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Newark Eagles (NW2) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Sunday, July 19, 1936 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  0 0 0  1 3 0   -   5  8  0
Newark Eagles                       2 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 1   -   6 10  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Rap Dixon rf                          5   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   1   0    0     2   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Tarcat Terry 2b                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
  Pepper Bassett c                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle ss                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Gisentaner ph                1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Jelly Jackson ss                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown p                           4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   5   8    5     4   0    25   0


BATTING -
2B:  Rap Dixon, Ray Brown. 
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Paul Dixon cf                         5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   2   2    3     1   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   2   1    2     2   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   0   3    1     1   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Leon Ruffin c                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Evans p                           2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
  William Bell p                      1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   6  10    6     5   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Harry Williams, Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Thad Christopher, Mule Suttles, Willie Wells, William Bell. 
HR:  Thad Christopher, Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown L                          8.1    10   6    6   5   0   2  40
Totals                               8.1    10   6    6   5   0   2  40


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans                            7       5   4    4   4   0   0  31
William Bell W                       2       3   1    1   0   0   0  9
Totals                               9       8   5    5   4   0   0  40

Bob Evans pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning


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Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/19/1936, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Hayes dropped a foul fly hit by J.Benjamin; J.Benjamin
out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; V.Harris out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: P.Dixon out on unknown play; T.Christopher walked;
E.Stone homered [T.Christopher scored]; M.Suttles singled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard walked; T.Terry out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 2ND: R.Dandridge singled; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
B.Evans out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown doubled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; R.Dixon doubled [R.Brown
scored]; V.Harris walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: T.Christopher out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; M.Suttles singled; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Terry out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells doubled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; T.Christopher homered;
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 6TH: R.Dixon reached on an error by H.Williams [R.Dixon
to first]; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; T.Terry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 1, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 6TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman singled; T.Dukes walked [H.Spearman to
second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin singled [H.Spearman scored, T.Dukes to second];
R.Dixon out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2,
Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Evans walked;
P.Dixon singled [B.Evans to second]; T.Christopher doubled
[B.Evans scored, P.Dixon scored]; E.Stone walked; M.Suttles
walked [T.Christopher to third, E.Stone to second]; H.Williams
out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 5.

GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris walked; B.Leonard singled [V.Harris to
second]; W.BELL REPLACED B.EVANS (PITCHING); T.Terry singled
[V.Harris scored, B.Leonard to second]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; T.Dukes singled [B.Leonard scored, T.Terry to
second]; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR M.CARLISLE; W.Gisentaner
singled [T.Terry scored, T.Dukes to second]; R.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 8TH: P.BASSETT REPLACED T.DUKES (PLAYING C); J.JACKSON
REPLACED W.GISENTANER (PLAYING SS); R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; W.Bell doubled; P.Dixon out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Eagles 5.

GRAYS 9TH: L.RUFFIN REPLACED J.HAYES (PLAYING C); R.Dixon out
on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 9TH: T.Christopher flied to R.Dixon; E.Stone walked;
M.Suttles doubled to right-center [E.Stone scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Eagles 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5   8   0   8
 Eagles           6  10   2   9


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