Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 5 8 0 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leon Day 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Wilmore Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Brown cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry St. Thomas c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Austin Davis 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fred Hobgood p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 1 1 1 5 0 18 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leon Day 2, Larry Doby 2, Lennie Pearson 2. E: 1. Leon Day. BATTING - GDP: Leon Day. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Leon Day. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Robert Gaston c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Frank Williams rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Shields p 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 5 8 3 2 0 21 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Joe Spencer. BATTING - 3B: Charlie Shields. HBP: Jerry Benjamin. GDP: Buck Leonard, Frank Williams. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Hobgood L 6 8 5 3 2 0 0 29 Totals 6 8 5 3 2 0 0 29 HBP: Fred Hobgood. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Charlie Shields W 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 25 Totals 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 25 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Script Lee Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/25/1943, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. L.Day 2b C.Bell cf 2. W.Williams rf J.Benjamin lf 3. L.Doby ss B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b R.Gaston c 5. J.Davis lf S.Bankhead ss 6. J.Brown cf J.Wilson 3b 7. L.St. Thomas c J.Spencer 2b 8. A.Davis 3b F.Williams rf 9. F.Hobgood p C.Shields p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Day walked; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [L.Day to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin was hit by a pitch; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (L.Day to L.Doby to L.Pearson) [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin out at second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.GIBSON REPLACED J.BENJAMIN (PLAYING LF); J.Brown out on unknown play; L.St. Thomas walked; A.Davis walked [L.St. Thomas to second]; F.Hobgood singled [L.St. Thomas scored, A.Davis to second]; L.Day grounded into a double play (J.Spencer to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.Hobgood out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Spencer singled [S.Bankhead to second]; F.Williams grounded into a double play (L.Doby to L.Day to L.Pearson) [J.Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Shields out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Gibson walked [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.St. Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. EAGLES 5TH: A.Davis out on unknown play; F.Hobgood out on unknown play; L.Day walked; L.Day was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: C.Shields out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Gibson walked [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [C.Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by L.Day)]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. EAGLES 6TH: W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Spencer singled; F.Williams reached on a fielder's choice [J.Spencer to second]; C.Shields tripled [J.Spencer scored, F.Williams scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play [C.Shields scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 5. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.St. Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 1 1 1 3 Grays 5 8 0 6
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