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Newark Eagles (NW2) 9 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 16, 1940 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       5 0 0  0 0 1  3  -   9  8  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 0 0  0  -   1  4  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews 1b                      3   1   0          1         6   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0          0         2   1
Ed Stone lf                           4   0   0          0         4   0
Mule Suttles rf                       4   1   1          0         3   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     3   3   2          1         0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        2   1   0          1         0   0
  Clarence Isreal 3b                  1   1   1          0         0   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   2   2    6     1         2   4
Biz Mackey c                          4   0   1          0         4   0
Leniel Hooker p                       3   0   1          0         0   1
Totals                               31   9   8          4   3    21   6


BATTING -
2B:  Mule Suttles. 
HR:  Bus Clarkson 2. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fran Matthews. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      3   0   1          0         3   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     2   1   0          1         2   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   1          0         0   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0          0         8   0
Howard Easterling lf                  3   0   0          0         1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   0          0         3   0
Josh Johnson c                        2   0   0          0         4   0
  Ray Brown                           1   0   1          0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   1          0         0   2
Willie Stevenson p                    2   0   0          0         0   1
  J.C. Hamilton                       1   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               26   1   4          1   4    21   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 
PB: 1.  Josh Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley. 
3B:  Jelly Jackson. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      7       4   1        1   4   0  27
Totals                               7       4   1        1   4   0  27


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Stevenson L                   7       8   9        4   3   2  35
Totals                               7       8   9        4   3   2  35



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Umpires: HP -  Kemp, 1B -  Carter

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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