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New York Black Yankees @ Homestead Grays

1946-05-23 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3500

Homestead Grays defeated New York Black Yankees 9–1. Homestead Grays put up 5 in the 7th. Josh Gibson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
HOM	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	1		9	12

New York Black Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Clyde Spearman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Carlos Ascanio	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willie Wells	4	0	1	0	0	0
Felix McLaurin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Harry Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin Barker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Claude Poole	4	0	0	0	0	3
Bill Perkins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Johnson	2	0	1	0	1	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Frank Williams	4	0	0	1	1
Jerry Benjamin	5	0	1	0	0
Dan Wilson	5	1	1	0	0
Buck Leonard	2	2	1	0	3
Josh Gibson	4	2	3	2	1
Sam Bankhead	5	2	3	0	0
Dave Hoskins	3	1	2	2	1
Luis Marquez	4	1	1	2	0
(unknown)	4	0	0	0	0

New York Black Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Johnson	6.0	11	5	0
Emery Adams	2.0	1	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	9.0	6	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clyde Spearman: T7
Carlos Ascanio: 99/G.3-H
Willie Wells: 99
Felix McLaurin: K

Bot 1

Frank Williams: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Dan Wilson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 2

Harry Williams: 99
Marvin Barker: 99
Claude Poole: K

Bot 2

Josh Gibson: W
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Dave Hoskins: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Luis Marquez: S.3-H;2-H
99
Frank Williams: 99

Top 3

Bill Perkins: S
Johnny Johnson: W.1-2
Clyde Spearman: WP.2-3;1-2#
Clyde Spearman: W
Carlos Ascanio: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2#
Willie Wells: 99

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Buck Leonard: S
Josh Gibson: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 4

Felix McLaurin: K
Harry Williams: 99
Marvin Barker: S
Claude Poole: PB.1-2#
Claude Poole: 99

Bot 4

Dave Hoskins: S
Luis Marquez: 99
99
Frank Williams: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 5

Bill Perkins: 99
Johnny Johnson: S
Clyde Spearman: 99
Carlos Ascanio: 99

Bot 5

Dan Wilson: 99
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: SB2
Josh Gibson: S7.2-H
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Dave Hoskins: W.2-3;1-2
Luis Marquez: 99
99

Top 6

Willie Wells: S
Felix McLaurin: 99
Harry Williams: 99
Marvin Barker: 99

Bot 6

Frank Williams: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Dan Wilson: 99

Top 7

Claude Poole: K
Bill Perkins: 99
Johnny Johnson: 99

Bot 7

Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: D8.1-H
Sam Bankhead: S.2-3
Dave Hoskins: T.3-H;1-H
Luis Marquez: E3.3-H(NR);B-2#
99.2-3
Frank Williams: 99.3-H(UR)
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 8

Clyde Spearman: 99
Carlos Ascanio: S
Willie Wells: 99
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 8

Dan Wilson: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Buck Leonard: PO2(E2).2-3#
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: 56(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 9

Harry Williams: E3#
Marvin Barker: 99
Claude Poole: K
Bill Perkins: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score Game played under portable lighting due to a coal strike that led to an electricity shortage

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