Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 9 5 Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 x - 6 5 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Luke Easter lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Thurman rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Charles Gary 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Larry Kimbrough p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.T. Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilmer Fields ph, 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 2 4 24 0 FIELDING - E: 5. Sam Bankhead 3, Buck Leonard, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - SH: Bob Thurman, Clarence Bruce. HBP: Luis Marquez. GDP: Clarence Bruce. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Charles Gary. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Monte Irvin lf 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 Jack McLaurin c 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 5 3 4 3 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson, Leroy Williams. E: 2. Curley Williams, Bob Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Curley Williams, Bob Wilson, Jack McLaurin. SH: Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson, Monte Irvin, Jack McLaurin. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R.T. Walker 6 4 3 1 4 3 0 28 Larry Kimbrough L 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 8 5 6 1 4 3 0 38 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker W 9 9 3 2 2 4 0 39 Totals 9 9 3 2 2 4 0 39 WP: Leniel Hooker. HBP: Leniel Hooker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/10/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. L.Marquez cf J.Wilkes cf 2. S.Bankhead ss C.Williams ss 3. L.Easter lf L.Pearson 1b 4. B.Leonard 1b M.Irvin lf 5. B.Thurman rf B.Harvey rf 6. E.Napier c B.Wilson 3b 7. C.Bruce 2b L.Williams 2b 8. C.Gary 3b J.McLaurin c 9. R.Walker p L.Hooker p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez reached on an error by B.Wilson [L.Marquez to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play [L.Marquez to second]; L.Easter singled to right field [L.Marquez scored (unearned)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier singled; C.Bruce out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Napier to second]; C.Gary walked; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez was hit by a pitch [E.Napier to third, C.Gary to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play [B.Harvey to second]; L.Williams reached on an error by S.Bankhead [B.Harvey scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Williams to first]; J.McLaurin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to second]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 4TH: E.Napier walked; C.Bruce grounded into a double play (C.Williams to L.Williams to L.Pearson) [E.Napier out at second]; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson doubled; L.Williams out on unknown play; J.McLaurin walked; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: 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 1. GRAYS 6TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled to shortstop [B.Thurman to second (error by C.Williams)]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: M.Irvin singled to left field; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson reached on an error by C.Bruce [M.Irvin to second, B.Wilson to first]; L.Williams walked [M.Irvin to third, B.Wilson to second]; J.McLaurin doubled [M.Irvin scored, B.Wilson scored (unearned), L.Williams to third]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 3. GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce singled; C.Gary forced C.Bruce (unknown fielder) [C.Gary to first]; W.FIELDS BATTED FOR R.WALKER; C.Gary stole second; W.Fields singled [C.Gary scored, W.Fields to second (on throw)]; L.Hooker threw a wild pitch [W.Fields to third]; L.Marquez out on unknown play [W.Fields scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: W.FIELDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L.KIMBROUGH REPLACED C.GARY (PITCHING); C.Williams singled; L.Pearson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by B.Leonard [C.Williams to second, L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by S.Bankhead [C.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Pearson to third, M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey reached on an error by S.Bankhead [L.Pearson scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Irvin to third, B.Harvey to first]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play [M.Irvin scored (unearned), B.Harvey to second]; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 6. GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter singled; B.Leonard singled [L.Easter to second]; B.Thurman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Easter to third, B.Leonard to second]; Thurman called safe by Umpire Moore but Umpire Suttles over; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 6. EAGLES 8TH: L.Hooker 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 3, Eagles 6. GRAYS 9TH: L.Kimbrough out on unknown play; W.Fields singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [W.Fields to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 9 5 9 Eagles 6 5 2 8
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