Newark Eagles 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 7 8 2 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 - 5 9 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Pat Patterson 3b 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 Larry Doby 2b 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 Leon Day pr, 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 2 1 1 2 11 0 Monte Irvin rf, ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 Charlie Parks c 3 2 1 1 1 4 0 Clarence Isreal ph, lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oscar Givens ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 Bob Harvey ph, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis p 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 Leniel Hooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benny Felder lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 Max Manning ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 35 7 8 6 9 7 27 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Lennie Pearson, Johnny Davis. PB: 1. Charlie Parks. BATTING - 2B: Charlie Parks, Benny Felder. HR: Lennie Pearson. HBP: Clarence Isreal. GDP: Pat Patterson. Team LOB: 11 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 Dan Wilson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 Buck Leonard 1b 2 1 1 0 3 12 0 Josh Gibson c 5 1 1 3 0 8 0 Dave Hoskins lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 Luis Marquez 2b 5 0 4 2 0 2 5 Eugene Smith p 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wilmer Fields p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 8 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Luis Marquez. E: 1. Luis Marquez. BATTING - 2B: Dan Wilson, Dave Hoskins 2. HR: Josh Gibson. HBP: Dan Wilson. Team LOB: 13 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Davis W 8 8 5 4 8 3 1 41 Leniel Hooker SV 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 5 4 8 4 1 45 WP: Johnny Davis. HBP: Johnny Davis. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith L 8.1 7 7 4 9 6 1 42 Wilmer Fields 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 8 7 4 9 7 1 45 BK: Eugene Smith. HBP: Eugene Smith. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Trusty, 2B - , 3B - Allen Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 2702 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 6/8/1946 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. J.Wilkes cf F.Williams rf 2. P.Patterson 3b J.Benjamin cf 3. L.Doby 2b D.Wilson 3b 4. L.Pearson 1b B.Leonard 1b 5. M.Irvin rf J.Gibson c 6. C.Parks c D.Hoskins lf 7. O.Givens ss S.Bankhead ss 8. J.Davis p L.Marquez 2b 9. B.Felder lf E.Smith p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams walked; C.Parks allowed a passed ball [F.Williams to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson was hit by a pitch; J.Davis threw a wild pitch [F.Williams to third, D.Wilson to second]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson homered; M.Irvin singled; C.Parks doubled [M.Irvin scored]; O.Givens walked; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Felder walked [C.Parks to third, O.Givens to second]; J.Wilkes singled [C.Parks scored, O.Givens to third, B.Felder to second]; P.Patterson grounded into a double play (L.Marquez to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Wilkes out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Pearson [L.Marquez to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin walked; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. EAGLES 4TH: O.Givens out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Felder doubled; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; S.Bankhead was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Davis [S.Bankhead to second]; L.Marquez singled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 1. EAGLES 5TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin walked; D.Wilson walked [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to third, D.Wilson to second]; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 1. EAGLES 6TH: C.Parks walked; O.Givens out on unknown play; J.Davis walked [C.Parks to second]; B.Felder walked [C.Parks to third, J.Davis to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked [C.Parks scored, J.Davis to third, B.Felder to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: L.Marquez singled; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson walked; M.Irvin singled [L.Pearson to second]; C.Parks out on unknown play; O.Givens out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Wilson doubled; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson homered [D.Wilson scored, B.Leonard scored]; D.Hoskins doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled [D.Hoskins scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. EAGLES 8TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. EAGLES 9TH: L.Doby singled; L.DAY RAN FOR L.DOBY; E.Smith balked [L.Day to second]; L.Pearson reached on an error by L.Marquez [L.Day scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; C.ISREAL BATTED FOR C.PARKS; C.Isreal was hit by a pitch [L.Pearson to second]; W.FIELDS REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); B.HARVEY BATTED FOR O.GIVENS; B.Harvey out on unknown play [L.Pearson to third, C.Isreal to second]; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored (unearned), C.Isreal scored (unearned)]; M.MANNING BATTED FOR B.FELDER; M.Manning out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 5. GRAYS 9TH: L.HOOKER REPLACED J.DAVIS (PITCHING); L.RUFFIN REPLACED M.MANNING (PLAYING C); L.DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); M.IRVIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); C.ISREAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); D.Hoskins doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 7 8 2 11 Grays 5 9 1 13
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