New York Black Yankees 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 3 Newark Eagles 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 x - 8 9 3 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rufus Baker ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Marvin Barker cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Williams c 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Williams lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Thad Christopher rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Flash Miller 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 Curley Andrews 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Zack Clayton 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Terris McDuffie p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Russell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Royal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 6 4 4 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rufus Baker, Flash Miller, Zack Clayton. E: 3. Marvin Barker, Harry Williams, Zack Clayton. BATTING - 2B: Flash Miller. SH: Rufus Baker, Marvin Barker. HBP: Rufus Baker. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Jim Williams, Thad Christopher. CS: Jim Williams. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bob Turner cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sy Morton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Harry Cozart p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 9 7 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, Harry Cozart. BATTING - 2B: Ray Dandridge. 3B: Ray Dandridge. HR: Johnny Davis, Bob Harvey. GDP: Ray Dandridge. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie L 3.1 4 5 2 0 0 1 15 Bill Russell 4.2 5 3 3 1 0 1 21 Totals 8 9 8 5 1 0 2 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker W 5 5 4 3 4 0 0 23 Harry Cozart SV 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 Totals 9 6 4 3 4 0 0 39 Leniel Hooker pitched to 1 batters in the 6th inning HBP: Harry Cozart. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - John Crawford Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/28/1944, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: New York Newark 1. R.Baker ss B.Turner cf 2. M.Barker cf M.Watkins 3b 3. H.Williams c R.Dandridge 2b 4. J.Williams lf L.Pearson 1b 5. T.Christopher rf J.Davis lf 6. F.Miller 2b B.Harvey rf 7. C.Andrews 3b W.Wynn c 8. Z.Clayton 1b S.Morton ss 9. T.McDuffie p L.Hooker p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Baker out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (R.Baker to F.Miller to Z.Clayton) [M.Watkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Williams singled; T.Christopher singled [J.Williams to second]; J.Williams stole third and T.Christopher stole second; F.Miller doubled [J.Williams scored, T.Christopher scored]; C.Andrews out on unknown play; Z.Clayton walked; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis reached on an error by Z.Clayton [J.Davis to first]; B.Harvey homered [J.Davis scored (unearned)]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: M.Barker out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Williams walked; J.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker out on unknown play; B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; C.Andrews singled; Z.Clayton walked [C.Andrews to second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge tripled; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey reached on an error by M.Barker [L.Pearson scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Harvey to third]; B.RUSSELL REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); W.Wynn out on unknown play [B.Harvey scored (unearned)]; S.Morton out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Eagles 5. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: R.Baker singled to second base [R.Baker to second (error by R.Dandridge)]; M.Barker out on unknown play [R.Baker to third]; H.Williams out on unknown play [R.Baker scored (unearned)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Eagles 5. EAGLES 5TH: L.Hooker walked; B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Dandridge doubled [L.Hooker to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Eagles 5. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: T.Christopher walked; H.COZART REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); F.Miller singled [T.Christopher to third]; C.Andrews out on unknown play [T.Christopher scored]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; B.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 5. EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; W.Wynn reached on an error by H.Williams [B.Harvey to second, W.Wynn to first]; S.Morton out on unknown play; H.Cozart out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 5. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: R.Baker was hit by a pitch; M.Barker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Baker to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 5. EAGLES 7TH: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; R.Dandridge singled [M.Watkins to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis homered [M.Watkins scored, R.Dandridge scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 8. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; C.Andrews reached on an error by L.Pearson [C.Andrews to first]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 8. EAGLES 8TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; H.Cozart out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 8. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.ROYAL BATTED FOR B.RUSSELL; J.Royal reached on an error by H.Cozart [J.Royal to first]; R.Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Royal to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Eagles 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 4 6 3 8 Eagles 8 9 3 4
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