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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Tuesday, June 29, 1948 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       5   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Tom Parker rf                         5   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Eudie Napier c                        4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Wilmer Fields 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ervin Fowlkes ss                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Thurman p                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   3   8    3     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ervin Fowlkes. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Curley Williams 1b                    3   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson ss                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Ziggy Marcell c                       2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Max Manning p                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   1   6    1     4   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson, Ziggy Marcell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
SH:  Lennie Pearson, Bob Harvey, Ziggy Marcell. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Thurman W                        9       6   1    1   4   0   0  39
Totals                               9       6   1    1   4   0   0  39


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning L                        9       8   3    2   2   0   0  39
Totals                               9       8   3    2   2   0   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 6/29/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Newark                        
1. L.Marquez           cf        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. S.Bankhead          2b        C.Williams          1b        
3. T.Parker            rf        L.Pearson           ss        
4. B.Leonard           1b        M.Irvin             lf        
5. L.Easter            lf        B.Harvey            rf        
6. E.Napier            c         B.Wilson            3b        
7. W.Fields            3b        L.Williams          2b        
8. E.Fowlkes           ss        Z.Marcell           c         
9. B.Thurman           p         M.Manning           p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Marquez walked; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez to
second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Williams
to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 0, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier out on unknown play; W.Fields out on
unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Williams singled; Z.Marcell out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Thurman singled to left field; L.Marquez forced
B.Thurman (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to first]; L.Marquez
stole second [L.Marquez to third (error by Z.Marcell)];
S.Bankhead singled to right field [L.Marquez scored]; T.Parker
out on unknown play [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard singled to
right field [S.Bankhead scored]; L.Easter singled [B.Leonard to
second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 4TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled;
B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to
second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 2, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell singled;
M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard walked; L.Easter reached on an error by
C.Williams [B.Leonard to third, L.Easter to first]; E.Napier
flied to J.Wilkes [B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; W.Fields out on
unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 3, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; T.Parker reached on an error
by L.Pearson [S.Bankhead to second, T.Parker to first];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson walked;
L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell walked [B.Wilson to
second]; M.Manning reached on a fielder's choice [B.Wilson to
third, Z.Marcell to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier singled;
W.Fields singled [E.Napier to second]; E.Fowlkes out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Napier to third, W.Fields to
second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
M.Irvin forced L.Pearson (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to first];
B.Harvey doubled to left-center [M.Irvin scored]; B.Wilson flied
to T.Parker; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 9TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Williams singled; Z.Marcell out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to second]; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes reached on an error by S.Bankhead
[L.Williams to third, J.Wilkes to first]; C.Williams walked
[J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3, Eagles 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   8   1   9
 Eagles           1   6   3  11


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