New York Black Yankees 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 7 2
Newark Eagles 0 4 0 0 1 1 x - 6 4 2
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rufus Baker ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 3
Gerves Fagan 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
Bricktop Wright ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marvin Barker cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 0
Bill Bradford lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
Zack Clayton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 0
Emery Adams rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
Skin Down Robinson 3b, c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
George Kemp c 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Harry Williams ph, 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Percy Forrest p 3 0 2 1 0 0 2
Totals 28 5 7 5 2 5 18 6
FIELDING -
E: 2. Gerves Fagan, Percy Forrest.
BATTING -
3B: Emery Adams.
HR: Marvin Barker.
SH: Gerves Fagan.
Team LOB: 5
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Leon Day 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Larry Doby ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 0
Ed Stone rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Johnny Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bob Harvey lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Leon Ruffin c 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 0
Jim Elam p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Leniel Hooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 24 6 4 5 4 0 21 6
FIELDING -
E: 2. Larry Doby 2.
BATTING -
2B: Leon Ruffin.
SH: Murray Watkins, Johnny Davis.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Lennie Pearson, Ed Stone.
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Percy Forrest L 6 4 6 4 4 0 0 30
Totals 6 4 6 4 4 0 0 30
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jim Elam 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 11
Leniel Hooker W 5 3 2 2 1 4 0 20
Totals 7 7 5 4 2 5 1 31
Jim Elam pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - John Crawford
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1943, game 2 -- 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. B.Bradford lf L.Pearson 1b
5. Z.Clayton 1b E.Stone rf
6. E.Adams rf J.Davis cf
7. S.Down Robinson 3b B.Harvey lf
8. G.Kemp c L.Ruffin c
9. P.Forrest p J.Elam p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; R.Baker out on unknown play; G.Fagan out on unknown play;
M.Barker homered; B.Bradford singled; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; L.Doby walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 0.
2ND: E.Adams singled to shortstop [E.Adams to second (error by
L.Doby)]; S.Down Robinson out on unknown play [E.Adams to
third]; G.Kemp out on unknown play [E.Adams scored (unearned)];
P.Forrest out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Eagles 0.
EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone walked; E.Stone stole second; J.Davis out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Stone to third];
B.Harvey singled [E.Stone scored]; L.Ruffin walked [B.Harvey to
second]; J.Elam walked [B.Harvey to third, L.Ruffin to second];
M.Watkins reached on a fielder's choice [B.Harvey scored,
L.Ruffin to third, J.Elam to second]; L.Day singled [L.Ruffin
scored, J.Elam scored, M.Watkins to second]; L.Doby out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 2, Eagles 4.
3RD: R.Baker walked; G.Fagan singled [R.Baker to third];
L.HOOKER REPLACED J.ELAM (PITCHING); M.Barker out on unknown
play; B.Bradford out on unknown play [R.Baker scored]; Z.Clayton
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Eagles 4.
EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
Eagles 4.
4TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; S.Down Robinson out on
unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
3, Eagles 4.
EAGLES 4TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 3, Eagles 4.
5TH: P.Forrest singled; R.Baker reached on an error by L.Doby
[P.Forrest to second, R.Baker to first]; G.Fagan out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Forrest to third, R.Baker to
second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 3, Eagles 4.
EAGLES 5TH: L.Day reached on an error by P.Forrest [L.Day to
first]; L.Doby out on unknown play [L.Day to second]; L.Pearson
singled [L.Day scored (unearned)]; L.Pearson stole second;
E.Stone reached on a fielder's choice [L.Pearson to third];
J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 3, Eagles 5.
6TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; E.Adams tripled; S.Down
Robinson walked; H.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR G.KEMP; H.Williams out on
unknown play [E.Adams scored, S.Down Robinson to second];
P.Forrest singled [S.Down Robinson scored]; R.Baker out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, Eagles 5.
EAGLES 6TH: S.DOWN ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C);
H.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L.Ruffin doubled;
L.Hooker reached on an error by G.Fagan [L.Ruffin scored
(unearned) (no RBI), L.Hooker to first]; M.Watkins out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Hooker to second]; L.Day out
on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 5, Eagles 6.
7TH: B.WRIGHT BATTED FOR G.FAGAN; B.Wright out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, Eagles 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
5 7 2 5
Eagles 6 4 2 6
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