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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 6

Game played on Sunday, April 23, 1944 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  2 0 0  0 0 2   -   6  8  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  5 1 0  1 0 x   -   8 11  2

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   1   0    1     1   0     0   0
Leaman Johnson 2b                     4   0   0    0     1   0     1   1
Ray Dandridge ss                      5   1   3    2     0   0     1   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Johnny Davis cf                       4   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles rf                       3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
  Dick Weaver ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Percy Forrest p                       3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Don Newcombe p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               39   6   8    6     4   0    24   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Leaman Johnson 2, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, Leon Ruffin, Don Newcombe. 
E: 3.  Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Bob Harvey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Dandridge, Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  10


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   2   3    1     0   0     0   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   2   1    1     1   0     0   0
Johnny Johnson p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Eddie White ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Edsall Walker p                     3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   8  11    7     1   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Buck Leonard, Jud Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Joe Spencer. 
3B:  Josh Gibson, Edsall Walker. 
GDP:  Cool Papa Bell. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Percy Forrest L                      5       9   7    6   1   0   0  25
Don Newcombe                         3       2   1    1   0   0   0  12
Totals                               8      11   8    7   1   0   0  37


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson                       3       4   2    2   0   0   0  15
Edsall Walker W                      6       4   4    2   4   0   0  28
Totals                               9       8   6    4   4   0   0  43



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Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Eggie Greenfield

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/23/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Homestead                     
1. M.Watkins           3b        C.Bell              lf        
2. L.Johnson           2b        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. R.Dandridge         ss        B.Leonard           1b        
4. L.Pearson           1b        J.Gibson            c         
5. J.Davis             cf        J.Wilson            3b        
6. B.Harvey            lf        S.Bankhead          ss        
7. M.Suttles           rf        D.Hoskins           rf        
8. L.Ruffin            c         J.Spencer           2b        
9. P.Forrest           p         J.Johnson           p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 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: J.Davis singled; B.Harvey doubled [J.Davis scored,
B.Harvey to third (on throw)]; M.Suttles reached on a fielder's
choice [B.Harvey scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play;
P.Forrest out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Johnson reached on an error by J.Wilson
[L.Johnson to first]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson
singled [L.Johnson to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Spencer walked;
E.WHITE BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; E.White reached on an error by
M.Watkins [J.Spencer scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.White to
first]; C.Bell grounded into a double play (L.Johnson to
R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [E.White out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 1.

EAGLES 4TH: E.WALKER REPLACED E.WHITE (PITCHING); M.Suttles
singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play [M.Suttles to second];
P.Forrest reached on an error by B.Leonard [M.Suttles to third,
P.Forrest to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play [M.Suttles
scored (unearned)]; L.Johnson walked [P.Forrest to second];
R.Dandridge singled [P.Forrest scored (unearned), L.Johnson to
second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard doubled to
right field [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson doubled to center
field [B.Leonard scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead singled to center field [J.Gibson scored]; D.Hoskins
forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to first];
J.Spencer doubled to center field [D.Hoskins scored]; E.Walker
tripled to center field [J.Spencer scored]; C.Bell out on
unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 6.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 6.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled;
J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second];
D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 4,
Grays 7.

EAGLES 6TH: P.Forrest out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 7.

GRAYS 6TH: D.NEWCOMBE REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING); J.Spencer
reached on an error by B.Harvey [J.Spencer to first]; E.Walker
out on unknown play; C.Bell reached on an error by R.Dandridge
[J.Spencer to third, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin reached on a
fielder's choice that turned into a double play (D.Newcombe to
L.Ruffin to L.Johnson) [J.Spencer out at home, C.Bell to third,
J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4,
Grays 7.

EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 4, Grays 7.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson tripled;
J.Wilson singled [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Grays 8.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 8.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Walker out on
unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Grays 8.

EAGLES 9TH: M.Watkins walked; L.Johnson out on unknown play
[M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge doubled [M.Watkins scored];
L.Pearson reached on a fielder's choice [R.Dandridge to third];
J.Davis singled [R.Dandridge scored, L.Pearson to second];
B.Harvey out on unknown play; D.WEAVER BATTED FOR M.SUTTLES;
D.Weaver out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 6,
Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           6   8   3  10
 Grays            8  11   2   5


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