New York Black Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3 Homestead Grays 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 x - 9 12 1 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Carlos Ascanio 1b 4 0 1 1 0 11 1 Willie Wells ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Harry Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Marvin Barker 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 Claude Poole lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Bill Perkins c 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Johnny Johnson p 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 Emery Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 9 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Carlos Ascanio, Willie Wells, Marvin Barker. E: 3. Carlos Ascanio, Marvin Barker, Bill Perkins. BATTING - 3B: Clyde Spearman. GDP: Carlos Ascanio. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 Dan Wilson 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 2 2 1 0 3 10 1 Josh Gibson c 4 2 3 2 1 11 6 Sam Bankhead ss 5 2 3 0 0 3 3 Dave Hoskins lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 Luis Marquez 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 Eugene Smith p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 9 12 7 6 1 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Eugene Smith. E: 1. Buck Leonard. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson. 3B: Dave Hoskins. GDP: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Buck Leonard. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson L 6 11 7 7 5 1 0 34 Emery Adams 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 8 12 9 7 6 1 0 42 Johnny Johnson pitched to 4 batters in the 7th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith W 9 6 1 1 2 9 0 35 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 9 0 35 WP: Eugene Smith. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/23/1946 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. C.Spearman rf F.Williams rf 2. C.Ascanio 1b J.Benjamin cf 3. W.Wells ss D.Wilson 3b 4. F.McLaurin cf B.Leonard 1b 5. H.Williams 2b J.Gibson c 6. M.Barker 3b S.Bankhead ss 7. C.Poole lf D.Hoskins lf 8. B.Perkins c L.Marquez 2b 9. J.Johnson p E.Smith p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game played under portable lighting due to a coal strike that led to an electricity shortage; C.Spearman tripled to left field; C.Ascanio out on unknown play [C.Spearman scored]; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Poole struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play [J.Gibson to third, S.Bankhead to second]; L.Marquez singled [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Perkins singled; J.Johnson walked [B.Perkins to second]; E.Smith threw a wild pitch [B.Perkins to third, J.Johnson to second]; C.Spearman walked; C.Ascanio grounded into a double play (E.Smith to J.Gibson to B.Leonard) [B.Perkins out at home, J.Johnson to third, C.Spearman to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: F.McLaurin struck out; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker singled; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [M.Barker to second]; C.Poole out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams walked [D.Hoskins to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled; C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; B.Leonard stole second; J.Gibson singled to left field [B.Leonard scored]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to second]; D.Hoskins walked [J.Gibson to third, S.Bankhead to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 3. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Wells singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 3. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Poole struck out; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson doubled to center field [B.Leonard scored]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to third]; D.Hoskins tripled [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead scored]; E.ADAMS REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); L.Marquez reached on an error by C.Ascanio [D.Hoskins scored (no RBI), L.Marquez to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play [L.Marquez to third]; F.Williams out on unknown play [L.Marquez scored (unearned)]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 8. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Ascanio singled; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: D.Wilson singled to third base [D.Wilson to second (error by M.Barker)]; D.Wilson was picked off second, but was safe on an error by B.Perkins [D.Wilson to third]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson grounded into a double play (M.Barker to W.Wells to C.Ascanio) [D.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Leonard out at second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 9. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: H.Williams reached on an error by B.Leonard [H.Williams to first]; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Poole struck out; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 1 6 3 7 Grays 9 12 1 9
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