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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Tuesday, July 15, 1947 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 2 2  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  8  1
Homestead Grays                     3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  6  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   2    1     2         0   0
Monte Irvin 2b                        5   1   2    0     0         1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   0   0    0     0        13   1
Johnny Davis rf                       4   2   2    1     0         1   0
Bob Harvey lf                         4   1   1    2     0         0   0
Charlie Parks c                       4   0   0    0     0        10   0
Leroy Williams ss                     3   0   0    0     1         0   8
Cotton Williams p                     3   0   1    0     1         1   1
  Leniel Hooker p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   4   8    4     5   6    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lennie Pearson. 
E: 1.  Monte Irvin. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   1    0     1         2   4
Luke Easter lf                        4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    2     1        11   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   2    0     0         0   1
Eudie Napier c                        3   0   0    0     0         7   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         3   2
  Wilmer Fields                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Clarence Isreal 3b                    3   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Vic Harris                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Pope p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               32   3   6    3     2  11    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Willie Pope. 
PB: 2.  Eudie Napier 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Eudie Napier. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez 2, Sam Bankhead 2. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cotton Williams W                    8.1     6   3        2   9   1  33
Leniel Hooker                        0.2     0   0        0   2   0  2
Totals                               9       6   3        2  11   1  35

BK:  Cotton Williams. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Pope L                        9       8   4        5   6   0  40
Totals                               9       8   4        5   6   0  40

BK:  Willie Pope. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Bonville, 3B -  Trusty

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 1600


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