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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1947-08-29 · Night game

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 2–1. Eudie Napier went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
NW2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Luis Marquez	4	1	2	0	0
Sam Bankhead	2	0	0	0	1
Bob Thurman	4	0	0	0	0
Buck Leonard	3	0	0	0	1
Eudie Napier	4	1	2	1	0
Luke Easter	4	0	1	0	0
Clarence Bruce	4	0	3	0	0
Clarence Isreal	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny Wright	4	0	0	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Wilkes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leroy Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Monte Irvin	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Davis	4	0	0	0	0	4
Bob Harvey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Biz Mackey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Leniel Hooker	2	1	1	0	2	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	9.0	5	5	4

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leniel Hooker	9.0	8	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Marquez: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99

Top 2

Eudie Napier: HR/9
Luke Easter: 99
Clarence Bruce: 99
Clarence Isreal: W
Johnny Wright: 99

Bot 2

Monte Irvin: 99
Lennie Pearson: S
Johnny Davis: K
Bob Harvey: W.1-2
Biz Mackey: 99

Top 3

Luis Marquez: S
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.1-2
Bob Thurman: 99/G.2-3
Buck Leonard: PB.3-H(UR)
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 3

Leniel Hooker: W
Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99

Top 4

Eudie Napier: 99
Luke Easter: S
Clarence Bruce: S.1-2
Clarence Isreal: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 4

Monte Irvin: S
Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: K
Bob Harvey: S.1-2
Biz Mackey: 99

Top 5

Johnny Wright: 99
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: W
Bob Thurman: 99

Bot 5

Leniel Hooker: D
Jimmy Wilkes: S.2-H
Leroy Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99
Monte Irvin: 99

Top 6

Buck Leonard: 99
Eudie Napier: S
Luke Easter: 99
Clarence Bruce: S.1-2
Clarence Isreal: 99

Bot 6

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: K
Bob Harvey: 99

Top 7

Johnny Wright: 99
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 7

Biz Mackey: W
Leniel Hooker: W.1-2
Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Leroy Williams: 64(1)3/GDP#

Top 8

Bob Thurman: 99
Buck Leonard: W
Eudie Napier: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 8

Pat Patterson: 99
Monte Irvin: W
Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: K

Top 9

Luke Easter: 99
Clarence Bruce: S
Clarence Isreal: 99
Johnny Wright: 99

Bot 9

Bob Harvey: 99
Biz Mackey: 99
Leniel Hooker: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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