Homestead Grays 5 – 4 Newark Eagles
9 May 1948 · NWK04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | Buck Leonard | 1 in 259 player-games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Tom Parker | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Newark Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Marquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bankhead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Buck Leonard | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Luke Easter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Eudie Napier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilmer Fields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Gary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Bruce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Parker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Parker | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Newark Eagles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Wilkes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Curley Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lennie Pearson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Harvey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Earl Ashby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oscar Givens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cotton Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Newark Eagles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Williams | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Leniel Hooker | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde Golden | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |