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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     2 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   5  9  1
Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  6  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   1    0     1         4   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   2   2    0     1         6   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       3   2   1    2     2         2   4
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   1    0     1         9   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   1    3     0         3   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ray Battle 3b                         3   0   1    0     1         0   1
Ray Brown p                           4   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               33   5   9    5     6        27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Ray Brown. 
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
3B:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  7


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bob Turner cf                         3   0   0    0     1         5   1
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Ray Dandridge ss                      4   1   2    1     0         6   2
Lennie Pearson 1b, lf                 4   0   0    0     0         6   1
Johnny Davis rf                       4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Bob Harvey lf                         2   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Mule Suttles 1b                     2   0   0    0     0         3   0
Willie Wynn c                         4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Leaman Johnson 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Leniel Hooker p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   1   6    1     1        27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ray Dandridge 2, Lennie Pearson 2, Leaman Johnson. 
E: 2.  Ray Dandridge 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Davis, Bob Harvey. 
3B:  Johnny Davis. 
HR:  Ray Dandridge. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       6   1        1   2   1  34
Totals                               9       6   1        1   2   1  34


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      9       9   5        6   4   0  39
Totals                               9       9   5        6   4   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - W. Moore

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 6732


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