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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 19, 1936 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 2 0  1 0 1  4  -   8  9  1
Newark Eagles                       0 1 0  1 0 1  0  -   3  8  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         3   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Tarcat Terry 2b                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown rf                          4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Tommie Dukes c                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle ss                      2   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
  Jelly Jackson ss                    1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Arnold Waites p                       1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Rap Dixon ph                        1   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Roy Welmaker p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   8   9    8     3   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Henry Spearman. 

BATTING -
2B:  Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle, Rap Dixon. 
HR:  Buck Leonard, Ray Brown. 
Team LOB:  3


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Paul Dixon cf, lf                     3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Thad Christopher ph, cf             1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Mule Suttles lf, 1b                   4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Hayes c                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Terris McDuffie p                     3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Will Jackman p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   3   8    3     3   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Thad Christopher, Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Arnold Waites W                      6       8   3    2   3   0   0  30
Roy Welmaker SV                      1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               7       8   3    2   3   0   0  33


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    6.1     9   8    8   3   0   2  30
Will Jackman                         0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               7       9   8    8   3   0   2  32



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Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/19/1936, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Newark                        
1. V.Harris            lf        P.Dixon             cf        
2. T.Terry             2b        R.Moore             1b        
3. B.Leonard           1b        E.Stone             rf        
4. R.Brown             rf        M.Suttles           lf        
5. T.Dukes             c         H.Williams          2b        
6. J.Benjamin          cf        W.Wells             ss        
7. H.Spearman          3b        R.Dandridge         3b        
8. M.Carlisle          ss        L.Ruffin            c         
9. A.Waites            p         T.McDuffie          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris walked; T.Terry out on unknown play; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: P.Dixon out on unknown play; R.Moore singled;
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled [R.Moore to
second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Dukes singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled [T.Dukes to
second]; A.Waites walked [T.Dukes to third, M.Carlisle to
second]; V.Harris doubled (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes scored,
M.Carlisle scored, A.Waites out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: W.Wells singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; T.McDuffie singled [W.Wells to
second]; P.Dixon singled [W.Wells scored, T.McDuffie to second];
R.Moore out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2,
Eagles 1.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Terry out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; H.Spearman walked; M.Carlisle doubled [H.Spearman
scored]; A.Waites out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 3, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells doubled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin singled [W.Wells scored]; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays
3, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 5TH: J.HAYES REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PLAYING C); V.Harris out
on unknown play; T.Terry out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED M.CARLISLE (PLAYING SS); R.Moore
out on unknown play; E.Stone walked; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; H.Williams walked [E.Stone to second]; W.Wells out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 2.

GRAYS 6TH: R.Brown homered; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge reached on an error by H.Spearman
[R.Dandridge to first]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie
out on unknown play; P.Dixon walked [R.Dandridge to second];
T.CHRISTOPHER BATTED FOR R.MOORE; T.Christopher doubled
[R.Dandridge scored (unearned), P.Dixon to third]; E.Stone out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4, Eagles 3.

GRAYS 7TH: P.DIXON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
T.CHRISTOPHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); M.SUTTLES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); J.Jackson singled; R.DIXON BATTED FOR
A.WAITES; R.Dixon doubled [J.Jackson scored]; V.Harris out on
unknown play; T.Terry singled [R.Dixon to third]; B.Leonard
homered [R.Dixon scored, T.Terry scored]; W.JACKMAN REPLACED
T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); R.Brown out on unknown play; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 8, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: R.WELMAKER REPLACED R.DIXON (PITCHING); M.Suttles
out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; W.Wells out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 8, Eagles 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            8   9   1   3
 Eagles           3   8   0   9


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