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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 10, 1945 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  6  2
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 3 0  3 1 x   -   7  8  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews lf                      4   0   1    0     0   0          
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0          
  Norman Banks 3b                     0   0   0    0     0   0          
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0          
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    0     0   0          
Johnny Davis cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0          
Willie Wells ss                       2   0   0    0     2   0          
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   2    0     0   0          
Charlie Humber 2b                     2   1   1    1     0   0          
Jimmy Hill p                          2   0   1    1     0   0          
  Don Newcombe p                      1   0   0    0     0   0          
Totals                               31   2   6    2     2   0    24    

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Charlie Humber. 

BATTING -
2B:  Charlie Humber. 
SH:  Charlie Humber. 
Team LOB:  5


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   0    0     0   0          
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0   1          
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   1    1     0   0          
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1    1     0   2          
Josh Gibson c                         3   2   1    0     1   2          
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   2    0     0   0          
Ray Battle 3b                         4   2   1    3     0   0          
Jelly Jackson 2b                      2   1   1    0     2   0          
Johnny Wright p                       4   0   1    2     0   1          
Totals                               33   7   8    7     3   6    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cool Papa Bell. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Hill L                         4       4   3    2   0   3   1  16
Don Newcombe                         4       4   4        3   3   0  20
Totals                               8       8   7        3   6   1  36


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      9       6   2    2   2   0   0  34
Totals                               9       6   2    2   2   0   0  34

WP:  Johnny Wright. 


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

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 8326


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