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Negro Leagues Game Result: Grays Defeat Eagles 8-5, June 1941
Original: MLB Gameday: Grays 8, Eagles 5 Final Score (06/22/1941)
Major League Baseball's records show the Homestead Grays defeated the Newark Eagles 8-5 on June 22, 1941, a result now listed in MLB's Gameday database as part of its effort to incorporate Negro Leagues statistics into official records. The matchup recalls the height of the Negro National League era, when the Grays were among the era's dominant teams.
Why now: MLB's inclusion of Negro Leagues results in its official Gameday database has drawn fresh attention to historic games.
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