Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 13 0 Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 x - 6 12 3 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Leon Ruffin c 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Lennie Pearson cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Bob Harvey lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Johnny Davis p 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Vic Barnett rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sy Morton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 41 2 13 2 1 2 24 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles 2, Sy Morton. BATTING - 2B: Bob Harvey. SH: Vic Barnett. GDP: Ray Dandridge. Team LOB: 14 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Ray Brown p 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Totals 34 6 12 6 4 3 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady. E: 3. Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Ray Battle. BATTING - 2B: Dave Hoskins 2. GDP: Jerry Benjamin, Ray Brown. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Walter Cannady. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Davis L 8 12 6 6 4 3 0 38 Totals 8 12 6 6 4 3 0 38 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 13 2 2 1 2 0 43 Totals 9 13 2 2 1 2 0 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 8500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/23/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b C.Bell lf 2. L.Ruffin c J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Dandridge 2b S.Bankhead ss 4. L.Pearson cf B.Leonard 1b 5. B.Harvey lf J.Gibson c 6. M.Suttles 1b W.Cannady 2b 7. J.Davis p D.Hoskins rf 8. V.Barnett rf R.Battle 3b 9. S.Morton ss R.Brown p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins struck out; L.Ruffin singled; R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [L.Ruffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to M.Suttles) [C.Bell out at second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play; J.Davis singled [B.Harvey to second]; V.Barnett singled [B.Harvey scored, J.Davis to second]; S.Morton out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; W.Cannady forced J.Gibson (unknown fielder) [W.Cannady to first]; W.Cannady stole second; D.Hoskins doubled [W.Cannady scored]; R.Battle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 1. EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [M.Watkins to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown walked; C.Bell walked [R.Brown to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked [R.Brown to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [R.Brown scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. EAGLES 4TH: M.Suttles singled; J.Davis struck out; V.Barnett out on unknown play; S.Morton singled [M.Suttles to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle singled; R.Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. EAGLES 5TH: L.Ruffin singled; R.Dandridge reached on an error by J.Gibson [L.Ruffin to second, R.Dandridge to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second (on throw)]; S.Bankhead singled to left field [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard walked [S.Bankhead to second]; S.Bankhead stole third; J.Gibson flied to L.Pearson [S.Bankhead scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 5. EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis reached on an error by R.Battle [J.Davis to first]; V.Barnett out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: R.Battle singled; R.Brown grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to S.Morton to M.Suttles) [R.Battle out at second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 5. EAGLES 7TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey doubled [L.Pearson scored]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. EAGLES 8TH: J.Davis singled; V.Barnett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Davis to second]; S.Morton out on unknown play; M.Watkins reached on an error by B.Leonard [J.Davis to third, M.Watkins to first]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: D.Hoskins doubled; R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Brown singled [D.Hoskins scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 6. EAGLES 9TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [R.Dandridge to second]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 2 13 0 14 Grays 6 12 3 8
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