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