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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 Newark Eagles (NW2) 6

Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1944 (D) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 5  0 1 0   -   6 11  1
Homestead Grays                     0 2 1  0 1 3  2 0 x   -   9 13  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     1         0   0
Willie Wynn c                         4   1   2    0     1         3   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         4   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    1     0         8   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   2   3    1     0         4   0
Mule Suttles rf                       3   1   1    1     1         1   0
  William Makell rf                   0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  4   0   3    2     0         3   0
 Pitts ss                             3   0   0    0     1         0   1
Leniel Hooker p                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   6  11    6     4   7    24   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson,  Pitts. 
E: 1.  Ray Dandridge. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
3B:  Willie Wynn, Johnny Davis, Mule Suttles, Archie Brathwaite. 
GDP:  Ray Dandridge,  Pitts. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Murray Watkins. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   3    1     1         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   2   3    0     0         3   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       5   1   3    3     0         2   2
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    1     2        12   0
Josh Gibson c                         5   0   0    0     0         7   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     2   1   0    0     2         1   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   2   2    1     0         1   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         0   2
Roy Welmaker p                        4   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Ray Brown p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   9  13    8     5   2    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sam Bankhead 2, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson. 
3B:  Sam Bankhead 2, Dave Hoskins 2, Roy Welmaker. 
GDP:  Dave Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Cool Papa Bell. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      8      13   9    8   5   2   0  41
Totals                               8      13   9    8   5   2   0  41


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       7.2    11   6    6   4   6   0  34
Ray Brown SV                         1.1     0   0    0   0   1   0  4
Totals                               9      11   6    6   4   7   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/27/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Homestead                     
1. M.Watkins           3b        C.Bell              lf        
2. W.Wynn              c         J.Benjamin          cf        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        S.Bankhead          ss        
4. L.Pearson           1b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. J.Davis             lf        J.Gibson            c         
6. M.Suttles           rf        W.Cannady           3b        
7. A.Brathwaite        cf        D.Hoskins           rf        
8.                     ss        J.Jackson           2b        
9. L.Hooker            p         R.Welmaker          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins walked; M.Watkins was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); W.Wynn walked; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to
second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite singled (unknown fielder) [J.Davis out at third]; 
walked [A.Brathwaite to second]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady walked; D.Hoskins tripled [W.Cannady
scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play [D.Hoskins scored];
R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 2.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn singled;
R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead
to B.Leonard) [W.Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead tripled; B.Leonard out on unknown play
[S.Bankhead scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; M.Suttles walked; A.Brathwaite out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

EAGLES 5TH:  out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell singled; C.Bell was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead doubled
[J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 4.

EAGLES 6TH: W.Wynn tripled; R.Dandridge singled [W.Wynn
scored]; L.Pearson doubled [R.Dandridge scored]; J.Davis tripled
[L.Pearson scored]; M.Suttles tripled [J.Davis scored];
A.Brathwaite singled [M.Suttles scored];  grounded into a double
play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [A.Brathwaite out at
second]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Grays 4.

GRAYS 6TH: D.Hoskins tripled; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins
scored]; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead
tripled [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard walked;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 5,
Grays 7.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Grays 7.

GRAYS 7TH: W.Cannady walked; D.Hoskins grounded into a double
play ( to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [W.Cannady out at second];
J.Jackson doubled; R.Welmaker tripled [J.Jackson scored]; C.Bell
reached on an error by R.Dandridge [R.Welmaker scored (unearned)
(no RBI), C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Grays 9.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite tripled [J.Davis
scored]; R.BROWN REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING);  out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 6, Grays 9.

GRAYS 8TH: W.MAKELL REPLACED M.SUTTLES (PLAYING RF); S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; B.Leonard flied to W.Makell; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 6, Grays 9.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 6, Grays 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           6  11   1   5
 Grays            9  13   0   8


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