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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Thursday, July 4, 1946 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0   -   3  5  0
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  5  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Monte Irvin rf                        4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Cal Irvin ss                          2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Max Manning p                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   3   5    3     2   0    27   0


BATTING -
HR:  Lennie Pearson. 
GDP:  Jimmy Wilkes. 
Team LOB:  4


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Sylvester Snead lf                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bud Barbee 1b                         4   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Bill Hoskins rf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Clyde Parris ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Rufus Baker c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Johnny Johnson p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Alex Newkirk p                      1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   1   5    1     0   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bud Barbee, Clyde Parris, Dick Seay. 
E: 1.  Felix McLaurin. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        9       5   1    1   0   0   0  32
Totals                               9       5   1    1   0   0   0  32


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson L                     7       3   3    2   2   0   1  27
Alex Newkirk                         2       2   0    0   0   0   0  7
Totals                               9       5   3    2   2   0   1  34

Johnny Johnson pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/4/1946 -- Newark Eagles at New York Black
Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. J.Wilkes            cf        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. P.Patterson         3b        S.Snead             lf        
3. L.Doby              2b        M.Barker            3b        
4. M.Irvin             rf        B.Barbee            1b        
5. L.Pearson           1b        B.Hoskins           rf        
6. J.Davis             lf        C.Parris            ss        
7. L.Ruffin            c         R.Baker             c         
8. C.Irvin             ss        D.Seay              2b        
9. M.Manning           p         J.Johnson           p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown
play; L.Doby walked; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; S.Snead out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 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.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: B.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out
on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Irvin out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; B.Barbee singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 5TH: 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.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Parris out on unknown play; R.Baker out on
unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Irvin out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 7TH: P.Patterson reached on an error by F.McLaurin
[P.Patterson to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin
singled [P.Patterson scored (unearned)]; L.Pearson homered to
leftfield [M.Irvin scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Barbee
singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 8TH: C.Irvin walked; M.Manning singled [C.Irvin to
second]; A.NEWKIRK REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); J.Wilkes
grounded into a double play (C.Parris to D.Seay to B.Barbee)
[C.Irvin to third, M.Manning out at second]; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay singled
to left field; A.Newkirk singled to left field [D.Seay to
third]; F.McLaurin forced A.Newkirk (unknown fielder) [D.Seay
scored, F.McLaurin to first]; S.Snead out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Doby singled; M.Irvin singled [L.Doby to second];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3,
Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Barbee out
on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 10TH: Game between Asheville and Boston followed this

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3   5   0   4
 Black Yankees    1   5   1   4


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