Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 0 Homestead Grays 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 x - 6 7 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Earl Richardson ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Larry Doby 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Ed Stone rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 Jimmy Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jim Elam p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cotton Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 3 8 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Earl Richardson, Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. PB: 1. Leon Ruffin. BATTING - 2B: Ed Stone. 3B: Ed Stone. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 2 3 1 1 3 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 1 0 0 3 8 0 Josh Gibson c 2 2 1 1 3 7 0 Howard Easterling 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 Jud Wilson 3b 2 1 0 0 2 4 3 Ray Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnny Wright p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 6 7 6 9 2 27 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Buck Leonard. BATTING - 3B: Howard Easterling. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Ray Brown. HBP: Jerry Benjamin. GDP: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell 2. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Hill L 3 4 4 4 5 1 0 17 Jim Elam 5 3 2 2 4 1 0 23 Totals 8 7 6 6 9 2 0 40 WP: Jimmy Hill. HBP: Jim Elam. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 6 2 2 3 8 0 36 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 8 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Mo Harris, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/4/1943, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. E.Richardson ss C.Bell lf 2. M.Watkins 3b J.Benjamin cf 3. L.Doby 2b B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 5. J.Davis cf H.Easterling 2b 6. E.Stone rf S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Harvey lf J.Wilson 3b 8. L.Ruffin c R.Brown rf 9. J.Hill p J.Wright p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Richardson out on unknown play; M.Watkins 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 singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling tripled [C.Bell scored, J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson walked; J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson walked; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Wright singled [J.Wilson to second]; J.Hill threw a wild pitch [J.Wilson to third, J.Wright to second]; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (L.Doby to E.Richardson to L.Pearson) [C.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 3RD: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown play; E.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson walked [B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 4TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: J.ELAM REPLACED J.HILL (PITCHING); J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled [C.Bell scored, B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Stone singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [E.Stone to second]; J.Elam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. EAGLES 6TH: E.Richardson out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled to center field; E.Stone tripled to right field [J.Davis scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled to left field [E.Stone scored]; J.Elam struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [J.Gibson to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. EAGLES 8TH: E.Richardson singled; E.Richardson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Leonard [E.Richardson to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: J.Wilson walked; R.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilson to second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell singled [J.Wilson scored]; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin was hit by a pitch; B.Leonard walked [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 6. EAGLES 9TH: E.Stone doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.ELAM; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 2 6 0 7 Grays 6 7 1 10
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