Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 2 Newark Eagles 0 0 11 1 3 0 1 0 x - 16 17 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf, 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Wilson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Thurman ph, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harold Hairston p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 0 3 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 3b 6 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby 2b 6 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oscar Givens ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Leon Day p 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 16 17 15 4 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Larry Doby, Monte Irvin. BATTING - 2B: Pat Patterson 2, Lennie Pearson, Oscar Givens. HR: Larry Doby, Johnny Davis. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith L 2.1 5 6 6 1 0 0 14 Alonzo Perry 0.1 4 5 0 1 0 0 8 Harold Hairston 5.1 8 5 5 2 0 2 26 Totals 8 17 16 11 4 0 2 48 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day W 9 6 2 0 3 0 0 36 Totals 9 6 2 0 3 0 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 6/18/1946 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. F.Williams rf J.Wilkes cf 2. C.Bell cf P.Patterson 3b 3. D.Wilson 2b L.Doby 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b M.Irvin rf 5. J.Gibson c L.Pearson 1b 6. H.Easterling 3b J.Davis lf 7. D.Hoskins lf L.Ruffin c 8. S.Bankhead ss O.Givens ss 9. E.Smith p L.Day p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Williams singled; C.Bell singled [F.Williams to second]; D.Wilson reached on an error by L.Doby [F.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Bell to second, D.Wilson to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [C.Bell to third, D.Wilson to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes reached on an error by B.Leonard [J.Wilkes to first]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams walked; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.THURMAN BATTED FOR B.LEONARD; B.Thurman out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: F.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B.THURMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); O.Givens out on unknown play; L.Day singled; J.Wilkes walked [L.Day to second]; P.Patterson doubled [L.Day scored, J.Wilkes to third]; L.Doby singled [J.Wilkes scored, P.Patterson scored]; M.Irvin singled [L.Doby to second]; L.Pearson doubled [L.Doby scored, M.Irvin to third]; A.PERRY REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Davis singled [M.Irvin scored, L.Pearson scored]; L.Ruffin reached on a fielder's choice [J.Davis to second]; O.Givens walked [J.Davis to third, L.Ruffin to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; J.Wilkes reached on an error by H.Easterling [J.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Ruffin to third, O.Givens to second, J.Wilkes to first]; P.Patterson doubled [L.Ruffin scored (unearned), O.Givens scored (unearned), J.Wilkes scored (unearned)]; L.Doby singled [P.Patterson scored (unearned)]; M.Irvin singled [L.Doby to second]; H.HAIRSTON REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); L.Pearson flied to D.Hoskins; 11 R (6 ER), 9 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 11. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 11. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens doubled; L.Day singled [O.Givens scored]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 12. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell singled; C.Bell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 12. EAGLES 5TH: P.Patterson singled; L.Doby singled [P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis homered [P.Patterson scored, L.Doby scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 15. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 15. EAGLES 6TH: O.Givens out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 15. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Williams walked; C.Bell singled [F.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by M.Irvin)]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 15. EAGLES 7TH: L.Doby homered; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [L.Pearson to second]; O.Givens out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 16. GRAYS 8TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 16. EAGLES 8TH: L.Day out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 16. GRAYS 9TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.BENJAMIN BATTED FOR H.HAIRSTON; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 16. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 6 2 7 Eagles 16 17 2 8
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