Homestead Grays 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 2 2 0 1 6 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 9 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 3 0 3 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 Ray Brown p 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 33 5 9 5 6 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Ray Brown. E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. 3B: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Josh Gibson, Ray Brown. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Josh Gibson. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bob Turner cf 3 0 0 0 1 5 1 Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Ray Dandridge ss 4 1 2 1 0 6 2 Lennie Pearson 1b, lf 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 Johnny Davis rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Bob Harvey lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Mule Suttles ph, 1b 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Willie Wynn c 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 Leaman Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Leniel Hooker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 2 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray Dandridge 2, Lennie Pearson 2, Leaman Johnson. E: 2. Ray Dandridge 2. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Davis, Bob Harvey. 3B: Johnny Davis. HR: Ray Dandridge. GDP: Bob Turner. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 6 1 1 1 2 1 34 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 2 1 34 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 9 9 5 5 6 4 0 39 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 4 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - W. Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6732 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/21/1944, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. C.Bell lf B.Turner cf 2. J.Benjamin cf M.Watkins 3b 3. S.Bankhead 2b R.Dandridge ss 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Pearson 1b 5. D.Hoskins rf J.Davis rf 6. J.Gibson c B.Harvey lf 7. J.Jackson ss W.Wynn c 8. R.Battle 3b L.Johnson 2b 9. R.Brown p L.Hooker p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead walked [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard reached on an error by R.Dandridge [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second, B.Leonard to first]; D.Hoskins singled to center field [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson grounded into a double play (L.Johnson to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [D.Hoskins out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Dandridge homered to leftfield; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Battle singled; R.Brown grounded into a double play (L.Pearson to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [R.Battle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey doubled; W.Wynn out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead tripled [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard walked; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker singled; B.Turner grounded into a double play (R.Brown to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [L.Hooker out at second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 4TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Brown singled to shortstop [R.Brown to second (error by R.Dandridge)]; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis tripled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard doubled [S.Bankhead to third]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: R.Battle walked; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to center field (B.Turner to M.Watkins) [R.Battle out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis doubled; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR B.HARVEY; M.Suttles out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. GRAYS 8TH: M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.Gibson singled; J.Gibson was caught stealing second (W.Wynn to R.Dandridge); J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 8TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; B.Turner walked; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. GRAYS 9TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson reached on an error by S.Bankhead [L.Pearson to first]; J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 9 1 7 Eagles 1 6 2 6
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