Homestead Grays 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 8 13 5 Newark Eagles 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 x - 12 17 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin 3b 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 Dan Wilson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 3 6 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard Easterling ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cool Papa Bell cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harold Hairston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Thurman p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 8 13 8 1 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dan Wilson, Buck Leonard, Bob Thurman. E: 5. Jerry Benjamin, Dan Wilson, Cool Papa Bell, Dave Hoskins, Bob Thurman. BATTING - 2B: Frank Williams. 3B: Jerry Benjamin 2. HR: Buck Leonard 2. GDP: Cool Papa Bell, Harold Hairston. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby 2b 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 Monte Irvin rf 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Johnny Davis lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Oscar Givens ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Max Manning p 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 42 12 17 12 3 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Larry Doby 2, Lennie Pearson 2, Oscar Givens, Max Manning. E: 1. Jimmy Wilkes. BATTING - 2B: Larry Doby 2, Johnny Davis. HBP: Leon Ruffin. GDP: Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harold Hairston L 2.2 8 6 6 1 0 0 18 Alonzo Perry 2.1 7 5 5 1 0 0 15 Bob Thurman 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 13 Totals 8 17 12 12 3 0 0 46 HBP: Bob Thurman. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 9 13 8 8 1 0 2 39 Totals 9 13 8 8 1 0 2 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B - , 3B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 6/25/1946 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. F.Williams rf J.Wilkes cf 2. J.Benjamin 3b 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 ss J.Davis lf 7. C.Bell cf L.Ruffin c 8. D.Hoskins lf O.Givens ss 9. H.Hairston p M.Manning p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Williams doubled; J.Benjamin tripled [F.Williams scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby doubled; M.Irvin singled to center field [L.Doby scored, M.Irvin to second (error by C.Bell)]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 2ND: C.Bell singled; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; H.Hairston grounded into a double play (M.Manning to L.Doby to L.Pearson) [C.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens reached on an error by D.Wilson [O.Givens to first]; M.Manning singled [O.Givens to second]; J.Wilkes walked [O.Givens to third, M.Manning to second]; P.Patterson singled [O.Givens scored, M.Manning scored, J.Wilkes to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 3. GRAYS 3RD: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin tripled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 3. EAGLES 3RD: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; J.Davis doubled [L.Pearson scored]; L.Ruffin singled to left field [J.Davis scored, L.Ruffin to second (error by D.Hoskins)]; O.Givens out on unknown play; M.Manning singled [L.Ruffin scored]; A.PERRY REPLACED H.HAIRSTON (PITCHING); J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 6. GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling singled; C.Bell grounded into a double play (O.Givens to L.Doby to L.Pearson) [H.Easterling out at second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 6. EAGLES 4TH: P.Patterson singled; L.Doby doubled [P.Patterson scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled [L.Doby scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 8. GRAYS 5TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 8. EAGLES 5TH: O.Givens singled; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked [O.Givens to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby singled [O.Givens scored, J.Wilkes to second]; M.Irvin singled [J.Wilkes scored, L.Doby to second]; L.Pearson singled [L.Doby scored, M.Irvin to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 11. GRAYS 6TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 11. EAGLES 6TH: B.THURMAN REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); L.Ruffin was hit by a pitch; O.Givens singled [L.Ruffin to second]; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled [L.Ruffin scored, O.Givens to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 12. GRAYS 7TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [C.Bell scored]; F.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 12. EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (B.Thurman to D.Wilson to B.Leonard) [M.Irvin out at second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 12. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; D.Wilson singled [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard homered [J.Benjamin scored, D.Wilson scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; C.Bell singled to center field [C.Bell to second (error by J.Wilkes)]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 12. EAGLES 8TH: J.Benjamin dropped a foul fly hit by L.Ruffin; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens out on unknown play; M.Manning reached on an error by B.Thurman [M.Manning to first]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 12. GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; F.Williams walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 13 5 4 Eagles 12 17 1 10
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