Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 5 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Curley Williams ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Cotton Williams lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ziggy Marcell ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Manning ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 0 5 0 1 2 18 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Curley Williams, Bob Harvey. BATTING - 2B: Monte Irvin. 3B: Jimmy Wilkes, Cotton Williams. SH: Leniel Hooker. HBP: Curley Williams. GDP: Cotton Williams. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Leroy Williams. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bob Thurman rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Easter 1b, cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Tom Parker lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 3 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 Charles Gary 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ervin Fowlkes ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wilmer Fields p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 2 5 2 1 0 21 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter, Ervin Fowlkes. E: 1. Ervin Fowlkes. BATTING - 3B: Eudie Napier. SH: Sam Bankhead. HBP: Luis Marquez. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 27 Totals 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 27 HBP: Leniel Hooker. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Fields W 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 27 Totals 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 27 HBP: Wilmer Fields. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eggie Greenfield, 1B - Owens, 2B - , 3B - Kemp Time of Game: 1:39 Attendance: 3599 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/4/1948, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. J.Wilkes cf L.Marquez cf 2. C.Williams ss S.Bankhead 2b 3. L.Pearson 1b B.Thurman rf 4. M.Irvin 3b L.Easter 1b 5. B.Harvey rf T.Parker lf 6. C.Williams lf E.Napier c 7. L.Williams 2b C.Gary 3b 8. W.Wynn c E.Fowlkes ss 9. L.Hooker p W.Fields p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes struck out; C.Williams was hit by a pitch; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez was hit by a pitch; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to third]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; W.Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: T.Parker singled; E.Napier tripled [T.Parker scored]; C.Gary out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker out on unknown play; J.Wilkes tripled; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez reached on an error by B.Harvey [L.Marquez to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier singled; C.Gary out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 5TH: Z.MARCELL BATTED FOR W.WYNN; Z.Marcell reached on an error by E.Fowlkes [Z.Marcell to first]; L.Hooker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [Z.Marcell to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: Z.MARCELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin doubled; B.Harvey walked; C.Williams grounded into a double play (E.Fowlkes to S.Bankhead to L.Easter) [B.Harvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman singled; L.Easter walked [B.Thurman to second]; T.Parker reached on an error by C.Williams [B.Thurman to third, L.Easter to second, T.Parker to first]; E.Napier singled [B.Thurman scored, L.Easter to third, T.Parker to second]; B.LEONARD BATTED FOR C.GARY; B.Leonard out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 7TH: L.MARQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); L.EASTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); B.LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.Williams singled; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; M.MANNING BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; L.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 0 5 2 6 Grays 2 5 1 7
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