Homestead Grays 2 – 9 Newark Eagles
19 June 1944 · HRB01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 9-5-3 runs-hits-errors line | Newark Eagles | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | Cool Papa Bell | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Don Newcombe | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Newark Eagles | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Papa Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3B |
| Jerry Benjamin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bankhead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Leonard | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Robert Gaston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Whatley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ray Battle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Hubert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Johnson | 1.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie White | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Willie Hubert | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Newark Eagles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Watkins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vic Barnett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ray Dandridge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lennie Pearson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Davis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Archie Brathwaite | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Cozart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Makell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sy Morton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Newcombe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Newark Eagles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Newcombe | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |