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

Game played on Sunday, July 11, 1943 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  0

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 lf                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Theolic Smith cf                      4   2   1    0     0         1   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Parnell Woods 3b                    1   0   1    1     0         1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        2   0   0    2     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 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    


BATTING -
SH:  Duke Cleveland. 
SF:  Archie Ware. 
Team LOB:  6


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   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   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               28   4  11    4     1   1    21   7


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


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    3   0   3   0  31
Totals                               7       6   3    3   0   3   0  31



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

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 5000

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