Homestead Grays 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 - 10 19 0 New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 4 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 6 1 4 0 0 1 0 Dave Pope rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Wilson 3b 4 2 3 1 0 2 1 Howard Easterling 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 1 3 1 Buck Leonard 1b 6 1 1 1 0 8 1 Josh Gibson c 5 2 3 3 1 8 0 Sam Bankhead ss 6 2 3 1 0 4 6 Cool Papa Bell lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 2 3 1 1 2 Eugene Smith p 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 10 19 10 3 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 3. Dan Wilson, Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard 3, Sam Bankhead 2, Matt Carlisle. BATTING - 2B: Dan Wilson 3, Matt Carlisle. HR: Josh Gibson. GDP: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 15 New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Walter Hardy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 Willie Wells ss 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 Harry Williams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Marvin Barker 1b 2 0 0 0 1 7 1 Clarence Palm c 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 Joe Burt Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Griffith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Baker lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jim Starks ph, lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Neck Stanley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Percy Forrest p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cooper ph, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 5 0 3 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Walter Hardy, Willie Wells, Marvin Barker. E: 4. Walter Hardy, Willie Wells 2, Marvin Barker. BATTING - GDP: Rufus Baker. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith W 9 5 0 0 3 7 0 32 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 7 0 32 New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley L 5.2 12 7 7 2 4 1 34 Percy Forrest 2.1 6 3 2 0 2 0 13 Bob Griffith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 19 10 9 3 6 1 52 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Fuller Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/28/1946, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at New York Black Yankees (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. F.Williams rf C.Spearman rf 2. D.Wilson 3b W.Hardy 2b 3. J.Benjamin cf W.Wells ss 4. B.Leonard 1b F.McLaurin cf 5. J.Gibson c H.Williams 3b 6. S.Bankhead ss M.Barker 1b 7. C.Bell lf C.Palm c 8. M.Carlisle 2b R.Baker lf 9. E.Smith p N.Stanley p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Williams singled; D.Wilson doubled [F.Williams to third]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Bell reached on an error by W.Hardy [C.Bell to first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: F.McLaurin singled; H.Williams hit into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard to D.Wilson) [F.McLaurin out at third]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 3RD: F.Williams singled; D.Wilson doubled [F.Williams scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [D.Wilson scored]; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; M.Carlisle walked [J.Gibson to third, S.Bankhead to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: C.Palm singled; R.Baker grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [C.Palm out at second]; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 4TH: F.Williams singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin reached on an error by M.Barker [F.Williams to second, J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; M.Carlisle reached on an error by W.Wells [M.Carlisle to first]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker walked; C.Palm hit into a double play (J.Benjamin to B.Leonard) [M.Barker out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 6TH: F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; J.Benjamin walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson homered [D.Wilson scored, J.Benjamin scored]; S.Bankhead singled; C.Bell singled [S.Bankhead to second]; P.FORREST REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING); M.Carlisle singled [S.Bankhead scored, C.Bell to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: H.EASTERLING REPLACED D.WILSON (PLAYING 3B); R.Baker out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 7TH: F.Williams singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [F.Williams to second]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (W.Wells to W.Hardy to M.Barker) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; F.McLaurin walked [W.Wells to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson singled; S.Bankhead reached on an error by W.Wells [J.Gibson to second, S.Bankhead to first]; C.Bell singled [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead to second]; M.Carlisle doubled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), C.Bell scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 10, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: D.POPE REPLACED F.WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); J.SCOTT BATTED FOR C.PALM; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.STARKS BATTED FOR R.BAKER; J.Starks singled; B.COOPER BATTED FOR P.FORREST; B.Cooper out on unknown play [J.Starks to second]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 10, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 9TH: B.GRIFFITH REPLACED J.SCOTT (PITCHING); J.STARKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 10, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 10, Black Yankees 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 10 19 0 15 Black Yankees 0 5 4 5
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