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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Thursday, June 13, 1940 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 0 3  2 0 2   -   8 11  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  5  5

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      5   0   2          0   1          
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0          0   0          
Vic Harris lf                         5   1   0          0   1          
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1          1   1          
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   3   3          1   0          
Matt Carlisle 2b                      5   1   1          0   0          
Josh Johnson c                        5   1   3          0   0          
Jelly Jackson ss                      5   1   1          0   0          
Ray Brown p                           3   0   0          1   1          
Totals                               40   8  11          3   4    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Josh Johnson, Jelly Jackson, Ray Brown. 
PB: 2.  Josh Johnson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling. 
3B:  Jelly Jackson. 
HBP:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin, Howard Easterling. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews 1b                      4   0   2          0   0          
Charlie Parks 3b                      4   0   0          0   0          
Monte Irvin 2b                        3   0   2          1   0          
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0          1   1          
Mule Suttles lf                       4   0   0          0   3          
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   0   0          0   1          
Dick Seay ss                          3   0   0          0   0          
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   0          0   0          
Leniel Hooker p                       2   0   0          0   1          
  Spencer Alexander                   1   1   1          0   0     0   0
  Max Manning p                       0   0   0          0   0          
Totals                               31   1   5          2   6    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fran Matthews, Charlie Parks. 
E: 5.  Charlie Parks, Monte Irvin 2, Dick Seay, Biz Mackey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Monte Irvin. 
3B:  Fran Matthews. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Monte Irvin. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       5   1        2   6   0  33
Totals                               9       5   1        2   6   0  33


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      8       8   6        3   4   0  37
Max Manning                          1       3   2        0   0   0  7
Totals                               9      11   8        3   4   0  44

HBP:  Leniel Hooker. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 2B - Cool Turner

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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