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Homestead Grays (HOM) 12 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4

Game played on Monday, August 13, 1945 (N) at Columbia Park, Altoona PA
Exhibition game

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. 


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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 American 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         

AMERICAN 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.  American 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.  American Giants 1,
Grays 0.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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.  American Giants 2, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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. 
American Giants 4, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American
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.  American Giants 4, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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.  American Giants 4, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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. 
American Giants 4, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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.  American Giants 4, Grays 8.

AMERICAN 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.  American 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.  American
Giants 4, Grays 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   4   8   0  10
 Grays           12  10   3   9


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