Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 22, 1947 at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  8  4
Newark Eagles                       2 0 3  0 0 2  1 0 x   -   8 12  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   1    0     0              
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0              
Luke Easter lf                        3   0   1    0     1              
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    1     1              
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   1    0     0              
Luis Marquez 2b, 3b                   3   0   1    1     0         0   0
Eudie Napier c                        4   0   2    0     0              
Clarence Isreal 3b                    2   0   0    0     0              
  Ed Young                            1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eddie Ducy 2b                       1   0   0    0     0              
Johnny Wright p                       2   0   1    0     0              
  Eugene Smith p                      1   0   0    0     0              
  Ciscero Warren p                    1   0   0    0     0              
Totals                               33   2   8    2     2   6    24    

FIELDING -
TP: 1. , Sam Bankhead, Luis Marquez 2, Eddie Ducy. 
E: 4.  Jerry Benjamin, Luis Marquez 2, Ciscero Warren. 

BATTING -
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Luis Marquez. 
Team LOB:  7


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   2   2    1     2              
Pat Patterson 3b                      4   2   2    0     1              
Larry Doby 2b                         4   0   1    2     0              
Monte Irvin ss                        4   1   2    4     1              
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   1   3    1     0              
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   0    0     1              
Bob Harvey rf                         3   1   1    0     1              
Charlie Parks c                       4   0   0    0     0              
Rufus Lewis p                         4   1   1    0     0              
Totals                               34   8  12    8     6   3    27    

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Larry Doby, Monte Irvin, Lennie Pearson, Charlie Parks. 
E: 2.  Larry Doby, Bob Harvey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson, Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. 
3B:  Lennie Pearson. 
HR:  Monte Irvin, Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jimmy Wilkes, Johnny Davis. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright L                      6      10   7        2   3   2  29
Eugene Smith                         0       1   1        2   0   0  3
Ciscero Warren                       2       1   0        2   0   0  9
Totals                               8      12   8        6   3   2  41


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis W                        9       8   2    1   2   6   1  36
Totals                               9       8   2    1   2   6   1  36



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Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - Charles Moore, 3B - Eulogio Penalver

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 6511

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