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Homestead Grays (HOM) 13 Newark Eagles (NW2) 4

Game played on Saturday, August 26, 1944 (N) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  1 2 0  0 0  -   4 10  4
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 4 0  8 x  -  13 12  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   1   0    1     0         0   4
Vic Barnett rf                        4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   2    0     0         3   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    0     0   1     7   0
Mule Suttles lf                       2   1   1    0     1   1     2   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  3   0   0    0     0         4   0
William Makell c                      3   1   2    0     0         5   0
 Pitts ss                             2   1   1    0     0         0   1
Johnny Davis p                        3   0   1    1     0         0   2
  Jimmy Hill p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   4  10    3     1   1    21   8

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Murray Watkins, Archie Brathwaite 2,  Pitts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Vic Barnett. 
3B:  Johnny Davis. 
SH:   Pitts. 
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Vic Barnett. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   2   2    1     0         0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   2   3    5     0         0   2
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    1     1         3   5
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   1    0     2        14   0
Dave Hoskins rf, p                    4   1   1    2     0         0   3
Robert Gaston c                       4   1   1    2     0         3   0
Ray Battle 3b                         4   1   1    1     0         1   3
Jelly Jackson 2b                      3   2   1    0     1         2   4
Eddie White p                         1   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Josh Gibson rf                      3   2   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               36  13  12   13     4   4    24  18

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Robert Gaston. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Davis L                       6.1    11  12    8   4   4   0  37
Jimmy Hill                           0.2     1   1    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               7      12  13    8   4   4   0  40

WP:  Johnny Davis. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie White                          4.2     9   4    3   1   1   0  21
Dave Hoskins W                       3.1     1   0    0   0       0  10
Totals                               8      10   4    3   1   1   0  31

WP:  Eddie White 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Louie Huber, 1B -  Roth

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/26/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Homestead                     
1. M.Watkins           3b        C.Bell              lf        
2. V.Barnett           rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        S.Bankhead          ss        
4. L.Pearson           1b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. M.Suttles           lf        D.Hoskins           rf        
6. A.Brathwaite        cf        R.Gaston            c         
7. W.Makell            c         R.Battle            3b        
8.                     ss        J.Jackson           2b        
9. J.Davis             p         E.White             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled;
V.Barnett stole second; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
L.Pearson singled to center field (J.Benjamin to R.Gaston)
[V.Barnett out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays
0.

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles walked; M.Suttles was picked off first
(E.White to B.Leonard); A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
W.Makell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard doubled; J.Davis threw a wild pitch
[B.Leonard to third]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play [B.Leonard
scored]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 1.

EAGLES 3RD:  singled; E.White threw a wild pitch [ to second];
J.Davis out on unknown play [ to third]; M.Watkins out on
unknown play [ scored]; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.White out on
unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Grays 1.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson grounded into a
double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [R.Dandridge
out at second]; M.Suttles singled to second base [M.Suttles to
third (error by J.Jackson)]; E.White threw a wild pitch
[M.Suttles scored (unearned)]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 1.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Makell singled;  out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [W.Makell to second]; J.Davis tripled [W.Makell
scored]; M.Watkins reached on a fielder's choice (unknown
fielder) [J.Davis out at home]; V.Barnett doubled [M.Watkins
scored]; R.Dandridge singled [V.Barnett to third]; J.GIBSON
REPLACED E.WHITE (PLAYING RF); D.HOSKINS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PITCHING); R.Dandridge was picked off first (D.Hoskins to
B.Leonard); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Gaston out on unknown play; R.Battle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson singled to center field [J.Jackson to
second (error by A.Brathwaite)]; J.Gibson singled [J.Jackson
scored]; C.Bell singled [J.Gibson to second]; J.Benjamin doubled
to left-center [J.Gibson scored, C.Bell scored]; S.Bankhead
walked; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to
second]; D.Hoskins singled [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead to
third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 4 R,
5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 5.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson struck out; M.Suttles struck out;
A.Brathwaite popped to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 6TH: R.Battle reached on an error by A.Brathwaite
[R.Battle to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; C.Bell singled [R.Battle to second]; J.Benjamin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 5.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Makell singled;  out on unknown play; J.Davis out
on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard walked [S.Bankhead to
second]; D.Hoskins forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder)
[B.Leonard to second, D.Hoskins to first]; R.Gaston doubled
[B.Leonard scored, D.Hoskins scored]; R.Battle singled [R.Gaston
scored]; J.Jackson walked [R.Battle to second]; J.Gibson reached
on an error by M.Watkins [R.Battle to third, J.Jackson to
second, J.Gibson to first]; C.Bell reached on an error by 
[R.Battle scored (unearned), J.Jackson to third, J.Gibson to
second, C.Bell to first]; J.HILL REPLACED J.DAVIS (PITCHING);
J.Benjamin tripled to left field [J.Jackson scored (unearned),
J.Gibson scored (unearned), C.Bell scored (unearned)];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored (unearned)];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 8 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Grays 13.

EAGLES 8TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           4  10   4   3
 Grays           13  12   1   6


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