Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Newark Eagles 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 9 5 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 4 1 1 7 0 Robert Gaston c 3 0 1 0 0 6 1 Josh Gibson ph, c 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Walter Cannady 2b 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 David Whatley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Ray Battle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 Dave Hoskins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Johnny Johnson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Hubert p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 2 8 4 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady. E: 3. Sam Bankhead, Joe Spencer, Eddie White. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, David Whatley. 3B: Cool Papa Bell. GDP: Walter Cannady. Team LOB: 13 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 Vic Barnett rf 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 5 0 0 2 0 6 6 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 15 1 Johnny Davis lf 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Cozart ph, cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 William Makell ss 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 Sy Morton c 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 Don Newcombe p 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 Totals 31 9 5 8 9 5 27 20 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, William Makell. E: 3. Murray Watkins, Harry Cozart, Sy Morton. BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson, Don Newcombe. HBP: Don Newcombe. GDP: Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson L 1.1 0 4 4 5 0 0 10 Eddie White 1 3 4 2 3 1 0 10 Willie Hubert 5.2 2 1 0 1 4 0 21 Totals 8 5 9 6 9 5 0 41 WP: Eddie White. HBP: Johnny Johnson. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Don Newcombe W 9 7 2 2 8 4 0 42 Totals 9 7 2 2 8 4 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Art Fields, 1B - Ben Taylor, 2B - , 3B - Arp Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 1600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/19/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. C.Bell lf M.Watkins 3b 2. J.Benjamin cf V.Barnett rf 3. S.Bankhead ss R.Dandridge 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Pearson 1b 5. R.Gaston c J.Davis lf 6. W.Cannady 2b A.Brathwaite cf 7. D.Whatley rf W.Makell ss 8. R.Battle 3b S.Morton c 9. J.Johnson p D.Newcombe p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell tripled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell scored]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett walked; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Whatley doubled; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; C.Bell walked [D.Whatley to third, J.Johnson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis walked; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Makell walked [J.Davis to second]; S.Morton walked [J.Davis to third, W.Makell to second]; D.Newcombe was hit by a pitch [J.Davis scored, W.Makell to third, S.Morton to second]; M.Watkins walked [W.Makell scored, S.Morton to third, D.Newcombe to second]; E.WHITE REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); V.Barnett walked [S.Morton scored, D.Newcombe to third, M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play [D.Newcombe scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 4 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; R.Gaston out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. EAGLES 3RD: J.Davis singled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Makell walked [J.Davis to second]; S.Morton reached on an error by E.White [J.Davis to third, W.Makell to second, S.Morton to first]; D.Newcombe singled [J.Davis scored, W.Makell to third, S.Morton to second]; M.Watkins singled [W.Makell scored, S.Morton to third, D.Newcombe to second]; E.White threw a wild pitch [S.Morton scored (unearned), D.Newcombe to third, M.Watkins to second]; V.Barnett walked; W.HUBERT REPLACED E.WHITE (PITCHING); R.Dandridge out on unknown play [D.Newcombe scored (unearned)]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 8. GRAYS 4TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; R.Battle reached on an error by M.Watkins [R.Battle to first]; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [R.Battle to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 8. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Makell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 8. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled to right field; R.Gaston singled [B.Leonard to third]; W.Cannady out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 8. EAGLES 5TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; D.Newcombe out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 8. GRAYS 6TH: D.HOSKINS BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; C.Bell was picked off first, but was safe on an error by S.Morton [C.Bell to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 8. EAGLES 6TH: J.SPENCER REPLACED D.HOSKINS (PLAYING 3B); V.Barnett reached on an error by J.Spencer [V.Barnett to first]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson doubled [V.Barnett to third]; J.Davis walked; H.COZART BATTED FOR A.BRATHWAITE; H.Cozart out on unknown play [V.Barnett scored (unearned)]; W.Makell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. GRAYS 7TH: H.COZART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to center field [B.Leonard to second (error by H.Cozart)]; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR R.GASTON; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. EAGLES 7TH: J.GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); S.Morton out on unknown play; D.Newcombe doubled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. GRAYS 8TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge reached on an error by S.Bankhead [R.Dandridge to first]; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (W.Cannady to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [R.Dandridge out at second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson walked [B.Leonard to second]; W.Cannady grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to W.Makell to L.Pearson) [J.Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 7 3 13 Eagles 9 5 3 8
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