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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0

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

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  4  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 3  x  -   3  4  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson cf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Rivera 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Wilbert King lf                       2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Rufus Baker ss                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
William Kelly c                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
John McFarland p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               23   0   4    0     1   0    18   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Marvin Barker. 

BATTING -
SH:  Zack Clayton. 
GDP:  Wilbert King. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       2   1   0    0     0   0     1   1
Jud Wilson 1b                         1   1   0    0     2   0     1   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      1   0   0    0     2   0     0   1
Garnett Blair p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               21   3   4    3     4   0    21   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Jud Wilson, Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
HBP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jerry Benjamin. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John McFarland L                     6       4   3    3   4   0   1  26
Totals                               6       4   3    3   4   0   1  26

HBP:  John McFarland. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Garnett Blair W                      7       4   0    0   1   0   0  25
Totals                               7       4   0    0   1   0   0  25



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/30/1944, game 2 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. D.Wilson            cf        C.Bell              lf        
2. C.Rivera            3b        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. M.Barker            2b        S.Bankhead          ss        
4. J.Williams          rf        J.Wilson            1b        
5. W.King              lf        J.Gibson            c         
6. Z.Clayton           1b        D.Hoskins           rf        
7. R.Baker             ss        W.Cannady           3b        
8. W.Kelly             c         J.Jackson           2b        
9. J.McFarland         p         G.Blair             p         

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

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Williams singled; W.King walked
[J.Williams to second]; Z.Clayton out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Williams to third, W.King to second];
R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Kelly out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
D.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.McFarland 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 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson walked; G.Blair out on unknown play;
C.Bell singled [J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams
singled; W.King grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to
S.Bankhead to J.Wilson) [J.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker
singled; W.Kelly singled [R.Baker to second]; J.McFarland out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Jackson walked;
G.Blair out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead was hit
by a pitch; J.Wilson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson
homered to leftfield [S.Bankhead scored, J.Wilson scored];
D.Hoskins singled to second base [D.Hoskins to second (error by
M.Barker)]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.King out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on
unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    0   4   1   4
 Grays            3   4   0   5


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