Homestead Grays 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 13 0 Newark Eagles 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 2 1 1 10 1 Dave Hoskins rf 5 3 3 1 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 5 2 0 1 0 4 1 Jelly Jackson ss 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 Ray Battle 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 35 12 13 9 6 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin 2, Dave Hoskins. HR: Cool Papa Bell. SH: Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. HBP: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Dave Hoskins, Josh Gibson. CS: Sam Bankhead. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bob Turner cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 Ray Dandridge ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 9 1 Johnny Davis rf 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Willie Wynn c 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 Harry Cozart p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Jimmy Hill ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Leaman Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Mule Suttles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percy Forrest p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Jacobs p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brown ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 35 2 11 2 0 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lennie Pearson, Leaman Johnson. E: 2. Bob Turner, Lennie Pearson. BATTING - 3B: Lennie Pearson. GDP: Brown. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Jimmy Hill. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 11 2 2 0 3 0 35 Totals 9 11 2 2 0 3 0 35 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Percy Forrest L 0.1 3 5 3 1 0 0 6 Ed Jacobs 3.2 6 4 3 3 0 1 19 Harry Cozart 5 4 3 3 2 2 0 19 Totals 9 13 12 9 6 2 1 44 WP: Percy Forrest, Harry Cozart. HBP: Harry Cozart. 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 2 -- 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. S.Carter p P.Forrest p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin doubled [C.Bell to third]; P.Forrest threw a wild pitch [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to third]; S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins singled [S.Bankhead to third]; J.Gibson reached on an error by L.Pearson [S.Bankhead scored, D.Hoskins to third, J.Gibson to first]; E.JACOBS REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING); D.Hoskins stole home and J.Gibson stole second; J.Jackson walked; R.Battle singled [J.Gibson to third, J.Jackson to second]; S.Carter flied to B.Turner [J.Gibson scored (unearned) (error by B.Turner), J.Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Turner), R.Battle to second]; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: 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 6, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; D.Hoskins doubled [B.Leonard scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; B.Harvey singled [J.Davis to second]; W.Wynn singled [J.Davis scored, B.Harvey to second]; L.Johnson out on unknown play; E.Jacobs out on unknown play; B.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Eagles 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Battle singled; S.Carter forced R.Battle (unknown fielder) [S.Carter to first]; C.Bell homered to rightfield [S.Carter scored]; J.Benjamin doubled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard walked; B.Leonard was picked off first (E.Jacobs to L.Pearson); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson tripled [M.Watkins scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: W.Wynn singled; L.Johnson out on unknown play; BATTED FOR E.JACOBS; grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [W.Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. GRAYS 5TH: STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.COZART REPLACED W.WYNN (PITCHING); R.Battle out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. EAGLES 5TH: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball (S.Bankhead unassisted) [R.Dandridge out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead forced J.Benjamin (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to first]; S.Bankhead stole second; S.Bankhead was caught stealing third ( to M.Watkins); B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Cozart singled; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play [D.Hoskins to second]; R.Battle singled to center field (B.Turner to R.Dandridge) [D.Hoskins scored, R.Battle out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 10, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: out on unknown play; B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 10, Eagles 2. GRAYS 8TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (L.Johnson to L.Pearson) [C.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 10, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 10, Eagles 2. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard to second, D.Hoskins to first]; J.Gibson forced B.Leonard (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to second, J.Gibson to first]; H.Cozart threw a wild pitch [D.Hoskins to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Jackson singled [D.Hoskins scored, J.Gibson scored]; R.Battle out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 12, Eagles 2. EAGLES 9TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.HILL BATTED FOR H.COZART; J.Hill singled; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR L.JOHNSON; J.Hill was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to S.Bankhead); M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 12, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 12 13 0 5 Eagles 2 11 2 6
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