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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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