Chicago American Giants 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Homestead Grays 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 12 10 3 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas 2b 5 1 2 0 0 4 4 John Bissant lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 Willie McMeans 1b 1 1 0 0 3 12 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 Ralph Wyatt ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Shanks ph, ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jimmie Crutchfield cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 Herb Barnhill c 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 Clarence Locke p 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 R. Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ollie West p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 4 8 2 7 5 24 16 FIELDING - DP: 3. Jesse Douglas 2, Willie McMeans 3, Ralph Wyatt 2, Herb Barnhill, Ollie West. BATTING - SH: Ollie West. GDP: Clyde Nelson, Ralph Wyatt. Team LOB: 10 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 Charley House 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 2 2 2 11 0 Tom Walker rf 2 1 2 3 3 1 0 Robert Gaston c 1 2 0 0 3 6 1 Josh Gibson ph 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Battle ss 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 Jelly Jackson 2b 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 Fred Blaylock p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Spoon Carter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 12 10 11 16 1 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Charley House, Buck Leonard 2, Robert Gaston, Ray Battle, Fred Blaylock. E: 3. Charley House, Ray Battle, Fred Blaylock. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, Tom Walker. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Jelly Jackson. GDP: Cool Papa Bell, Charley House, Robert Gaston. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clarence Locke L 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 6 R. Smith 2 5 7 7 5 0 0 14 Ollie West 5 3 4 4 9 0 0 25 Totals 8 10 12 12 16 1 0 45 Clarence Locke pitched to 1 batters in the 2nd inning R. Smith pitched to 1 batters in the 4th inning WP: Ollie West. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Blaylock W 3 3 4 2 5 4 0 16 Spoon Carter 5 5 0 0 2 1 0 22 Totals 8 8 4 2 7 5 0 38 WP: Fred Blaylock. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Huber, 1B - E. Feigert Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/13/1945 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Homestead 1. J.Douglas 2b C.Bell lf 2. J.Bissant lf C.House 3b 3. J.Smith rf J.Benjamin cf 4. W.McMeans 1b B.Leonard 1b 5. C.Nelson 3b T.Walker rf 6. R.Wyatt ss R.Gaston c 7. J.Crutchfield cf R.Battle ss 8. H.Barnhill c J.Jackson 2b 9. C.Locke p F.Blaylock p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Douglas singled; J.Douglas was picked off first, but was safe on an error by F.Blaylock [J.Douglas to second]; J.Bissant singled [J.Douglas scored (unearned)]; J.Smith out on unknown play [J.Bissant to second]; W.McMeans lined into a double play (R.Battle unassisted) [J.Bissant out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; C.House out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell to second]; T.Walker singled (unknown fielder) [C.Bell out at home, B.Leonard to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Grays 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson reached on an error by R.Battle [C.Nelson to first]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield walked [C.Nelson to second]; H.Barnhill walked [C.Nelson to third, J.Crutchfield to second]; C.Locke out on unknown play [C.Nelson scored (unearned)]; J.Douglas singled [J.Crutchfield to third, H.Barnhill to second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: R.Gaston walked; R.SMITH REPLACED C.LOCKE (PITCHING); R.Battle walked [R.Gaston to second]; J.Jackson walked [R.Gaston to third, R.Battle to second]; F.Blaylock out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; C.House singled [R.Gaston scored, R.Battle scored, J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson scored, C.House to second]; B.Leonard walked [C.House to third, J.Benjamin to second]; T.Walker doubled [C.House scored, J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard scored]; R.Gaston walked; R.Battle singled [T.Walker scored, R.Gaston scored]; R.Battle was picked off first (R.Smith to W.McMeans); 8 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Smith walked; W.McMeans walked [J.Smith to second]; C.Nelson walked [J.Smith to third, W.McMeans to second]; R.Wyatt grounded into a double play (F.Blaylock to R.Gaston to B.Leonard) [J.Smith out at home, W.McMeans to third, C.Nelson to second]; F.Blaylock threw a wild pitch [W.McMeans scored, C.Nelson scored]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; F.Blaylock singled; C.Bell grounded into a double play (R.Wyatt to J.Douglas to W.McMeans) [F.Blaylock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 4TH: S.CARTER REPLACED F.BLAYLOCK (PITCHING); H.Barnhill out on unknown play; R.Smith out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 4TH: C.House walked; O.WEST REPLACED R.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.House to second]; B.Leonard walked; T.Walker walked [C.House to third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Gaston grounded into a double play (O.West to H.Barnhill to W.McMeans) [C.House out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith singled; W.McMeans walked [J.Smith to second]; C.Nelson grounded into a double play (C.House to B.Leonard) [J.Smith out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle walked; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Battle to second]; S.Carter reached on a fielder's choice [R.Battle to third]; C.Bell walked [S.Carter to second]; C.House grounded into a double play (R.Wyatt to J.Douglas to W.McMeans) [C.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 6TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; O.West singled [J.Crutchfield to second]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; T.Walker walked; R.Gaston walked [T.Walker to second]; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; W.McMeans walked; C.Nelson singled [W.McMeans to second]; BATTED FOR R.WYATT; out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 7TH: STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; C.Bell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Crutchfield reached on an error by C.House [J.Crutchfield to first]; H.Barnhill singled [J.Crutchfield to second]; O.West out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to third, H.Barnhill to second]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: C.House singled; J.Benjamin singled [C.House to second]; B.Leonard doubled [C.House scored, J.Benjamin scored]; T.Walker walked; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR R.GASTON; J.Gibson forced T.Walker (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; R.Battle out on unknown play [J.Gibson to third]; O.West threw a wild pitch [J.Gibson scored]; J.Jackson walked; S.Carter out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Grays 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 4 8 0 10 Grays 12 10 3 9
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