New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 4
Homestead Grays 0 0 6 1 0 1 4 0 x - 12 13 0
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rufus Baker ss 3 1 0 0 2 1 6
Flash Miller 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 0
Marvin Barker cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Harry Williams 2b 4 1 3 2 0 3 3
Emery Adams rf 3 0 1 2 1 4 0
Bill Bradford lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zack Clayton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 0
George Kemp c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Percy Forrest p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 11 24 10
FIELDING -
E: 4. Rufus Baker, Flash Miller, Harry Williams, George Kemp.
BATTING -
2B: Emery Adams.
Team LOB: 8
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell lf 5 1 3 2 1 2 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 6 1 2 0 0 3 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 1 1 1 6 0
Josh Gibson c 1 3 1 3 4 11 0
Howard Easterling 2b 3 1 2 2 1 1 2
Sam Bankhead ss 5 1 2 3 0 2 3
Jud Wilson 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 3
Roy Partlow rf 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Brown p 5 1 2 1 0 0 1
Totals 38 12 13 12 8 2 27 9
BATTING -
2B: Cool Papa Bell.
3B: Jerry Benjamin, Howard Easterling 2.
SH: Howard Easterling.
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING -
SB: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead 3.
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Percy Forrest L 8 13 12 9 8 2 0 47
Totals 8 13 12 9 8 2 0 47
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 8 4 4 4 11 0 39
Totals 9 8 4 4 4 11 0 39
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp
Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 3500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/23/1943 -- at Homestead Grays (N)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. R.Baker ss C.Bell lf
2. F.Miller 3b J.Benjamin cf
3. M.Barker cf B.Leonard 1b
4. H.Williams 2b J.Gibson c
5. E.Adams rf H.Easterling 2b
6. B.Bradford lf S.Bankhead ss
7. Z.Clayton 1b J.Wilson 3b
8. G.Kemp c R.Partlow rf
9. P.Forrest p R.Brown p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; R.Baker walked; F.Miller out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; H.Williams singled [R.Baker to second]; E.Adams
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third];
J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson
walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
2ND: B.Bradford out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson reached on an error by R.Baker [J.Wilson to
first]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
3RD: P.Forrest out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; F.Miller singled; M.Barker walked [F.Miller to second];
H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays
0.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin tripled to right field; B.Leonard
grounded out (H.Williams to Z.Clayton) [J.Benjamin scored];
J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling tripled to left field [J.Gibson
scored]; S.Bankhead singled [H.Easterling scored]; S.Bankhead
stole second; J.Wilson walked; R.Partlow reached on an error by
H.Williams [S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second, R.Partlow
to first]; R.Brown flied to E.Adams [S.Bankhead scored
(unearned)]; C.Bell doubled [J.Wilson scored (unearned),
R.Partlow scored (unearned)]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 6
R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 6.
4TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 6.
GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson walked [B.Leonard to
second]; H.Easterling walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to
second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored];
J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 7.
5TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; P.Forrest singled; R.Baker
walked [P.Forrest to second]; F.Miller singled [P.Forrest to
third, R.Baker to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
H.Williams singled [P.Forrest scored, R.Baker scored, F.Miller
to second]; E.Adams doubled [F.Miller scored, H.Williams
scored]; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
4, Grays 7.
GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; C.Bell
was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Kemp [C.Bell
to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 7.
6TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Grays 7.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead singled
[J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead stole third; R.Partlow out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 8.
7TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; F.Miller singled; M.Barker
out on unknown play; H.Williams singled [F.Miller to second];
E.Adams walked [F.Miller to third, H.Williams to second];
B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 4, Grays
8.
GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown singled; C.Bell singled [R.Brown to second];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked [R.Brown to
third, C.Bell to second]; J.Gibson singled [R.Brown scored,
C.Bell scored, B.Leonard scored]; H.Easterling tripled [J.Gibson
scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 12.
8TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Grays 12.
GRAYS 8TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; R.Brown singled to
third base [R.Brown to second (error by F.Miller)]; C.Bell out
on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. 4, Grays 12.
9TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Grays 12.
Final Totals R H E LOB
4 8 4 8
Grays 12 13 0 11
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