New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 11 3 Homestead Grays 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 x - 5 8 0 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dan Wilson lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 Charlie Rivera 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 Marvin Barker cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Jim Williams rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Percy Forrest rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zack Clayton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 0 Rufus Baker c 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 Joe Spencer 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 Walter Hardy ss 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 Connie Rector p 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 Totals 36 4 11 4 0 2 24 8 FIELDING - E: 3. Charlie Rivera 2, Walter Hardy. BATTING - 2B: Charlie Rivera, Joe Spencer, Walter Hardy. HBP: Jim Williams. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Zack Clayton, Rufus Baker. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 Jud Wilson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 11 0 Josh Gibson rf 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 Walter Cannady 3b 4 1 2 1 0 3 3 Robert Gaston c 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 Jelly Jackson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 Dave Hoskins p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 8 3 5 3 27 12 FIELDING - PB: 1. Robert Gaston. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Robert Gaston. 3B: Jelly Jackson. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Connie Rector L 8 8 5 0 5 3 0 39 Totals 8 8 5 0 5 3 0 39 IW: Connie Rector. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Hoskins W 9 11 4 4 0 2 0 37 Totals 9 11 4 4 0 2 0 37 WP: Dave Hoskins. HBP: Dave Hoskins. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Stevens, 1B - Roth Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/31/1944 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. D.Wilson lf C.Bell lf 2. C.Rivera 3b J.Benjamin cf 3. M.Barker cf S.Bankhead ss 4. J.Williams rf J.Wilson 1b 5. Z.Clayton 1b J.Gibson rf 6. R.Baker c W.Cannady 3b 7. J.Spencer 2b R.Gaston c 8. W.Hardy ss J.Jackson 2b 9. C.Rector p D.Hoskins p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; M.Barker singled; R.Gaston allowed a passed ball [M.Barker to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked [C.Bell to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: Z.Clayton singled; Z.Clayton stole second; R.Baker out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Gaston walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: C.Rector out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Rivera doubled; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by C.Rivera [C.Bell to third, S.Bankhead to first]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson was walked intentionally [S.Bankhead to second]; W.Cannady reached on an error by C.Rivera [C.Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to second, W.Cannady to first]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Williams was hit by a pitch; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker singled [J.Williams to third]; R.Baker stole second; J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Hardy doubled (unknown fielder) [J.Williams scored, R.Baker scored, W.Hardy out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Rector out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Hardy dropped a foul fly hit by W.Cannady; W.Cannady singled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; R.Gaston doubled [W.Cannady scored (unearned)]; J.Jackson tripled [R.Gaston scored (unearned)]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: R.Baker singled; D.Hoskins threw a wild pitch [R.Baker to second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Hardy singled [R.Baker scored]; C.Rector singled [W.Hardy to third]; D.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [W.Hardy out at home, C.Rector to second]; C.Rivera singled (unknown fielder) [C.Rector out at home, D.Wilson to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: J. Williams ejected by HP Umpire Stevens for arguing call at home plate; Williams was ejected for brushing dust off Stevens' arm during argument.; P.FORREST REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady singled [J.Gibson to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; J.Spencer doubled; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Rector singled [J.Spencer scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 4 11 3 6 Grays 5 8 0 10
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