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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1944-08-26 · Night game · 8 innings

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 13–4. Homestead Grays put up 8 in the 7th. Jerry Benjamin went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	10
HOM	0	1	0	0	4	0	8		13	12

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Murray Watkins	4	1	0	1	0	0
Vic Barnett	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ray Dandridge	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mule Suttles	2	1	1	0	1	1
Archie Brathwaite	3	0	0	0	0	0
William Makell	3	1	2	0	0	0
Pitts	2	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Davis	3	0	1	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	5	2	2	1	0
Jerry Benjamin	5	2	3	5	0
Sam Bankhead	4	0	1	1	1
Buck Leonard	3	2	1	0	2
Dave Hoskins	4	1	1	2	0
Robert Gaston	4	1	1	2	0
Ray Battle	4	1	1	1	0
Jelly Jackson	3	2	1	0	1
Eddie White	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Gibson	3	2	1	1	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Davis	6.1	11	4	0
Jimmy Hill	0.2	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie White	4.2	9	1	0
Dave Hoskins	3.1	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: 99
Vic Barnett: S
Ray Dandridge: SB2
Ray Dandridge: 99
Lennie Pearson: S8.2XH(82)#

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Mule Suttles: W
Archie Brathwaite: PO1(13)#
Archie Brathwaite: 99
William Makell: 99

Bot 2

Buck Leonard: D
Dave Hoskins: WP.2-3#
Dave Hoskins: 99.3-H
Robert Gaston: 99
Ray Battle: 99

Top 3

Pitts: S
Johnny Davis: WP.1-2#
Johnny Davis: 99.2-3
Murray Watkins: 99.3-H
Vic Barnett: 99

Bot 3

Jelly Jackson: 99
Eddie White: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 4

Ray Dandridge: S
Lennie Pearson: 46(1)3/GDP#
Mule Suttles: S4.B-3(E4/TH)#
Archie Brathwaite: WP.3-H(UR)#
Archie Brathwaite: 99

Bot 4

Jerry Benjamin: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Buck Leonard: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 5

William Makell: S
Pitts: 99/SH.1-2
Johnny Davis: T.2-H
Murray Watkins: FC.3XH(99)
Vic Barnett: D.1-H
Ray Dandridge: S.2-3
Lennie Pearson: PO1(13)#

Bot 5

Robert Gaston: 99
Ray Battle: 99
Jelly Jackson: S8.B-2(E8)
Josh Gibson: S.2-H
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: D/78.2-H;1-H
Sam Bankhead: W
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Hoskins: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 6

Lennie Pearson: K
Mule Suttles: K
Archie Brathwaite: 99/P

Bot 6

Ray Battle: E8#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 7

William Makell: S
Pitts: 99
Johnny Davis: 99
Murray Watkins: 99

Bot 7

Sam Bankhead: S#
Buck Leonard: W.1-2
Dave Hoskins: 99(2)/FO.1-2
Robert Gaston: D.2-H;1-H
Ray Battle: S.2-H
Jelly Jackson: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: E5.2-3;1-2
Cool Papa Bell: E6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Jerry Benjamin: T7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Sam Bankhead: 99.3-H(UR)
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 8

Vic Barnett: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Game called due to darkness

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