New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Negro American League All Stars(N) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 2 3 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leslie Green cf 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 Jimmy Ford 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Harry Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Tom Parker rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Griffith lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Chesley Gray 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jim Starks 1b 3 0 1 0 0 11 1 Johnny Hayes c 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Eugene Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 0 4 0 0 5 24 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Chesley Gray 2. BATTING - 2B: Leslie Green. SH: Johnny Hayes. GDP: Chesley Gray. Team LOB: 2 Negro American League All Stars(N) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 Parnell Woods 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 Neil Robinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 T.J. Brown ss 2 0 1 0 0 6 3 Jimmie Crutchfield rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Larry Brown c 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Verdell Mathis p 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 26 1 2 1 3 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jelly Taylor, T.J. Brown, Verdell Mathis. E: 3. Fred Bankhead, Neil Robinson, T.J. Brown. BATTING - SH: T.J. Brown. HBP: Fred Bankhead. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Fred Bankhead. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith L 8 2 1 0 3 4 0 31 Totals 8 2 1 0 3 4 0 31 HBP: Eugene Smith. Negro American League All Stars(N) IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis W 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 29 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 29 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/20/1942 -- New York Black Yankees at Negro American All Stars(N) (D) Starting Lineups: New York Negro American 1. L.Green cf C.Bell lf 2. J.Ford 2b F.Bankhead 2b 3. H.Williams ss P.Woods 3b 4. T.Parker rf N.Robinson cf 5. B.Griffith lf J.Taylor 1b 6. C.Gray 3b T.Brown ss 7. J.Starks 1b J.Crutchfield rf 8. J.Hayes c L.Brown c 9. E.Smith p V.Mathis p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Bankhead dropped a foul fly hit by L.Green; L.Green out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Woods walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 2ND: J.Taylor out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Starks out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 3RD: L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis reached on an error by C.Gray [V.Mathis to first]; C.Bell singled to right field [V.Mathis to third, C.Bell to second (on throw)]; F.Bankhead grounded out (H.Williams to J.Starks) [V.Mathis scored (unearned), C.Bell to third]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: L.Green out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. ALL STARS(N) 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked; T.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. ALL STARS(N) 5TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Starks singled; J.Hayes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Starks to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. ALL STARS(N) 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Woods walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Parker singled to shortstop [T.Parker to second (error by T.Brown)]; T.Parker was picked off second (V.Mathis to T.Brown); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. ALL STARS(N) 7TH: T.Brown singled to third base [T.Brown to second (error by C.Gray)]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Griffith singled; C.Gray grounded into a double play (V.Mathis to T.Brown to J.Taylor) [B.Griffith out at second]; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. ALL STARS(N) 8TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; F.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; F.Bankhead stole second; P.Woods out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; L.Green doubled to center field [L.Green to third (error by N.Robinson)]; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, All Stars(N) 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 0 4 2 2 All Stars(N) 1 2 3 6
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