker, William Kelly. 
SH:  Walter Hardy. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   2   1    1     0         0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2    2     0         4   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       3   0   2    1     1         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   1    0     1         5   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   2    0     0         1   6
Ray Battle 3b                         3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Jelly Jackson 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         5   5
Roy Welmaker p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   4   9    4     3        27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Cool Papa Bell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin, Jelly Jackson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       8       9   4    3   3   2      35
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   2      35

WP:  Neck Stanley. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       9       7   2    2   2          33
Totals                               9       7   2    2   2          33



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Umpires: HP - Eggie Greenfield, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 13000


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