Homestead Grays 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 - 8 11 2 Newark Eagles 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 Buck Leonard 1b 5 1 1 1 0 12 0 Josh Gibson c 5 2 2 3 0 9 0 Walter Cannady 3b 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ray Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Johnny Wright p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 11 8 3 5 27 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Sam Bankhead, Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson, Walter Cannady, Dave Hoskins 2. 3B: Buck Leonard. HR: Josh Gibson. SH: Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson. Team LOB: 7 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 Vic Barnett rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Mule Suttles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 15 2 Bob Harvey lf 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 Johnny Davis ph, lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 Charlie Parks ph, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terris McDuffie p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sy Morton ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 3 9 27 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Archie Brathwaite, Sy Morton. BATTING - Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright 5 8 4 4 2 5 0 25 Edsall Walker W 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 14 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 9 0 39 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie L 9 11 8 8 3 5 1 42 Totals 9 11 8 8 3 5 1 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B - , 3B - Mo Harris Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 8/18/1944 -- 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. J.Gibson c B.Harvey lf 6. W.Cannady 3b A.Brathwaite cf 7. D.Hoskins rf W.Wynn c 8. J.Jackson 2b T.McDuffie p 9. J.Wright p S.Morton ss GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Replay of protested game of 7/2 to determine first-half winn; 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. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled; R.Dandridge singled [V.Barnett to second]; L.Pearson singled [V.Barnett scored, R.Dandridge to second]; B.Harvey forced L.Pearson (J.Jackson unassisted) [R.Dandridge to third, B.Harvey to first]; A.Brathwaite flied to J.Benjamin; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 1. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: W.Wynn out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; S.Morton singled to third base [S.Morton to second (error by W.Cannady)]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 1. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins doubled; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to third]; J.Wright out on unknown play [D.Hoskins scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge to third]; B.Harvey flied to unknown fielder [R.Dandridge scored]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin reached on an error by S.Morton [J.Benjamin to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. GRAYS 5TH: W.Cannady singled; D.Hoskins singled [W.Cannady to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [W.Cannady to third, D.Hoskins to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins walked; V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled [M.Watkins to second]; L.Pearson walked [M.Watkins to third, R.Dandridge to second]; B.Harvey singled [M.Watkins scored, R.Dandridge scored, L.Pearson to second]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead doubled to center field [S.Bankhead to third (error by A.Brathwaite)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled [S.Bankhead scored]; W.Cannady walked; D.Hoskins doubled [J.Gibson scored, W.Cannady to third]; R.BROWN BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; R.Brown out on unknown play; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT; V.Harris singled [W.Cannady scored, D.Hoskins to third]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 4. EAGLES 6TH: M.CARLISLE REPLACED R.BROWN (PLAYING 2B); E.WALKER REPLACED V.HARRIS (PITCHING); T.McDuffie out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin doubled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 4. EAGLES 7TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 4. GRAYS 8TH: W.Cannady doubled; D.Hoskins out on unknown play [W.Cannady to third]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play [W.Cannady scored]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. EAGLES 8TH: J.DAVIS BATTED FOR B.HARVEY; J.Davis singled to shortstop [J.Davis to second (error by S.Bankhead)]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; C.PARKS BATTED FOR W.WYNN; C.Parks out on unknown play; T.McDuffie walked; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. GRAYS 9TH: J.DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.PARKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); M.SUTTLES REPLACED V.BARNETT (PLAYING RF); C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard tripled to right field [C.Bell scored]; J.Gibson homered to leftfield [B.Leonard scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 4. EAGLES 9TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 11 2 7 Eagles 4 9 2 8
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