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Homestead Grays (HOM) 11 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 9, 1940 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 3  2 2 2  2  -  11 13  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 1 0  0  -   1  7  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   1   2          1              
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   0          0              
Vic Harris lf                         5   1   2          0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    1     0              
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   1   2          0              
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   1   0          1              
Josh Johnson c                        4   2   2    1     0              
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   2   2          0              
Ray Brown p                           3   1   1          1              
Totals                               36  11  13          3        21    


BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Josh Johnson. 
3B:  Howard Easterling, Jelly Jackson. 
HR:  Buck Leonard, Josh Johnson. 
Team LOB:  7


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews 1b                      4   0   2          0              
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0          1              
Ed Stone rf                           2   0   1          2              
Mule Suttles lf                       3   0   0          1              
Lennie Pearson cf                     3   0   1          1              
Monte Irvin ss                        3   0   0          1              
Clarence Isreal 3b                    3   0   1          1              
Biz Mackey c                          2   0   1          0              
  Jimmy Hill                          0   1   0          0         0   0
  Charlie Parks c                     2   0   1          0              
Max Manning p                         1   0   0          0              
  Jack Walker p                       0   0   0          0              
  Leniel Hooker p                     0   0   0          1              
  Geech Yarborough p                  0   0   0          0              
  Spencer Alexander                   1   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               27   1   7          8        21    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Seay, Monte Irvin. 
E: 1.  Mule Suttles. 

BATTING -
3B:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  13


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          7       7   1    1   8       0  35
Totals                               7       7   1    1   8       0  35


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning L                        4       6   5        1       1  20
Jack Walker                          1       2   2        1       1  7
Leniel Hooker                        1       2   2        1       0  6
Geech Yarborough                     1       3   2        0       0  6
Totals                               7      13  11        3       2  39

BK:  Max Manning. 


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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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