Homestead Grays 12 – 2 Newark Eagles
21 May 1944 · NYC15
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | final score 12–2 | 1 in 374 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Spoon Carter | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Jerry Benjamin | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Newark Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Papa Bell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Jerry Benjamin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Sam Bankhead | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buck Leonard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoskins | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Josh Gibson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jelly Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Battle | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spoon Carter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spoon Carter | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Newark Eagles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Watkins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Dandridge | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lennie Pearson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Harvey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wynn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Cozart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leaman Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mule Suttles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Newark Eagles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Forrest | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Jacobs | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Cozart | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |