Newark Eagles 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 8 3 Homestead Grays 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 x - 8 11 2 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Leaman Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Ray Dandridge ss 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Bob Harvey lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Dick Weaver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Percy Forrest p 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Don Newcombe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 6 8 6 4 0 24 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leaman Johnson 2, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, Leon Ruffin, Don Newcombe. E: 3. Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Bob Harvey. BATTING - 2B: Ray Dandridge, Bob Harvey. Team LOB: 10 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 11 7 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Buck Leonard, Jud Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Joe Spencer. 3B: Josh Gibson, Edsall Walker. GDP: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Percy Forrest L 5 9 7 6 1 0 0 25 Don Newcombe 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 Totals 8 11 8 7 1 0 0 37 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 15 Edsall Walker W 6 4 4 2 4 0 0 28 Totals 9 8 6 4 4 0 0 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/23/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b C.Bell lf 2. L.Johnson 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Dandridge ss B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 5. J.Davis cf J.Wilson 3b 6. B.Harvey lf S.Bankhead ss 7. M.Suttles rf D.Hoskins rf 8. L.Ruffin c J.Spencer 2b 9. P.Forrest p J.Johnson p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; B.Harvey doubled [J.Davis scored, B.Harvey to third (on throw)]; M.Suttles reached on a fielder's choice [B.Harvey scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Johnson reached on an error by J.Wilson [L.Johnson to first]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [L.Johnson to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Spencer walked; E.WHITE BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; E.White reached on an error by M.Watkins [J.Spencer scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.White to first]; C.Bell grounded into a double play (L.Johnson to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [E.White out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 1. EAGLES 4TH: E.WALKER REPLACED E.WHITE (PITCHING); M.Suttles singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play [M.Suttles to second]; P.Forrest reached on an error by B.Leonard [M.Suttles to third, P.Forrest to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play [M.Suttles scored (unearned)]; L.Johnson walked [P.Forrest to second]; R.Dandridge singled [P.Forrest scored (unearned), L.Johnson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard doubled to right field [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson doubled to center field [B.Leonard scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled to center field [J.Gibson scored]; D.Hoskins forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to first]; J.Spencer doubled to center field [D.Hoskins scored]; E.Walker tripled to center field [J.Spencer scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 6. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 6. GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 7. EAGLES 6TH: P.Forrest out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 7. GRAYS 6TH: D.NEWCOMBE REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING); J.Spencer reached on an error by B.Harvey [J.Spencer to first]; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell reached on an error by R.Dandridge [J.Spencer to third, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play (D.Newcombe to L.Ruffin to L.Johnson) [J.Spencer out at home, C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 7. EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson tripled; J.Wilson singled [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 8. EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 8. EAGLES 9TH: M.Watkins walked; L.Johnson out on unknown play [M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge doubled [M.Watkins scored]; L.Pearson reached on a fielder's choice [R.Dandridge to third]; J.Davis singled [R.Dandridge scored, L.Pearson to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; D.WEAVER BATTED FOR M.SUTTLES; D.Weaver out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 6, Grays 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 6 8 3 10 Grays 8 11 2 5
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