Homestead Grays 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 8 11 3 Newark Eagles 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Thurman rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Luke Easter lf 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Ervin Fowlkes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker p 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 11 7 5 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Buck Leonard, Ervin Fowlkes 2. PB: 1. Eudie Napier. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter 2. HBP: Luis Marquez. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez 2, Sam Bankhead 2, Bob Thurman. CS: Tom Parker. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin lf 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ziggy Marcell c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Manning ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cotton Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 8 4 7 1 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Bob Wilson, Leroy Williams. PB: 1. Ziggy Marcell. BATTING - 2B: Curley Williams. HR: Lennie Pearson. SH: Bob Harvey. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams, Monte Irvin 2. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Parker W 9 8 5 4 7 1 1 43 Totals 9 8 5 4 7 1 1 43 WP: Tom Parker. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis 8 9 5 3 4 0 0 37 Cotton Williams L 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 11 8 5 5 0 0 43 HBP: Rufus Lewis. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 1174 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/2/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. L.Marquez cf J.Wilkes cf 2. S.Bankhead 2b C.Williams ss 3. B.Thurman rf L.Pearson 1b 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. T.Parker p R.Lewis p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez was hit by a pitch; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled; C.Williams stole second; L.Pearson reached on an error by E.Fowlkes [C.Williams scored (no RBI), L.Pearson to first]; T.Parker threw a wild pitch [L.Pearson to second]; M.Irvin singled [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; M.Irvin stole second; B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. GRAYS 2ND: L.Easter walked; E.Napier out on unknown play; W.Fields singled [L.Easter to second]; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 2ND: Z.Marcell out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked; J.Wilkes stole second; C.Williams doubled [J.Wilkes scored]; L.Pearson singled [C.Williams scored]; M.Irvin walked [L.Pearson to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 4. GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [L.Marquez scored]; B.Leonard forced B.Thurman (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard to first]; L.Easter doubled [B.Leonard scored, L.Easter scored (unearned) (error by B.Wilson)]; E.Napier walked; W.Fields out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. EAGLES 3RD: B.Leonard dropped a foul fly hit by B.Wilson; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. GRAYS 4TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; T.Parker singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. EAGLES 4TH: R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled to shortstop [J.Wilkes to second (error by E.Fowlkes)]; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. GRAYS 5TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; L.Easter singled to second base [B.Leonard to third (error by L.Williams), L.Easter to second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; W.Fields singled [B.Leonard scored, L.Easter scored (unearned)]; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin walked; B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. GRAYS 6TH: T.Parker singled; T.Parker was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled; S.Bankhead stole third; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. EAGLES 6TH: Z.Marcell out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams singled [J.Wilkes to second]; E.Napier allowed a passed ball [J.Wilkes to third, C.Williams to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard walked; L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. GRAYS 8TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. EAGLES 8TH: L.Williams singled; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; M.MANNING BATTED FOR R.LEWIS; M.Manning struck out; J.Wilkes walked [L.Williams to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 4. GRAYS 9TH: C.WILLIAMS REPLACED M.MANNING (PITCHING); S.Bankhead walked; B.Thurman singled [S.Bankhead to second]; S.Bankhead stole third and B.Thurman stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter doubled [S.Bankhead scored, B.Thurman scored]; Z.Marcell allowed a passed ball [L.Easter to third]; E.Napier out on unknown play [L.Easter scored (unearned)]; W.Fields out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 4. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson homered to leftfield; M.Irvin walked; M.Irvin stole second; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 11 3 8 Eagles 5 8 2 11
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