Newark Eagles 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 9 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 5 0 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Barnett rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sy Morton ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Terris McDuffie p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 9 4 2 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, Sy Morton. E: 1. Murray Watkins. BATTING - 2B: Bob Harvey. GDP: Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Ray Dandridge. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson pr, 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 5 3 6 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady. BATTING - GDP: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie W 8 5 3 1 6 0 0 34 Totals 8 5 3 1 6 0 0 34 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter 7 8 3 3 1 0 0 29 Johnny Johnson L 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 0 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/23/1944, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b C.Bell lf 2. L.Ruffin c J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Dandridge 2b S.Bankhead ss 4. B.Harvey lf B.Leonard 1b 5. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c 6. J.Davis cf W.Cannady 2b 7. V.Barnett rf D.Hoskins rf 8. S.Morton ss R.Battle 3b 9. T.McDuffie p S.Carter p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled [M.Watkins to second]; B.Harvey singled [M.Watkins scored, R.Dandridge to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [R.Dandridge scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: V.Barnett out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; C.Bell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey singled; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [B.Harvey out at second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson grounded into a double play (S.Morton to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [B.Leonard out at second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 5TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Dandridge forced M.Watkins (unknown fielder) [R.Dandridge to first]; R.Dandridge stole second; B.Harvey singled [R.Dandridge scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to second base; S.Bankhead walked [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 1. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; S.Morton singled; T.McDuffie singled [S.Morton to second]; M.Watkins walked [S.Morton to third, T.McDuffie to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins reached on an error by M.Watkins [D.Hoskins to first]; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; V.Harris singled [D.Hoskins to second]; J.JACKSON RAN FOR V.HARRIS; R.BROWN BATTED FOR S.CARTER; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [D.Hoskins scored (unearned), J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Jackson scored (unearned), J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 3. EAGLES 8TH: J.JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); J.JOHNSON REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); R.Dandridge walked; B.Harvey doubled [R.Dandridge scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 4 9 1 6 Grays 3 5 0 7
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