1945 Negro League World Series Game Three
Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. - September 18, 1945
Buddy Armour |
After the Buckeyes won Games One and Two
of the series, both teams traveled to Pittsburgh for
Game Three. However, the game was rained out
and the teams went to Washington D.C. where Game
Four was scheduled.
The train the Buckeyes were on was running
late and the team went straight from the train
station to the ballpark just as the Detroit Tigers and
Washington Senators game was ending.
George Jefferson pitched a three hit shutout
against the Grays, the first time the Grays were
shutout since 1942.
Buddy Armour's bases loaded two out single
in the 3rd scored two. Grace drove in a run earlier
in the inning on a sacrifice fly. Welmaker's error on
a bunt that inning led to two Buckeye unearned runs.
The only hits for the Grays were Cool Papa
Bell's double in the first, Jerry "Bozo" Jackson's
single in the 5th and Benjamin's drag bunt in the 8th.
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*Batted for Battle in 7th **Ran for Wilson in 9th ***Batted for Jerry Jackson in 9th Cleveland .......................... 003 000 001 - 4 7 0 Homestead .......................... 000 000 000 - 0 3 0 WP - George Jefferson (1-0) LP - Roy Welmaker (0-2) |