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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 12, 1945 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 1  0 0 0  1 1 1   -   4 12  0
Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0   -   3  8  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      5   2   2    0     0              
John Bissant lf                       5   0   0    0     0              
Johnny Smith rf                       5   1   2    1     0              
Art Pennington 1b                     3   0   2    0     2              
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    1     0              
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   0    0     0              
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   1    0     0              
Tommie Dukes c                        4   1   2    0     1              
Gentry Jessup p                       4   0   2    1     1              
Totals                               39   4  12    3     4   3    27    

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Tommie Dukes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommie Dukes. 
SH:  Ralph Wyatt. 
HBP:  Clyde Nelson. 
Team LOB:  14

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Douglas. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   1   1    0     0              
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   0    0     1              
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   2   2    1     1              
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   2    2     1              
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     1              
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0              
Austin Davis 3b                       4   0   1    0     0              
Ray Battle 2b                         3   0   0    0     0              
  Vic Harris                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Wright p                       3   0   0    0     0              
  Edsall Walker p                     0   0   0    0     0              
  Jud Wilson                          1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Jelly Jackson                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   3   8    3     4   6    27    

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Buck Leonard 2. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard 2, Austin Davis. 
SF:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin 2. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup W                      9       8   3    3   4   6   0  40
Totals                               9       8   3    3   4   6   0  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright                        7      11   3    2   3   3   0  36
Edsall Walker L                      2       1   1    0   1   0   0  9
Totals                               9      12   4    2   4   3   0  45

WP:  Johnny Wright. 
HBP:  Johnny Wright. 


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Umpires: HP -  Kemp, 1B - Eggie Greenfield

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 7000


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