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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1947-09-14 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 7 innings · Att: 4000

Newark Eagles defeated Homestead Grays 5–1. Newark Eagles put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Davis went 2-for-3 with 4 RBI.

Line score

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

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	3	0	1	0	0
Sam Bankhead	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Thurman	2	1	1	0	0
Luke Easter	3	0	2	1	0
Eudie Napier	3	0	0	0	0
Luis Marquez	2	0	0	0	1
Clarence Isreal	3	0	0	0	0
Wilmer Fields	3	0	0	0	0
Willie Pope	3	0	0	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmy Wilkes	4	1	0	0	0
Bob Wilson	2	1	2	0	0
Lennie Pearson	3	0	1	0	0
Monte Irvin	2	2	1	0	1
Johnny Davis	3	0	2	4	0
Bob Harvey	3	1	1	0	0
Charlie Parks	2	0	0	0	0
Leroy Williams	3	0	1	1	0
Max Manning	3	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Pope	6.0	8	1	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Manning	7.0	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: S
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.1-2
Bob Thurman: 99
Luke Easter: 99

Bot 1

Jimmy Wilkes: E1#
Bob Wilson: 99/SH.1-2
Lennie Pearson: 99
Monte Irvin: S.2-3
Johnny Davis: D.3-H;1-H
Bob Harvey: 99

Top 2

Eudie Napier: 99
Luis Marquez: 99
Clarence Isreal: 99

Bot 2

Charlie Parks: FLE3#
Charlie Parks: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Max Manning: 99

Top 3

Wilmer Fields: 99
Willie Pope: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 3

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Bob Wilson: S7.B-2(E7)#
Lennie Pearson: 99
Monte Irvin: W
Johnny Davis: T.2-H;1-H
Bob Harvey: 99

Top 4

Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: HP
Luke Easter: WP.1-2#
Luke Easter: T.2-H
Eudie Napier: 99
Luis Marquez: W
Clarence Isreal: 99

Bot 4

Charlie Parks: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Max Manning: 99

Top 5

Wilmer Fields: 99
Willie Pope: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 5

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Bob Wilson: S
Lennie Pearson: S.1-2
Monte Irvin: 99
Johnny Davis: PB.2-3;1-2
Johnny Davis: 99

Top 6

Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: S
Luke Easter: S.1-2
Eudie Napier: 99
Luis Marquez: 99

Bot 6

Bob Harvey: S
Charlie Parks: 99/SH.1-2
Leroy Williams: S.2-H
Max Manning: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: WP.1-2#
Jimmy Wilkes: 99

Top 7

Clarence Isreal: 99
Wilmer Fields: 99
Willie Pope: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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