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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 12, 1946 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  8  1
Newark Eagles                       0 1 1  0 2 2  0 2 x   -   8 10  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Claude Poole rf, lf                   5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   1   3    0     0   0     2   1
Willie Wells ss                       3   0   1    1     1   0     0   1
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Burt Scott lf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Clyde Spearman ph, rf               1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 1b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Rufus Baker 3b                        3   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Clarence Palm c                       2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
  Carlos Ascanio ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Alex Newkirk p                        2   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
   Randolph ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   2   8    2     4   0    24   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Harry Williams 2, Willie Wells, Joe Burt Scott, Marvin Barker. 
E: 1.  Willie Wells. 

BATTING -
2B:  Harry Williams. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Rufus Baker. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Benny Felder ss                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Clarence Isreal 3b                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         4   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   2   1    1     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   2    3     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Charlie Parks c                       3   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   8  10    8     3   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Benny Felder, Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson, Bob Harvey, Johnny Davis. 
HR:  Charlie Parks. 
GDP:  Benny Felder. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lennie Pearson. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alex Newkirk L                       8      10   8    6   3   0   1  34
Totals                               8      10   8    6   3   0   1  34


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       8   2    2   4   0   0  37
Totals                               9       8   2    2   4   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - John Crawford

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/12/1946 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. C.Poole             rf        B.Felder            ss        
2. H.Williams          2b        C.Isreal            3b        
3. W.Wells             ss        L.Doby              2b        
4. F.McLaurin          cf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. J.Scott             lf        B.Harvey            rf        
6. M.Barker            1b        J.Davis             lf        
7. R.Baker             3b        J.Wilkes            cf        
8. C.Palm              c         C.Parks             c         
9. A.Newkirk           p         L.Day               p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; C.Poole out on unknown play; H.Williams
singled; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on
unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; R.Baker singled; C.Palm singled [R.Baker to
second]; A.Newkirk singled [R.Baker scored, C.Palm to second];
C.Poole out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson walked; L.Pearson stole second; B.Harvey
out on unknown play [L.Pearson to third]; J.Davis out on unknown
play [L.Pearson scored]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: H.Williams doubled; W.Wells singled
[H.Williams scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; J.Scott out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Parks singled; L.Day singled [C.Parks to second];
B.Felder doubled (unknown fielder) [C.Parks scored, L.Day out at
home]; C.Isreal hit into a double play (J.Scott to H.Williams)
[B.Felder out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: R.Baker singled (unknown fielder) [R.Baker
out at second]; C.Palm walked; A.Newkirk walked [C.Palm to
second]; C.Poole out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis singled; J.Wilkes walked [J.Davis to
second]; J.Davis was picked off second (unknown fielder);
C.Parks homered [J.Wilkes scored]; L.Day singled; B.Felder
grounded into a double play (W.Wells to H.Williams to M.Barker)
[L.Day out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,
Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; R.Baker
walked; R.Baker stole second; C.Palm out on unknown play;
A.Newkirk out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; L.Doby reached on an
error by W.Wells [L.Doby to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; B.Harvey walked [L.Doby to second]; J.Davis doubled to
left field [L.Doby scored (unearned), B.Harvey scored
(unearned)]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 6.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Poole out on unknown play; H.Williams
singled (unknown fielder) [H.Williams out at second]; W.Wells
walked; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 7TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 6.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.SPEARMAN BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; C.Spearman
out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; R.Baker out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles
6.

EAGLES 8TH: C.SPEARMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C.POOLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); C.Isreal out on unknown play;
L.Doby doubled; L.Pearson doubled [L.Doby scored]; B.Harvey
doubled [L.Pearson scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.ASCANIO BATTED FOR C.PALM; C.Ascanio out
on unknown play;  BATTED FOR A.NEWKIRK;  out on unknown play;
C.Poole out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 9TH: Game 2 called due to rain in fourth inning with

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    2   8   1   8
 Eagles           8  10   0   2


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