Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 Newark Eagles 2 0 2 0 0 1 x - 5 8 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bob Thurman 1b 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 Luke Easter lf 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 Eudie Napier c 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 Luis Marquez 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 Clarence Isreal 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wilmer Fields rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Willie Pope p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 24 1 4 1 1 6 18 8 FIELDING - E: 3. Bob Thurman, Luke Easter, Willie Pope. PB: 1. Eudie Napier. BATTING - 3B: Luke Easter. SH: Sam Bankhead. HBP: Bob Thurman. Team LOB: 5 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Monte Irvin 2b 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 2 4 0 4 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 Charlie Parks c 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 Leroy Williams ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 Max Manning p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 25 5 8 5 1 7 21 3 BATTING - 2B: Johnny Davis. 3B: Johnny Davis. SH: Bob Wilson, Charlie Parks. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Pope L 6 8 5 5 1 7 0 28 Totals 6 8 5 5 1 7 0 28 WP: Willie Pope. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 27 Totals 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 27 WP: Max Manning. HBP: Max Manning. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Eulogio Penalver Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/14/1947, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. J.Benjamin cf J.Wilkes cf 2. S.Bankhead ss B.Wilson 3b 3. B.Thurman 1b L.Pearson 1b 4. L.Easter lf M.Irvin 2b 5. E.Napier c J.Davis lf 6. L.Marquez 2b B.Harvey rf 7. C.Isreal 3b C.Parks c 8. W.Fields rf L.Williams ss 9. W.Pope p M.Manning p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes reached on an error by W.Pope [J.Wilkes to first]; B.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled [J.Wilkes to third]; J.Davis doubled [J.Wilkes scored, M.Irvin scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 2ND: B.Thurman dropped a foul fly hit by C.Parks; C.Parks out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. GRAYS 3RD: W.Fields out on unknown play; W.Pope out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled to left field [B.Wilson to second (error by L.Easter)]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked; J.Davis tripled [B.Wilson scored, M.Irvin scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 4. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman was hit by a pitch; M.Manning threw a wild pitch [B.Thurman to second]; L.Easter tripled [B.Thurman scored]; E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. EAGLES 4TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. GRAYS 5TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; W.Pope out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled; L.Pearson singled [B.Wilson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; E.Napier allowed a passed ball [B.Wilson to third, L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled; L.Easter singled [B.Thurman to second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 4. EAGLES 6TH: B.Harvey singled; C.Parks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Harvey to second]; L.Williams singled [B.Harvey scored]; M.Manning out on unknown play; W.Pope threw a wild pitch [L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 5. GRAYS 7TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; W.Pope out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 4 3 5 Eagles 5 8 0 5
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