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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1944-07-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 8500 · 1:56

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 6–2. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 5th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	13
HOM	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1		6	12

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Murray Watkins	5	0	1	0	0	1
Leon Ruffin	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Dandridge	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lennie Pearson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Harvey	5	1	3	1	0	0
Mule Suttles	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Davis	5	0	2	0	0	1
Vic Barnett	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sy Morton	4	0	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jerry Benjamin	5	1	2	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	3	1	1	2	1	0
Buck Leonard	3	0	1	1	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Walter Cannady	4	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Hoskins	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ray Battle	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ray Brown	3	1	1	1	1	1

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Davis	8.0	12	4	3

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Brown	9.0	13	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: K
Leon Ruffin: S
Ray Dandridge: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: 4(1)3/GDP#
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: S
Mule Suttles: 99
Johnny Davis: S.1-2
Vic Barnett: S.2-H;1-2
Sy Morton: 99

Bot 2

Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: S
Walter Cannady: 99(1)/FO
Dave Hoskins: SB2
Dave Hoskins: D.2-H
Ray Battle: K

Top 3

Murray Watkins: S
Leon Ruffin: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99
Lennie Pearson: W.1-2
Bob Harvey: 99

Bot 3

Ray Brown: W
Cool Papa Bell: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: W.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 99.3-H
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 4

Mule Suttles: S
Johnny Davis: K
Vic Barnett: 99
Sy Morton: S.1-2
Murray Watkins: 99

Bot 4

Walter Cannady: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99
Ray Battle: S
Ray Brown: K

Top 5

Leon Ruffin: S
Ray Dandridge: E2.1-2#
Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Bot 5

Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Sam Bankhead: S7.3-H;2-H
Buck Leonard: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: SB3
Josh Gibson: 8/F.3-H
Walter Cannady: 99
Dave Hoskins: K

Top 6

Johnny Davis: E5#
Vic Barnett: 99
Sy Morton: 99
Murray Watkins: 99

Bot 6

Ray Battle: S
Ray Brown: 56(1)3/GDP#
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 7

Leon Ruffin: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99
Lennie Pearson: S
Bob Harvey: D.1-H
Mule Suttles: 99

Bot 7

Jerry Benjamin: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Josh Gibson: 99
Walter Cannady: 99

Top 8

Johnny Davis: S
Vic Barnett: 99/SH.1-2
Sy Morton: 99
Murray Watkins: E3.2-3#
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 8

Dave Hoskins: D
Ray Battle: 99
Ray Brown: S.2-H
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 9

Ray Dandridge: S
Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: S.1-2
Mule Suttles: 99
Johnny Davis: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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