Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 1 3 0 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bob Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 Monte Irvin ss 3 0 2 0 1 4 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Johnny Davis lf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Biz Mackey c 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 0 3 0 4 5 24 8 BATTING - SH: Bob Wilson. GDP: Biz Mackey. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 Luke Easter lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Bob Thurman rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 Eudie Napier c 3 0 1 1 0 6 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 0 0 0 8 2 Clarence Isreal 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 Johnny Wright p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 25 1 3 1 2 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez. 3B: Bob Thurman. Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Eudie Napier. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis L 8 3 1 1 2 7 0 27 Totals 8 3 1 1 2 7 0 27 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 33 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Kent, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/13/1947, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. J.Wilkes cf L.Marquez cf 2. B.Wilson 3b S.Bankhead ss 3. P.Patterson 2b L.Easter lf 4. M.Irvin ss B.Leonard 1b 5. L.Pearson 1b B.Thurman rf 6. B.Harvey rf E.Napier c 7. J.Davis lf C.Bruce 2b 8. B.Mackey c C.Isreal 3b 9. R.Lewis p J.Wright p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; S.Bankhead was picked off first (R.Lewis to L.Pearson); L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: B.Mackey out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal walked; J.Wright out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 4TH: B.Wilson walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled [B.Wilson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis walked; B.Mackey grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [J.Davis out at second]; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes walked; B.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Wright to B.Leonard) [J.Wilkes to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled [J.Wilkes to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; L.Marquez doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; B.Mackey out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman tripled to deep centerfield; E.Napier singled [B.Thurman scored]; E.Napier was caught stealing second (B.Mackey to M.Irvin); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 8TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 9TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 0 3 0 6 Grays 1 3 0 2
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