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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 30, 1944 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  3  2
Homestead Grays                     2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   4 12  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson cf                         4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Charlie Rivera ss, 3b                 4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 3b, 2b                  4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Wilbert King lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Rufus Baker ss                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
William Kelly c                       1   1   0    0     2   0     1   1
Neck Stanley p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   3   3    2     2   0    26   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Zack Clayton, Rufus Baker, William Kelly. 
E: 2.  Dan Wilson, Marvin Barker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dan Wilson. 
SH:  Neck Stanley. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
CS:  William Kelly. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       5   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Jud Wilson ph, 1b                   3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   3    1     1   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       5   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Brown ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Battle 2b                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Johnson p                      2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Edsall Walker ph                    0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               39   4  12    4     3   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Johnny Johnson. 
IW:  Josh Gibson, Walter Cannady. 
GDP:  Cool Papa Bell. 
Team LOB:  13


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       8.2    12   4    3   3   0   0  43
Totals                               8.2    12   4    3   3   0   0  43

IW:  Neck Stanley 2. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson                       8       3   3    1   2   0   0  29
Spoon Carter W                       1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       3   3    1   2   0   0  32



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Ed Kemp

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/30/1944, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. D.Wilson            cf        C.Bell              lf        
2. C.Rivera            ss        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. M.Barker            3b        S.Bankhead          ss        
4. J.Williams          rf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. W.King              lf        J.Gibson            c         
6. Z.Clayton           1b        W.Cannady           3b        
7. J.Spencer           2b        D.Hoskins           rf        
8. W.Kelly             c         J.Jackson           2b        
9. N.Stanley           p         J.Johnson           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Wilson singled; C.Rivera out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
S.Bankhead forced J.Benjamin (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to
first]; B.Leonard doubled to right field [S.Bankhead scored,
B.Leonard to third (on throw)]; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard
scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.King out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on
unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins
to second]; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins scored]; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Kelly walked; N.Stanley out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Kelly to second]; D.Wilson doubled to
right field [W.Kelly scored]; C.Rivera reached on an error by
S.Bankhead [D.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Rivera to
second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams singled to
shortstop [C.Rivera scored (unearned)]; W.King out on unknown
play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson singled; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; W.Kelly out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; J.Johnson singled; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
J.WILSON BATTED FOR B.LEONARD; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to second]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play;
W.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Jackson reached on
an error by D.Wilson [J.Jackson to first]; J.Johnson reached on
a fielder's choice [J.Jackson to second]; C.Bell out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; W.Kelly walked; W.Kelly was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: R.BAKER REPLACED J.SPENCER (PLAYING SS); C.RIVERA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); M.BARKER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: W.Cannady singled; D.Hoskins singled [W.Cannady to
second]; R.BROWN BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; R.Brown out on unknown
play; E.WALKER BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; E.Walker walked [W.Cannady
to third, D.Hoskins to second]; C.Bell grounded into a double
play (R.Baker to W.Kelly to Z.Clayton) [W.Cannady out at home];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: R.BATTLE REPLACED R.BROWN (PLAYING 2B);
S.CARTER REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); M.Barker out on unknown
play; J.Williams out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin reached on an error by M.Barker
[J.Benjamin to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play
[J.Benjamin to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson
was walked intentionally; W.Cannady was walked intentionally
[J.Benjamin to third, J.Gibson to second]; D.Hoskins singled to
center field [J.Benjamin scored (unearned), J.Gibson to third,
W.Cannady to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    3   3   2   2
 Grays            4  12   1  13


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