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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1943-07-04 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 6000

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 6–5. Homestead Grays put up 2 in the 2nd. Josh Gibson went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Earl Richardson	2	1	0	0	2
Murray Watkins	3	0	0	1	1
Larry Doby	3	0	1	2	1
Lennie Pearson	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny Davis	4	1	1	0	0
Ed Stone	3	1	1	0	1
Bob Harvey	2	0	1	1	1
Leon Ruffin	3	1	0	1	0
Fred Hobgood	3	1	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	4	1	2	0	0
Buck Leonard	2	1	0	0	2
Josh Gibson	2	2	2	3	2
Howard Easterling	4	1	3	1	0
Sam Bankhead	4	0	0	0	0
Jud Wilson	1	0	1	0	2
Ray Brown	3	0	0	0	0
Eugene Jones	1	0	0	0	0
Edsall Walker	1	1	0	0	1

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hobgood	6.0	8	7	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eugene Jones	3.2	5	5	0
Edsall Walker	3.1	0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl Richardson: 99
Murray Watkins: 99
Larry Doby: W
Lennie Pearson: W.1-2
Johnny Davis: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 2

Ed Stone: W
Bob Harvey: 46(1)3/GDP#
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 2

Josh Gibson: D
Howard Easterling: D.2-H
Sam Bankhead: E5.2-H(NR)(UR)
Jud Wilson: W.1-2
Ray Brown: 99
Eugene Jones: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 3

Fred Hobgood: 99
Earl Richardson: E5#
Murray Watkins: 99
Larry Doby: 99

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: S
Buck Leonard: WP.1-3
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: PB.3-H
Josh Gibson: W
Howard Easterling: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Brown: 99

Top 4

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: S
Ed Stone: S.1-2
Bob Harvey: S.2-H;1-3
Leon Ruffin: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Fred Hobgood: S.1-2
Earl Richardson: W.2-3;1-2
Murray Watkins: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Larry Doby: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 4

Edsall Walker: W
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-2
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Howard Easterling: 5/LDP.3X3(5)#

Top 5

Johnny Davis: 99
Ed Stone: 99
Bob Harvey: W
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 5

Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: S
Ray Brown: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Top 6

Fred Hobgood: 99
Earl Richardson: W
Murray Watkins: 99
Larry Doby: 99

Bot 6

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: HR/8.1-H
Howard Easterling: S
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 7

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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