Newark Eagles 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 2 Homestead Grays 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 x - 9 12 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ed Butler ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 Fred Hobgood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 2 3 0 12 1 Ed Stone rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Bob Harvey lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 1 5 1 Cotton Williams 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 Leniel Hooker p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leon Day p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 3 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Lennie Pearson 2, Cotton Williams 2. E: 2. Ed Stone, Leon Ruffin. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Davis, Lennie Pearson 2, Leniel Hooker. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Bob Harvey, Leon Ruffin, Cotton Williams. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 5 1 1 0 0 7 1 Josh Gibson c 3 3 2 2 1 6 3 Jud Wilson 3b 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 Vic Harris rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 5 3 Johnny Wright p 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 31 9 12 7 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Johnny Wright. E: 1. Buck Leonard. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, Johnny Wright. 3B: Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson. HR: Josh Gibson. SH: Cool Papa Bell, Sam Bankhead, Johnny Wright. GDP: Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 3 6 4 4 3 0 1 17 Leon Day 5 6 5 3 2 4 0 22 Totals 8 12 9 7 5 4 1 39 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 11 5 5 3 3 0 38 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 3 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 6500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/8/1943, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b C.Bell lf 2. E.Butler ss J.Benjamin cf 3. J.Davis cf B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 5. E.Stone rf J.Wilson 3b 6. B.Harvey lf S.Bankhead ss 7. L.Ruffin c V.Harris rf 8. C.Williams 2b J.Spencer 2b 9. L.Hooker p J.Wright p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Leonard dropped a foul fly hit by M.Watkins; M.Watkins out on unknown play; E.Butler out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (L.Pearson to C.Williams to L.Pearson) [J.Benjamin out at second]; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [C.Bell scored]; J.Wilson walked; S.Bankhead singled [J.Wilson to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; E.Stone singled; B.Harvey singled [E.Stone to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: J.Spencer singled; J.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Spencer to second]; C.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Spencer to third]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker doubled; M.Watkins reached on a fielder's choice; E.Butler singled to center field [L.Hooker scored, M.Watkins to second]; J.Davis doubled to left-center [M.Watkins scored, E.Butler to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [E.Butler scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard doubled to right field; J.Gibson walked; J.Wilson grounded out (L.Pearson unassisted) [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead popped to L.Pearson; V.Harris singled to right field [J.Gibson scored, V.Harris to second (error by E.Stone)]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 4. EAGLES 4TH: C.Williams walked; C.Williams was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to J.Spencer); L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: L.DAY REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell tripled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 4. EAGLES 5TH: E.Butler out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; L.Pearson doubled [J.Davis scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson tripled to center field; J.Wilson singled to left field [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (C.Williams to L.Pearson) [J.Wilson out at second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. EAGLES 6TH: L.Ruffin walked; L.Ruffin was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to J.Spencer); C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright doubled; C.Bell singled [J.Wright scored]; J.Benjamin walked [C.Bell to second]; C.Bell stole third and J.Benjamin stole second [C.Bell scored (unearned) (error by L.Ruffin), J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 8. EAGLES 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; E.Butler out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; L.Pearson doubled [J.Davis scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 8. GRAYS 7TH: J.Wilson walked; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilson to second]; V.Harris singled [J.Wilson scored]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 9. EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey singled; B.Harvey was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to J.Spencer); L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 9. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 9. EAGLES 9TH: L.Day singled; M.Watkins hit into a double play (J.Wright to B.Leonard) [L.Day out at first]; F.HOBGOOD BATTED FOR E.BUTLER; F.Hobgood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 5 11 2 6 Grays 9 12 1 6
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