Homestead Grays 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 3 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 3 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Wilson 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Hoskins lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Marquez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harold Hairston p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 3 5 3 0 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Dan Wilson, Sam Bankhead, Dave Hoskins. BATTING - 2B: Frank Williams. HR: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 6 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Benny Felder ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Clarence Isreal 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Larry Doby 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Parks c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Wilkes ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Max Manning p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 3 3 3 5 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Benny Felder, Larry Doby, Rufus Lewis. BATTING - HR: Larry Doby. SH: Bob Harvey. IW: Charlie Parks. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harold Hairston 6 3 3 3 5 0 1 28 Totals 6 3 3 3 5 0 1 28 IW: Harold Hairston. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 18 Max Manning 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals 6 5 3 2 0 0 1 27 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 Tuesday, 5/14/1946 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. F.Williams rf B.Felder ss 2. J.Benjamin cf C.Isreal 3b 3. D.Wilson 3b L.Doby 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Pearson 1b 5. J.Gibson c M.Irvin cf 6. S.Bankhead ss J.Davis lf 7. D.Hoskins lf B.Harvey rf 8. L.Marquez 2b C.Parks c 9. H.Hairston p R.Lewis p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Williams doubled to left field; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson reached on an error by L.Doby [F.Williams to third, D.Wilson to first]; B.Leonard homered to rightfield [F.Williams scored, D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson reached on an error by R.Lewis [J.Gibson to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled [J.Gibson to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Isreal walked; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Williams reached on an error by B.Felder [F.Williams to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: C.Parks out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; B.Felder walked; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby homered to centerfield; L.Pearson singled to left field [L.Pearson to second (error by D.Hoskins)]; M.Irvin singled [L.Pearson scored]; J.Davis walked [M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to third, J.Davis to second]; C.Parks was walked intentionally; J.WILKES BATTED FOR R.LEWIS; J.Wilkes walked [M.Irvin scored, J.Davis to third, C.Parks to second]; B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. GRAYS 5TH: M.MANNING REPLACED J.WILKES (PITCHING); F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; D.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 5TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson reached on an error by S.Bankhead [L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Davis reached on an error by D.Wilson [L.Pearson to second, J.Davis to first]; B.Harvey popped to S.Bankhead; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; H.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 6TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 5 3 6 Eagles 3 3 3 7
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