New York Black Yankees 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Newark Eagles 1 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 x - 12 10 3
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rufus Baker ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 0
Gerves Fagan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Marvin Barker cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Harry Williams 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bill Bradford lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Clarence Palm c 2 0 1 0 2 5 0
Zack Clayton 1b 4 1 1 1 0 12 0
Emery Adams rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bob Griffith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percy Forrest p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
John McCrary p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 6 24 7
FIELDING -
E: 1. Percy Forrest.
BATTING -
2B: Marvin Barker.
HR: Zack Clayton.
SH: Harry Williams.
GDP: Zack Clayton.
Team LOB: 7
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0
Leon Day 2b 5 1 1 0 0 4 2
Larry Doby ss 4 3 2 3 1 3 9
Lennie Pearson 1b 3 2 1 2 2 12 0
Ed Stone rf 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Davis cf 2 2 1 3 2 1 0
Bob Harvey lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 4 0 2 2 0 6 1
Fred Hobgood p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 34 12 10 12 6 5 27 14
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Leon Day, Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson.
E: 3. Leon Day, Larry Doby 2.
BATTING -
2B: Leon Ruffin 2.
HR: Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson, Johnny Davis.
HBP: Ed Stone.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson.
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Percy Forrest L 4 6 8 7 2 5 3 21
John McCrary 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 20
Totals 8 10 12 11 6 5 3 41
Percy Forrest pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning
HBP: John McCrary.
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Fred Hobgood W 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 35
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 35
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - John Crawford
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1943, game 1 -- at Newark Eagles (D)
Starting Lineups:
Newark
1. R.Baker ss M.Watkins 3b
2. G.Fagan 2b L.Day 2b
3. M.Barker cf L.Doby ss
4. H.Williams 3b L.Pearson 1b
5. B.Bradford lf E.Stone rf
6. C.Palm c J.Davis cf
7. Z.Clayton 1b B.Harvey lf
8. E.Adams rf L.Ruffin c
9. P.Forrest p F.Hobgood p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; R.Baker out on unknown play; G.Fagan reached on an error by
L.Doby [G.Fagan to second (error by L.Doby)]; M.Barker out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB. 0, Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; L.Doby homered to rightfield; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
2ND: B.Bradford out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; Z.Clayton homered; E.Adams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.Davis walked;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 1.
3RD: P.Forrest out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; G.Fagan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 3RD: F.Hobgood out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
1, Eagles 1.
4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby walked; L.Pearson homered [L.Doby scored];
E.Stone reached on an error by P.Forrest [E.Stone to first];
J.Davis homered [E.Stone scored (unearned)]; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; F.Hobgood out on
unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 1, Eagles 5.
5TH: C.Palm singled; Z.Clayton grounded into a double play
(L.Doby to L.Day to L.Pearson) [C.Palm out at second]; E.Adams
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Eagles 5.
EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins singled; L.Day singled [M.Watkins to
third, L.Day to second (on throw)]; L.Doby singled [M.Watkins
scored, L.Day scored]; J.MCCRARY REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING);
L.Pearson walked [L.Doby to second]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; L.Doby stole third and L.Pearson stole second; J.Davis out
on unknown play [L.Doby scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 8.
6TH: J.McCrary out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; G.Fagan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 8.
EAGLES 6TH: L.Ruffin doubled; F.Hobgood singled (unknown
fielder) [L.Ruffin out at home]; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 8.
7TH: M.Barker doubled; H.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Barker to third]; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; C.Palm walked; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 8.
EAGLES 7TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked;
E.Stone was hit by a pitch [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis walked
[L.Pearson to third, E.Stone to second]; B.Harvey singled
[L.Pearson scored, E.Stone scored, J.Davis to second]; L.Ruffin
doubled [J.Davis scored, B.Harvey scored]; F.Hobgood out on
unknown play; M.Watkins walked; L.Day out on unknown play; 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 12.
8TH: E.Adams reached on an error by L.Day [E.Adams to first];
J.McCrary out on unknown play; R.Baker singled [E.Adams to
second]; G.Fagan out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 12.
EAGLES 8TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
1, Eagles 12.
9TH: H.Williams singled; B.Bradford out on unknown play;
C.Palm walked [H.Williams to second]; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; B.GRIFFITH BATTED FOR E.ADAMS; B.Griffith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 12.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 5 1 7
Eagles 12 10 3 5
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