Homestead Grays 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 - 7 12 0 New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 Dan Wilson 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 Josh Gibson c 5 1 1 3 0 4 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 15 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 0 3 7 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Luis Marquez 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 Wilmer Fields p 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 Totals 40 7 12 7 0 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Josh Gibson, Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard. 3B: Wilmer Fields. HR: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 6 New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 1 0 0 4 1 Carlos Ascanio 1b 3 0 0 0 1 10 0 Willie Wells ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Harry Williams 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Marvin Barker lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Hardy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 Rufus Baker c 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Neck Stanley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Johnny Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Claude Poole ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 3 0 1 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Clyde Spearman, Carlos Ascanio. E: 2. Willie Wells, Walter Hardy. BATTING - Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Carlos Ascanio, Rufus Baker. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Fields W 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 29 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 29 New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley L 7 9 6 5 0 3 1 31 Johnny Johnson 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 Totals 9 12 7 6 0 3 1 40 Neck Stanley pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/26/1946, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at New York Black Yankees (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. C.Bell lf C.Spearman rf 2. J.Benjamin cf C.Ascanio 1b 3. D.Wilson 3b W.Wells ss 4. J.Gibson c F.McLaurin cf 5. B.Leonard 1b H.Williams 3b 6. S.Bankhead ss M.Barker lf 7. D.Hoskins rf W.Hardy 2b 8. L.Marquez 2b R.Baker c 9. W.Fields p N.Stanley p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Ascanio 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: J.Gibson reached on an error by W.Wells [J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard hit into a double play (C.Spearman to C.Ascanio) [J.Gibson out at first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Hardy out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard doubled [J.Benjamin scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Ascanio walked; C.Ascanio was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to S.Bankhead); W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez reached on an error by W.Hardy [L.Marquez to first]; W.Fields tripled [L.Marquez scored (unearned)]; C.Bell singled [W.Fields scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; R.Baker singled; N.Stanley struck out while R.Baker was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to S.Bankhead); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; W.Fields singled; C.Bell singled [W.Fields to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 8TH: D.Wilson singled; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [D.Wilson scored]; J.JOHNSON REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING); B.Leonard out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; D.Hoskins singled [S.Bankhead to second]; L.Marquez singled [S.Bankhead scored, D.Hoskins to second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; C.POOLE BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; C.Poole singled; C.Spearman singled [C.Poole to second]; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Black Yankees 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 12 0 6 Black Yankees 0 3 2 2
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