Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 x - 5 10 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 Luke Easter lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 7 0 Wilmer Fields rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Eudie Napier c 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Charles Gary 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 Bob Thurman p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 0 2 0 6 4 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Luis Marquez, Eudie Napier. E: 2. Eudie Napier, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - HBP: Luis Marquez. GDP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 8 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 Curley Williams ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 15 1 Monte Irvin lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 Bob Wilson 3b 4 0 3 1 0 3 0 Leroy Williams 2b 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 Jack McLaurin c 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Rufus Lewis p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 5 10 3 2 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson, Leroy Williams. BATTING - 3B: Jimmy Wilkes. SH: Curley Williams. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Leroy Williams. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Thurman L 8 10 5 4 2 7 0 36 Totals 8 10 5 4 2 7 0 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis W 9 2 0 0 6 4 0 35 Totals 9 2 0 0 6 4 0 35 HBP: Rufus Lewis. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Crossland, 1B - Mule Suttles Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 900 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 8/11/1948 -- 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. W.Fields 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. B.Thurman p R.Lewis p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez was hit by a pitch; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (C.Williams to L.Williams to L.Pearson) [L.Marquez out at second]; L.Easter walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; 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, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey singled; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: B.Thurman singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard walked; W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier walked [B.Leonard to second]; C.Bruce out on unknown play [B.Leonard to third, E.Napier to second]; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson singled [B.Harvey to second]; L.Williams out on unknown play; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 5TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 5TH: R.Lewis 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 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Gary walked; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 7TH: B.Wilson singled; L.Williams forced B.Wilson (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to first]; L.Williams stole second [L.Williams scored (error by E.Napier)]; J.McLaurin singled; R.Lewis singled [J.McLaurin to second]; J.Wilkes tripled [J.McLaurin scored, R.Lewis scored]; C.Williams hit into a double play (L.Marquez to E.Napier) [J.Wilkes out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson singled; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [L.Pearson to second]; B.Wilson singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey to second]; L.Williams reached on an error by C.Bruce [B.Harvey scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Wilson to second, L.Williams to first]; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 5. GRAYS 9TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier walked; C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 0 2 2 8 Eagles 5 10 0 7
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