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New York Black Yankees @ Homestead Grays

1944-07-31 · Night game · Att: 4000

Homestead Grays defeated New York Black Yankees 5–4. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 5th. Walter Hardy went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	4	11
HOM	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0		5	8

New York Black Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Dan Wilson	5	0	0	0
Charlie Rivera	4	0	2	0
Marvin Barker	4	0	1	0
Jim Williams	2	1	0	0
Zack Clayton	4	0	1	0
Rufus Baker	4	2	2	0
Joe Spencer	4	1	1	0
Walter Hardy	4	0	2	3
Connie Rector	4	0	2	1
Percy Forrest	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	0	1
Jerry Benjamin	5	0	1	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	2	1	0	0
Jud Wilson	3	0	0	0	1
Josh Gibson	2	0	0	0	2
Walter Cannady	4	1	2	1	0
Robert Gaston	3	1	1	1	1
Jelly Jackson	4	0	1	1	0
Dave Hoskins	4	0	0	0	0

New York Black Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Connie Rector	8.0	8	5	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Hoskins	9.0	11	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dan Wilson: 99
Charlie Rivera: 99
Marvin Barker: S
Jim Williams: PB.1-2#
Jim Williams: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 2

Zack Clayton: S
Rufus Baker: SB2
Rufus Baker: 99
Joe Spencer: 99
Walter Hardy: 99

Bot 2

Walter Cannady: 99
Robert Gaston: W
Jelly Jackson: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 3

Connie Rector: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Charlie Rivera: D
Marvin Barker: 99

Bot 3

Cool Papa Bell: D
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: E5.2-3#
Jud Wilson: 99
Josh Gibson: IW.1-2
Walter Cannady: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 4

Jim Williams: HP
Zack Clayton: 99
Rufus Baker: S.1-3
Joe Spencer: SB2
Joe Spencer: 99
Walter Hardy: D.3-H;2-H;BX3(99)#

Bot 4

Jelly Jackson: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99
Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 5

Connie Rector: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Charlie Rivera: 99

Bot 5

Sam Bankhead: S
Jud Wilson: 99/G.1-2#
Josh Gibson: 99
Walter Cannady: FLE6#
Walter Cannady: S.2-H(UR)
Robert Gaston: D.1-H(UR)
Jelly Jackson: T.2-H(UR)
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 6

Marvin Barker: 99
Jim Williams: 99
Zack Clayton: 99

Bot 6

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 7

Rufus Baker: S
Joe Spencer: WP.1-2#
Joe Spencer: 99
Walter Hardy: S.2-H
Connie Rector: S.1-3
Dan Wilson: FC.3XH(99);1-2
Charlie Rivera: S.2XH(99);1-2

Bot 7

Josh Gibson: W
Walter Cannady: S.1-2
Robert Gaston: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 8

Marvin Barker: 99
Percy Forrest: 99
Zack Clayton: 99

Bot 8

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 9

Rufus Baker: 99
Joe Spencer: D
Walter Hardy: 99
Connie Rector: S.2-H
Dan Wilson: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
J. Williams ejected by HP Umpire Stevens for arguing call at home plate; Williams was ejected for brushing dust off Stevens' arm during argument.

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