New York Black Yankees 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 11 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 9 3 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 Walter Hardy 2b 4 2 2 1 1 4 3 Willie Wells ss 5 1 1 2 0 0 8 Felix McLaurin cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 Harry Williams 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 Marvin Barker 1b 4 1 0 0 1 14 0 Clarence Palm c 4 0 1 1 1 5 0 Rufus Baker lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 Neck Stanley p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 8 11 7 4 4 27 16 FIELDING - E: 1. Clarence Palm. BATTING - 2B: Felix McLaurin, Harry Williams. GDP: Walter Hardy. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Willie Wells. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Dan Wilson 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 1 6 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 0 5 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 Ted Radcliffe p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harold Hairston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Thurman ph, p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 3 4 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Matt Carlisle. E: 3. Frank Williams, Dan Wilson, Sam Bankhead. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Dan Wilson. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley W 9 9 4 4 3 4 0 38 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 0 38 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Radcliffe L 3.1 7 6 5 1 1 0 20 Harold Hairston 3.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 15 Bob Thurman 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 9 Totals 9 11 8 5 4 4 0 44 WP: Ted Radcliffe. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/21/1946 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. C.Spearman rf F.Williams rf 2. W.Hardy 2b D.Wilson 3b 3. W.Wells ss J.Benjamin cf 4. F.McLaurin cf B.Leonard 1b 5. H.Williams 3b J.Gibson c 6. M.Barker 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. C.Palm c C.Bell lf 8. R.Baker lf M.Carlisle 2b 9. N.Stanley p T.Radcliffe p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Spearman out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Wells reached on an error by S.Bankhead [W.Wells to first]; F.McLaurin doubled [W.Wells to third]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Palm dropped a foul fly hit by F.Williams; F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: M.Barker walked; T.Radcliffe threw a wild pitch [M.Barker to second]; C.Palm out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; N.Stanley reached on an error by D.Wilson [M.Barker scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Stanley to first]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Hardy singled; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams doubled [W.Hardy scored]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: T.Radcliffe singled; F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; R.Baker singled; N.Stanley singled [R.Baker to second]; C.Spearman singled [R.Baker scored, N.Stanley to second]; W.Hardy singled [N.Stanley scored, C.Spearman to third (on throw), W.Hardy to second]; H.HAIRSTON REPLACED T.RADCLIFFE (PITCHING); W.Wells singled [C.Spearman scored, W.Hardy scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; R.Baker singled; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Williams singled; D.Wilson singled [F.Williams to second]; J.Benjamin singled [F.Williams scored, D.Wilson to second]; D.Wilson stole third; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; W.Hardy walked; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Palm walked; R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; B.THURMAN BATTED FOR H.HAIRSTON; B.Thurman out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.THURMAN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); N.Stanley out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked; W.Hardy grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [C.Spearman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 1. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Wells reached on an error by F.Williams [W.Wells to first]; W.Wells stole second; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams singled [W.Wells scored (unearned), H.Williams to second (on throw)]; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Palm singled [H.Williams scored (unearned)]; R.Baker out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Grays 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; C.Bell singled [S.Bankhead to second]; M.Carlisle singled [S.Bankhead scored, C.Bell to third, M.Carlisle to second (on throw)]; B.Thurman singled [C.Bell scored, M.Carlisle scored]; F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled (F.McLaurin to W.Wells to W.Hardy) [B.Thurman to third, D.Wilson out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 8 11 1 9 Grays 4 9 3 7
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