Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 4 Homestead Grays 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 1 x - 10 13 2 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leon Day 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilmore Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Mule Suttles 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Smith c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Davis 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 James Brown p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fred Hobgood ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 0 24 0 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lennie Pearson. E: 4. Wilmore Williams, Lennie Pearson, Mule Suttles, Jim Smith. BATTING - 2B: Jim Smith. GDP: Monte Irvin. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 Josh Gibson c 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 Sam Bankhead ss 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 Jud Wilson 3b 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Frank Williams rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown ph, rf 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willie Stevenson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 10 13 8 6 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Joe Spencer. E: 2. Jerry Benjamin, Joe Spencer. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Joe Spencer, Ray Brown 2. SH: Joe Spencer. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP James Brown L 4 5 4 3 5 0 0 22 Leniel Hooker 4 8 6 5 1 0 0 21 Totals 8 13 10 8 6 0 0 43 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 Willie Stevenson SV 4 7 3 0 2 0 0 21 Totals 9 8 3 0 3 0 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Script Lee Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/25/1943, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. L.Day 2b C.Bell cf 2. W.Williams rf J.Benjamin lf 3. L.Doby ss B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 5. J.Davis lf S.Bankhead ss 6. M.Irvin cf J.Wilson 3b 7. J.Smith c J.Spencer 2b 8. A.Davis 3b F.Williams rf 9. J.Brown p J.Wright p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third]; B.Leonard lined into a double play (L.Pearson unassisted) [J.Benjamin out at first]; J.Gibson walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson walked; J.Spencer out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilson to second]; F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; J.Brown walked; J.Brown was picked off first (J.Wright to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson walked [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead singled to right field [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson scored (no RBI) (error by W.Williams), S.Bankhead scored]; J.Wilson walked; J.Spencer doubled [J.Wilson to third]; F.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 3. EAGLES 4TH: L.Day out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Wright reached on an error by L.Pearson [J.Wright to first]; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled [J.Wright to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [J.Wright scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; M.Irvin grounded into a double play (J.Spencer to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: L.HOOKER REPLACED J.BROWN (PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 6TH: W.STEVENSON REPLACED J.WRIGHT (PITCHING); J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: R.BROWN BATTED FOR F.WILLIAMS; R.Brown doubled; W.Stevenson out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 7TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); On a bunt L.Day grounded out (J.Gibson to B.Leonard); W.Williams singled; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [W.Williams to second]; J.Davis singled [W.Williams to third, L.Pearson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard doubled; J.Gibson doubled [B.Leonard scored]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson scored]; J.Wilson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Spencer singled [S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; R.Brown doubled (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead scored, J.Wilson scored, J.Spencer scored, R.Brown out at third]; W.Stevenson singled; C.Bell reached on an error by J.Smith [W.Stevenson to second, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 9. EAGLES 8TH: J.Smith doubled; A.Davis out on unknown play; L.Hooker walked; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 9. GRAYS 8TH: M.SUTTLES REPLACED L.PEARSON (PLAYING 1B); J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead was picked off first, but was safe on an error by M.Suttles [S.Bankhead to third]; J.Wilson out on unknown play [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 10. EAGLES 9TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Suttles reached on an error by J.Benjamin [M.Suttles to second]; J.Davis singled [M.Suttles scored (unearned)]; M.Irvin singled to second base [J.Davis to third (error by J.Spencer), M.Irvin to second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Davis walked; F.HOBGOOD BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; F.Hobgood singled (unknown fielder) [J.Davis scored (unearned), M.Irvin scored (unearned), A.Davis out at home]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 3 8 4 6 Grays 10 13 2 9
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