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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Wednesday, August 8, 1945 (N) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0   -   5  9  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0   -   2  3   

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams 2b                     5   1   1    0     0              
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   1    1     0              
Jackie Robinson ss                    5   2   1    0     0              
Johnie Scott cf                       4   0   2    2     0              
Lee Moody 1b                          4   0   0    0     0              
Eli Williams lf                       4   0   0    0     0              
Walter Thomas rf                      3   1   2    0     1              
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   1    0     2              
Chesley Gray c                        4   0   1    1     0              
Totals                               36   5   9    4     3   4    27    


BATTING -
2B:  Johnie Scott. 
3B:  Walter Thomas. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jackie Robinson 2, Johnie Scott. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   1          0              
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   1          0              
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 4   0   0          0         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1          0              
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0          0              
Sam Bankhead 3b, ss                   3   0   0          0         0   0
Ray Battle ss                         2   0   0          0              
  Vic Harris cf                       1   0   0          0              
Jelly Jackson 2b                      2   0   0          0              
  Jud Wilson 3b                       1   0   0          0              
Spoon Carter p                        2   0   0          0              
  Ray Brown p                         1   0   0          0              
Totals                               30   2   3          0   5    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jerry Benjamin 2, Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Dave Hoskins. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  1


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9       3   2    2   0   5   1  30
Totals                               9       3   2    2   0   5   1  30


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter L                       8       8   5        3   4   0  35
Ray Brown                            1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9       9   5        3   4   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Jasper Washington, 3B - Bill Harris

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 8000


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