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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 14, 1947 (D) at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn NY
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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