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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1948-07-02 · Night game · Att: 1174 · 3:15

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 8–5. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 3rd. Lennie Pearson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	8	11
NW2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	8

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Luis Marquez	4	1	1	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	1	0	1
Bob Thurman	5	1	2	1	0
Buck Leonard	3	2	0	0	2
Luke Easter	4	3	3	3	1
Eudie Napier	4	0	0	1	1
Wilmer Fields	5	0	2	2	0
Ervin Fowlkes	4	0	0	0	0
Tom Parker	4	0	2	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Wilkes	2	1	1	0	3	0
Curley Williams	5	2	3	1	0	0
Lennie Pearson	5	2	2	2	0	0
Monte Irvin	2	0	1	1	3	0
Bob Harvey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Wilson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Leroy Williams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ziggy Marcell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rufus Lewis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Max Manning	1	0	0	0	0	1

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Parker	9.0	8	7	1

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufus Lewis	8.0	9	4	0
Cotton Williams	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Marquez: HP#
Sam Bankhead: SB2#
Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: S
Lennie Pearson: SB2#
Lennie Pearson: E6.2-H(NR)
Monte Irvin: WP.1-2#
Monte Irvin: S.2-H(UR)
Bob Harvey: SB2#
Bob Harvey: W
Bob Wilson: 99
Leroy Williams: 99

Top 2

Luke Easter: W
Eudie Napier: 99
Wilmer Fields: S.1-2
Ervin Fowlkes: 99
Tom Parker: 99

Bot 2

Ziggy Marcell: 99
Rufus Lewis: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: W
Curley Williams: SB2#
Curley Williams: D.2-H
Lennie Pearson: S.2-H
Monte Irvin: W.1-2
Bob Harvey: 99

Top 3

Luis Marquez: S
Sam Bankhead: SB2#
Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: S.2-H
Buck Leonard: 99(1)/FO
Luke Easter: D.1-H;B-H(E5)(NR)(UR)#
Eudie Napier: W
Wilmer Fields: 99

Bot 3

Bob Wilson: FLE3#
Bob Wilson: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Ziggy Marcell: 99

Top 4

Ervin Fowlkes: 99
Tom Parker: S
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 4

Rufus Lewis: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Curley Williams: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 5

Bob Thurman: 99
Buck Leonard: W
Luke Easter: S4.1-3(E4/TH);B-2#
Eudie Napier: 99
Wilmer Fields: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Ervin Fowlkes: 99

Bot 5

Monte Irvin: W
Bob Harvey: 99/SH.1-2#
Bob Wilson: 99
Leroy Williams: 99

Top 6

Tom Parker: S
Luis Marquez: CS2(99)#
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: D
Bob Thurman: SB3
Bob Thurman: 99

Bot 6

Ziggy Marcell: 99
Rufus Lewis: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: W
Curley Williams: S.1-2
Lennie Pearson: PB.2-3;1-2#
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 7

Buck Leonard: W
Luke Easter: 99
Eudie Napier: 99
Wilmer Fields: 99

Bot 7

Monte Irvin: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Bob Wilson: 99

Top 8

Ervin Fowlkes: 99
Tom Parker: 99
Luis Marquez: 99

Bot 8

Leroy Williams: S
Ziggy Marcell: 99
Max Manning: K
Jimmy Wilkes: W.1-2
Curley Williams: 99

Top 9

Sam Bankhead: W
Bob Thurman: S.1-2
Buck Leonard: SB3;SB2
Buck Leonard: 99
Luke Easter: D.3-H;2-H
Eudie Napier: PB.2-3#
Eudie Napier: 99.3-H(UR)
Wilmer Fields: 99

Bot 9

Lennie Pearson: HR/7
Monte Irvin: W
Bob Harvey: SB2#
Bob Harvey: 99
Bob Wilson: 99
Leroy Williams: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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