Homestead Grays 2 – 16 Newark Eagles
18 June 1946 · NWK04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | final score 16–2 | 1 in 2,686 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Johnny Davis | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 12 | 4 hits | Larry Doby | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Newark Eagles | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 17 | 2 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cool Papa Bell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Gibson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Howard Easterling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoskins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bankhead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Hairston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Smith | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Alonzo Perry | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Hairston | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Newark Eagles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Wilkes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pat Patterson | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Larry Doby | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Monte Irvin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lennie Pearson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Leon Ruffin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oscar Givens | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Leon Day | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
Newark Eagles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Day | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |