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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1943-08-08 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 6500

Newark Eagles defeated Homestead Grays 7–6. Newark Eagles put up 5 in the 7th. Mule Suttles went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

Newark Eagles — batting

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

Homestead Grays — batting

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

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Leniel Hooker	6.0	6	4
Jimmy Hill	0.0	0	1
Leon Day	1.0	3	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	7.0	8	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: W
Leon Day: S.1-2
Ed Stone: S.2-H;1-2
Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Johnny Davis: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: FC.1-2#
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 2

Leon Ruffin: 99
Cotton Williams: S
Leniel Hooker: S.1-3
Murray Watkins: S.3-H;1-2
Leon Day: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Bot 2

Sam Bankhead: E9#
Vic Harris: 99
Joe Spencer: FC.1-2#
Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 3

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

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: S/BG
Buck Leonard: D9.1-H
Josh Gibson: IW
Jud Wilson: CS2(24).2-3
Jud Wilson: W
Sam Bankhead: S.3-H;1-2
Vic Harris: S.2-H;1-H;BX2(99)
Joe Spencer: 99

Top 4

Leon Ruffin: 99
Cotton Williams: 99
Leniel Hooker: 99

Bot 4

Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Josh Gibson: W.2-3;1-2
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 5

Murray Watkins: 99
Leon Day: W
Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 5

Sam Bankhead: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Joe Spencer: 99

Top 6

Bob Harvey: 99
Johnny Davis: 99
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 6

Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 7

Cotton Williams: HP
Mule Suttles: HR/8.1-H
Murray Watkins: S7
Leon Day: 99/SH.1-2
Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: IW
Bob Harvey: E5.2-3;1-2
Johnny Davis: D8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 7

Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: S.1-2
Jud Wilson: S.2-H;1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99
Vic Harris: S.2-H;1-3
Roy Partlow: 7/F/DP.3XH(72)

Notes & reviews

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

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