Newark Eagles 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 5 5 1 Homestead Grays 0 2 1 1 0 2 x - 6 8 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Earl Richardson ss 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 Murray Watkins 3b 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 Larry Doby 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Ed Stone rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bob Harvey lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 Fred Hobgood p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 26 5 5 5 7 8 18 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murray Watkins. E: 1. Murray Watkins. PB: 1. Leon Ruffin. BATTING - GDP: Bob Harvey. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 Josh Gibson c 2 2 2 3 2 8 0 Howard Easterling 2b 4 1 3 1 0 3 2 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Jud Wilson 3b 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 Ray Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Eugene Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Edsall Walker p 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 26 6 8 4 7 4 21 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead. E: 1. Jud Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling. HR: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Hobgood L 6 8 6 5 7 4 1 33 Totals 6 8 6 5 7 4 1 33 WP: Fred Hobgood. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Jones 3.2 5 5 5 5 4 0 21 Edsall Walker W 3.1 0 0 0 2 4 0 12 Totals 7 5 5 5 7 8 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/4/1943, game 2 -- 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. F.Hobgood p E.Jones 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 walked; L.Pearson walked [L.Doby to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone walked; B.Harvey grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [E.Stone out at second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson doubled; H.Easterling doubled [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead reached on an error by M.Watkins [H.Easterling scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead to first]; J.Wilson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; E.Jones out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 3RD: F.Hobgood out on unknown play; E.Richardson reached on an error by J.Wilson [E.Richardson to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; F.Hobgood threw a wild pitch [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling singled [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked [J.Gibson to third, H.Easterling to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 3. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; E.Stone singled [J.Davis to second]; B.Harvey singled [J.Davis scored, E.Stone to third]; L.Ruffin forced B.Harvey (unknown fielder) [E.Stone scored, L.Ruffin to first]; F.Hobgood singled [L.Ruffin to second]; E.Richardson walked [L.Ruffin to third, F.Hobgood to second]; M.Watkins walked [L.Ruffin scored, F.Hobgood to third, E.Richardson to second]; L.Doby singled [F.Hobgood scored, E.Richardson scored, M.Watkins to second]; E.WALKER REPLACED E.JONES (PITCHING); L.Pearson out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: E.Walker walked; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to second]; B.Leonard walked [E.Walker to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson walked [E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling lined into a double play (M.Watkins unassisted) [J.Benjamin out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 4. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 4. EAGLES 6TH: F.Hobgood out on unknown play; E.Richardson walked; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [B.Leonard scored]; H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 6. EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 5 5 1 7 Grays 6 8 1 9
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