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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Saturday, September 8, 1945 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Birmingham Black Barons             2 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4 11  1
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       5   1   3    0               4   3
John Britton 3b                       5   1   3    0               0   2
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   0    1               1   0
Piper Davis cf                        3   0   2    1               1   0
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   1    0               2   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   1    0              11   0
Buck Felder 2b                        4   1   0    0               1   4
Alfred Saylor 1b                      4   0   0    0         1     6   0
Alonzo Boone p                        4   0   1    1               1   1
Totals                               36   4  11    3         1    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Alfred Saylor. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alonzo Boone. 
SF:  Ed Steele, Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Britton, Alonzo Boone. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Ray Battle 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Josh Gibson 1b                        4   1   2    0     0         5   2
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Edsall Walker lf                      3   0   0    0     1   1     1   0
Robert Gaston c                       3   0   1    1     1         9   0
Bozo Jackson 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         4   1
  Jud Wilson                          1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
R.T. Walker p                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               33   2   5    2     2   2    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson, Robert Gaston. 
3B:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Boone W                       9       5   2        2   2   0  35
Totals                               9       5   2        2   2   0  35

WP:  Alonzo Boone. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.T. Walker L                        9      11   4    3       1   0  38
Totals                               9      11   4    3       1   0  38



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