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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 7, 1944 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 3   -   4  6  2
Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  0 0 1  0 3 x   -   5 11  3

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rufus Baker ss                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Flash Miller 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   1   1    0     1         3   3
Jim Williams rf                       4   2   3    0     0         1   0
Joe Royal c                           4   0   1    0     0         5   1
Marvin Barker cf                      3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Douglas Sydnor lf                     4   0   0    2     0         0   0
Thad Christopher 1b                   4   0   1    2     0        10   2
Terris McDuffie p                     2   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Bill Russell p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Curley Andrews                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   4   6    4     2   4    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Harry Williams. 
E: 2.  Rufus Baker 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Williams. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Harry Williams, Jim Williams. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf, cf                 5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    1     0        12   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    0     1         5   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   1   0    0     1         3   3
David Whatley rf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        2   0   2    0     0         0   1
  Vic Harris lf                       2   1   2    2     0         2   1
Ray Battle 3b                         2   1   1    0     1         1   3
Ray Brown p                           4   0   1    1     0         1   2
Totals                               34   5  11    5     3   3    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 
E: 3.  Sam Bankhead 2, Ray Battle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
HBP:  Ray Battle. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Whatley. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    6       8   2        1   2   0  27
Bill Russell                         2       3   3        2   1   0  11
Totals                               8      11   5        3   3   0  38

HBP:  Terris McDuffie. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       6   4        2   4   0  36
Totals                               9       6   4        2   4   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Oscar Charleston, 2B - Eggie Greenfield, 3B -  Kemp

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 15000


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