Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 (original) (raw)

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Game played on Saturday, August 7, 1943 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA

Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 9 4 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 x - 7 8 1

BATTING

Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 1 1 0 4 4 Leon Day 2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 0 1 0 3 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 1 0 8 1 Bob Harvey lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 Cotton Williams ss 4 0 0 0 3 1 Wilmore Williams c 4 0 1 0 4 0 Jimmy Hill p 4 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 35 5 9 1 24 9

FIELDING - DP: 1. Murray Watkins, Leon Day, Lennie Pearson. E: 4. Murray Watkins, Leon Day, Cotton Williams 2.

BATTING - HBP: Leon Ruffin. Team LOB: 5

Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 0 1 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 2 17 0 Josh Gibson c 3 1 0 1 4 2 Howard Easterling 2b 4 1 2 0 1 2 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 1 4 Jud Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0 1 6 Vic Harris rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 Spoon Carter p 3 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 31 7 8 4 27 15

FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Jud Wilson. E: 1. Jud Wilson.

BATTING - Team LOB: 4

PITCHING

Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Hill L 8 8 7 4 0 35 Totals 8 8 7 4 0 35

Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 9 5 1 0 37 Totals 9 9 5 1 0 37

HBP: Spoon Carter.

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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris

Time of Game: ? Attendance:

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