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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1944 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   2 13  0
Homestead Grays                     0 1 1  0 3 0  0 1 x   -   6 12  3

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   1    0     0   1          
Leon Ruffin c                         5   0   2    0     0   0          
Ray Dandridge 2b                      5   0   1    0     0   0          
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   1   1    0     1   0          
Bob Harvey lf                         5   1   3    1     0   0          
Mule Suttles 1b                       5   0   1    0     0   0          
Johnny Davis p                        5   0   2    0     0   1          
Vic Barnett rf                        3   0   1    1     0   0          
Sy Morton ss                          4   0   1    0     0   0          
Totals                               41   2  13    2     1   2    24    

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles 2, Sy Morton. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
SH:  Vic Barnett. 
Team LOB:  14


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   2    0     1   0          
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   2    0     0   0          
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   1   1    2     1   0          
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   1    1     1   0          
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   1    1     0   0          
Walter Cannady 2b                     4   1   0    0     0   0          
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   1   2    1     0   1          
Ray Battle 3b                         4   0   2    0     0   1          
Ray Brown p                           3   1   1    1     1   1          
Totals                               33   6  12    6     4   3    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady. 
E: 3.  Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Ray Battle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Hoskins 2. 
SF:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Bankhead, Walter Cannady. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Davis L                       8      12   6    6   4   3   0  38
Totals                               8      12   6    6   4   3   0  38


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9      13   2        1   2   0  43
Totals                               9      13   2        1   2   0  43



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Kemp, 3B - Eggie Greenfield

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 7200


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