Newark Eagles 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 - 7 8 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 Leon Day 2b, p 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 Ed Stone lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 1 0 0 1 10 1 Bob Harvey rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 0 1 3 0 2 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 Cotton Williams ss 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Leniel Hooker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Jimmy Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Butler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 7 8 7 3 4 21 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ed Stone, Leon Ruffin. E: 1. Bob Harvey. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Davis. HR: Mule Suttles. SH: Leon Day. HBP: Cotton Williams. IW: Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 9 0 Josh Gibson c 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 Jud Wilson 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Vic Harris rf 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Roy Partlow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 6 9 6 5 0 21 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Jud Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Josh Gibson. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker W 6 6 4 4 4 0 0 29 Jimmy Hill 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Leon Day SV 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 7 9 6 6 5 0 0 35 Jimmy Hill pitched to 1 batters in the 7th inning IW: Leniel Hooker. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker L 7 8 7 4 3 4 1 34 Totals 7 8 7 4 3 4 1 34 HBP: Edsall Walker. IW: Edsall Walker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/8/1943, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b C.Bell lf 2. L.Day 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. E.Stone lf B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 5. B.Harvey rf J.Wilson 3b 6. J.Davis cf S.Bankhead ss 7. L.Ruffin c V.Harris rf 8. C.Williams ss J.Spencer 2b 9. L.Hooker p E.Walker p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins walked; L.Day singled [M.Watkins to second]; E.Stone singled [M.Watkins scored, L.Day to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Williams singled; L.Hooker singled [C.Williams to third]; M.Watkins singled [C.Williams scored, L.Hooker to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead reached on an error by B.Harvey [S.Bankhead to first]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Spencer reached on a fielder's choice [S.Bankhead to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard doubled to right field [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; J.Gibson was caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to L.Day) [B.Leonard to third]; J.Wilson walked; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Wilson to second]; V.Harris singled (unknown fielder) [J.Wilson scored, S.Bankhead scored, V.Harris out at second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. EAGLES 4TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson walked [J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Day walked; E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. EAGLES 6TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 4. EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams was hit by a pitch; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; M.Suttles homered to centerfield [C.Williams scored]; M.Watkins singled to left field; L.Day out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson was walked intentionally; B.Harvey reached on an error by J.Wilson [M.Watkins to third, L.Pearson to second, B.Harvey to first]; J.Davis doubled to center field [M.Watkins scored (unearned), L.Pearson scored (unearned), B.Harvey scored (unearned)]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.HILL REPLACED M.SUTTLES (PITCHING); B.Leonard walked; L.DAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); E.BUTLER REPLACED J.HILL (PLAYING 2B); J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Wilson singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; M.CARLISLE RAN FOR J.WILSON; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Harris singled [J.Gibson scored, M.Carlisle to third]; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; R.Partlow hit into a double play (E.Stone to L.Ruffin) [M.Carlisle out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 7 8 1 6 Grays 6 9 1 8
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