Homestead Grays 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 8 0 Newark Eagles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 6 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Sam Bankhead ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bob Thurman rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 Luke Easter lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Wilmer Fields ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charles Gary 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Victoriano Sosa c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 Tom Parker p 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Willie Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 5 8 4 5 0 27 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Clarence Bruce, Willie Smith. PB: 1. Eudie Napier. BATTING - 2B: Bob Thurman. 3B: Luke Easter. HR: Buck Leonard 2. HBP: Luis Marquez, Charles Gary. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez, Bob Thurman, Luke Easter. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 Earl Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oscar Givens ph, 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cotton Williams p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Golden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Manning ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 6 4 6 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Lennie Pearson. BATTING - HR: Bob Wilson. GDP: Curley Williams. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Leroy Williams. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Parker W 7 4 2 2 4 0 0 27 Willie Smith 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 9 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 0 1 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cotton Williams L 7.2 7 4 4 4 0 2 35 Leniel Hooker 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Clyde Golden 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 5 5 5 0 2 43 HBP: Cotton Williams, Leniel Hooker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Skelt Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 12214 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/9/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. L.Marquez cf J.Wilkes cf 2. S.Bankhead ss C.Williams ss 3. B.Thurman rf L.Pearson 1b 4. B.Leonard 1b B.Harvey rf 5. L.Easter lf J.Davis lf 6. E.Napier c B.Wilson 3b 7. C.Gary 3b E.Ashby c 8. C.Bruce 2b L.Williams 2b 9. T.Parker p C.Williams p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: On a bunt J.Wilkes singled to third base; C.Williams flied to L.Marquez; L.Pearson flied to L.Marquez; B.Harvey walked [J.Wilkes to second]; J.Davis singled to left field [J.Wilkes scored, B.Harvey to second]; E.Napier allowed a passed ball [B.Harvey to third, J.Davis to second]; B.Wilson singled to center field (L.Marquez to S.Bankhead to E.Napier) [B.Harvey scored, J.Davis out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard homered to rightfield; L.Easter walked; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 2ND: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. GRAYS 3RD: T.Parker walked; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 2. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard homered; L.Easter tripled; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Gary was hit by a pitch; C.Bruce out on unknown play [L.Easter scored, C.Gary to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez stole second; 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 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 5TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams walked; L.Williams stole second; L.Williams was out trying to advance to third (E.Napier to C.Gary); C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. GRAYS 6TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier singled; C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey walked [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis walked [L.Pearson to third, B.Harvey to second]; B.Wilson lined to C.Bruce; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. GRAYS 7TH: T.Parker singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [T.Parker to second]; B.Leonard walked [T.Parker to third, B.Thurman to second]; L.Easter walked [T.Parker scored, B.Thurman to third, B.Leonard to second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; O.GIVENS BATTED FOR L.WILLIAMS; O.Givens out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. GRAYS 8TH: O.GIVENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.HOOKER REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); T.Parker reached on an error by L.Pearson [T.Parker to first]; L.Marquez was hit by a pitch [T.Parker to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: W.SMITH REPLACED T.PARKER (PITCHING); J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams grounded into a double play (W.Smith to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [J.Wilkes out at second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman doubled; B.Leonard walked; L.Easter forced B.Leonard (unknown fielder) [B.Thurman to third, L.Easter to first]; C.GOLDEN REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); B.Thurman stole home and L.Easter stole second; W.FIELDS BATTED FOR E.NAPIER; W.Fields out on unknown play; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 2. EAGLES 9TH: W.FIELDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); V.SOSA REPLACED C.GARY (PLAYING C); B.Harvey singled; J.Davis flied to L.Marquez; B.Wilson homered to leftfield [B.Harvey scored]; E.Ashby out on unknown play; O.Givens walked; M.MANNING BATTED FOR C.GOLDEN; M.Manning forced O.Givens (unknown fielder) [M.Manning to first]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 8 0 11 Eagles 4 6 1 5
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