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Homestead Grays (HOM) 1 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 13, 1947 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

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



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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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