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Newark Eagles (NW2) 12 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 18, 1943 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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



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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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