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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Monday, May 25, 1936 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 1  1 1 0   -   3 10  0
Newark Eagles                       0 2 1  0 0 0  0 1 x   -   4  9  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   0    0     1   0     8   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   2    1     1   0     1   0
Tommie Dukes c                        4   1   1    0     0   0     5   1
Rap Dixon rf                          4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Curtis Henderson ss                   3   1   2    0     0   0     3   4
  Willie Gisentaner ph                1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
  Tom Parker pr                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jelly Jackson ss                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   4
Louis Dula p                          3   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
  Ray Brown ph                        1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   3  10    3     2   0    24  10


BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  9


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   0    0     1         2   1
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         4   2
Ed Stone rf                           3   1   1    1     1         1   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   1    1     0         7   0
Clint Thomas cf                       4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   1   2    1     1         2   0
Leon Day p                            4   0   0    1     0         0   3
Totals                               34   4   9    4     3   5    27   6


BATTING -
2B:  Mule Suttles, Clint Thomas, Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula L                         8       9   4    4   3   5   0  37
Totals                               8       9   4    4   3   5   0  37


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9      10   3    3   2   0   0  39
Totals                               9      10   3    3   2   0   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/25/1936 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Newark                        
1. J.Benjamin          cf        R.Dandridge         3b        
2. V.Harris            lf        W.Wells             ss        
3. B.Leonard           1b        H.Williams          2b        
4. H.Spearman          3b        E.Stone             rf        
5. T.Dukes             c         T.Christopher       lf        
6. R.Dixon             rf        M.Suttles           1b        
7. C.Henderson         ss        C.Thomas            cf        
8. M.Carlisle          2b        J.Hayes             c         
9. L.Dula              p         L.Day               p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin doubled; V.Harris out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: R.Dandridge walked; W.Wells out on unknown play;
H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone singled [R.Dandridge to
second]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles doubled; C.Thomas out on unknown play;
J.Hayes doubled [M.Suttles scored, J.Hayes to third (on throw)];
L.Day out on unknown play [J.Hayes scored]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 3RD: L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells singled to third base; H.Williams singled
[W.Wells to third]; E.Stone out on unknown play [W.Wells
scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: C.Thomas singled; J.Hayes singled [C.Thomas to
second]; L.Day out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
0, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 5TH: C.Henderson singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 5TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked;
H.Spearman doubled [B.Leonard scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays
1, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; C.Thomas doubled;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Henderson singled to second base; M.Carlisle
singled [C.Henderson to second]; L.Dula singled [C.Henderson
scored, M.Carlisle to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled;
R.Dixon singled [T.Dukes to third]; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR
C.HENDERSON; W.Gisentaner forced R.Dixon (unknown fielder)
[T.Dukes scored, W.Gisentaner to first]; T.PARKER RAN FOR
W.GISENTANER; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 8TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED T.PARKER (PLAYING SS); E.Stone
walked; T.Christopher singled to right field [E.Stone to third];
M.Suttles reached on a fielder's choice [E.Stone scored,
T.Christopher to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; J.Hayes
walked [T.Christopher to third, M.Suttles to second]; L.Day out
on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 4.

GRAYS 9TH: R.BROWN BATTED FOR L.DULA; R.Brown singled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3,
Eagles 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3  10   0   9
 Eagles           4   9   0   9


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