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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1943-08-08 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6500 · 2:11

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 9–5. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 6th. Josh Gibson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	11
HOM	2	0	2	0	1	3	1	0		9	12

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Murray Watkins	5	1	0	0	0
Ed Butler	4	1	1	1	0
Johnny Davis	4	2	3	1	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	2	3	0
Ed Stone	4	0	1	0	0
Bob Harvey	3	0	2	0	1
Leon Ruffin	3	0	0	0	1
Cotton Williams	3	0	0	0	1
Leniel Hooker	2	1	1	0	0
Leon Day	2	0	1	0	0
Fred Hobgood	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	3	2	2	1	1
Jerry Benjamin	4	1	1	0	1
Buck Leonard	5	1	1	0	0
Josh Gibson	3	3	2	2	1
Jud Wilson	2	1	1	2	2
Sam Bankhead	3	0	1	0	0
Vic Harris	4	0	2	2	0
Joe Spencer	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Wright	3	1	1	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leniel Hooker	3.0	6	3	0
Leon Day	5.0	6	2	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	9.0	11	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: FLE3#
Murray Watkins: 99
Ed Butler: 99
Johnny Davis: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-3
Buck Leonard: 34(1)3/GDP.3-3
Josh Gibson: HR/8.3-H
Jud Wilson: W
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Vic Harris: 99

Top 2

Lennie Pearson: 99
Ed Stone: S
Bob Harvey: S.1-2
Leon Ruffin: 99
Cotton Williams: 99

Bot 2

Joe Spencer: S
Johnny Wright: 99/SH.1-2
Cool Papa Bell: 99/SH.2-3
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 3

Leniel Hooker: D
Murray Watkins: FC1.2-2
Ed Butler: S8.2-H;1-2
Johnny Davis: D/78.2-H;1-3
Lennie Pearson: 99.3-H
Ed Stone: 99
Bob Harvey: W
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 3

Buck Leonard: D9
Josh Gibson: W
Jud Wilson: 3/G.2-H;1-2
Sam Bankhead: 3
Vic Harris: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)#
Joe Spencer: 99

Top 4

Cotton Williams: W
Leniel Hooker: CS2(24)#
Leniel Hooker: 99
Murray Watkins: 99

Bot 4

Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: T
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 5

Ed Butler: 99
Johnny Davis: S
Lennie Pearson: D.1-H
Ed Stone: 99
Bob Harvey: 99

Bot 5

Josh Gibson: T8
Jud Wilson: S7.3-H
Sam Bankhead: 4(1)3/GDP#
Vic Harris: 99

Top 6

Leon Ruffin: W
Cotton Williams: CS2(24)#
Cotton Williams: 99
Leon Day: 99

Bot 6

Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: D
Cool Papa Bell: S.2-H
Jerry Benjamin: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-H(UR)
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 7

Murray Watkins: 99
Ed Butler: 99
Johnny Davis: S
Lennie Pearson: D.1-H
Ed Stone: 99

Bot 7

Jud Wilson: W
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.1-2
Vic Harris: S.2-H
Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: 99

Top 8

Bob Harvey: S
Leon Ruffin: CS2(24)#
Leon Ruffin: 99
Cotton Williams: 99

Bot 8

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

Top 9

Leon Day: S
Murray Watkins: 1/DP.1X1(13)#
Fred Hobgood: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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