Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Eudie Napier c 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Luke Easter lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 Clarence Isreal 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 8 1 3 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - HR: Eudie Napier. SH: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Eudie Napier, Clarence Isreal. Team LOB: 7 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Pat Patterson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Johnny Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 5 4 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leroy Williams 2, Monte Irvin 2, Lennie Pearson 2. PB: 1. Biz Mackey. BATTING - 2B: Leniel Hooker. GDP: Leroy Williams. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 5 1 1 5 4 0 36 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 4 0 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 9 8 2 1 3 0 1 36 Totals 9 8 2 1 3 0 1 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Pete Strauch Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 8/29/1947 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. L.Marquez cf J.Wilkes cf 2. S.Bankhead ss L.Williams ss 3. B.Thurman rf P.Patterson 3b 4. B.Leonard 1b M.Irvin 2b 5. E.Napier c L.Pearson 1b 6. L.Easter lf J.Davis lf 7. C.Bruce 2b B.Harvey rf 8. C.Isreal 3b B.Mackey c 9. J.Wright p L.Hooker p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier homered to rightfield; L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal walked; J.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; J.Davis struck out; B.Harvey walked [L.Pearson to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play [L.Marquez to third]; B.Mackey allowed a passed ball [L.Marquez scored (unearned)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker walked; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. GRAYS 4TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Easter singled; C.Bruce singled [L.Easter to second]; C.Isreal grounded into a double play (M.Irvin to L.Williams to L.Pearson) [C.Bruce out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis struck out; B.Harvey singled [M.Irvin to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 5TH: L.Hooker doubled; J.Wilkes singled [L.Hooker scored]; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; E.Napier singled; L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled [E.Napier to second]; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis struck out; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: B.Mackey walked; L.Hooker walked [B.Mackey to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [L.Hooker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 8TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; E.Napier grounded into a double play (L.Williams to M.Irvin to L.Pearson) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 9TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled; C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 9TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 8 0 7 Eagles 1 5 0 8
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