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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 7

Game played on Sunday, June 27, 1943 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     3 0 3  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   8 12  2
Newark Eagles                       2 1 1  0 2 0  0 1 0   -   7 11  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   2          0              
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   1          0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       5   2   3          0              
Josh Gibson c                         2   2   1          2              
Howard Easterling 2b                  4   3   2          0              
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1          0              
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   0   1          0              
Ray Brown rf                          4   0   1          0              
Edsall Walker p                       1   0   0          0              
  Spoon Carter p                      3   0   0          0              
  Johnny Wright p                     0   0   0          0              
Totals                               37   8  12          2   8    27    

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Buck Leonard, Ray Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
HR:  Howard Easterling. 
Team LOB:  4


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Earl Richardson ss                    6   1   3          0              
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   3   2          0              
Larry Doby 2b                         2   1   2          4              
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   2          1              
Johnny Davis cf                       3   0   0          2              
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   2          1              
Leon Ruffin c                         5   0   0          0              
Leon Day p, lf                        5   0   0          0         0   0
John Fitzgerald lf                    0   0   0          1              
  Leniel Hooker p                     2   1   0          1              
  Mule Suttles                        1   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               37   7  11         10   2    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Earl Richardson, Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Larry Doby. 
HR:  Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Murray Watkins. 
Team LOB:  14


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker                        2.1     4   3        7   1   1  18
Spoon Carter W                       5.1     5   4        3   1   1  24
Johnny Wright SV                     1.1     2   0        0   0   0  6
Totals                               9      11   7       10   2   2  48


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day                             2.2     6   6    6   2   3   0  16
Leniel Hooker L                      6.1     6   2    2   0   5   1  23
Totals                               9      12   8    8   2   8   1  39

BK:  Leniel Hooker. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - John Crawford

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 8000


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