Brooklyn Eagles 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 11 2 Homestead Grays 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 10 2 BATTING Brooklyn Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fats Jenkins lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 Javier Perez 3b 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 Harry Williams 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 Ed Stone cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 George Giles 1b 5 1 2 0 0 12 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 Bill Yancey ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Leon Day rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Will Jackman p 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 Totals 36 5 11 5 4 6 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Harry Williams, George Giles, Bill Yancey. E: 2. George Giles 2. BATTING - 2B: Javier Perez, George Giles. 3B: George Giles. HR: Harry Williams. SH: Ed Stone. HBP: Fats Jenkins. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Stone. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Buddy Burbage rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 Vic Harris lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 George Scales 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 3 4 3 0 15 0 Ray Brown cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 Tommie Dukes c 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Joe Strong p 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 C.D. Mosley p 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 33 6 10 6 2 1 27 14 FIELDING - E: 2. George Scales, Ray Brown. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris, Buck Leonard 3. HR: Buck Leonard. SH: Jelly Jackson. GDP: Buddy Burbage. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Buck Leonard, Ray Brown. PITCHING Brooklyn Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Will Jackman L 8 10 6 6 2 1 1 36 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 1 1 36 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Strong W 5 5 3 3 3 4 0 23 C.D. Mosley SV 4 6 2 1 1 2 1 19 Totals 9 11 5 4 4 6 1 42 HBP: C.D. Mosley. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bert Gholston, 1B - James Crump Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/17/1935 -- Brooklyn Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Brooklyn Homestead 1. F.Jenkins lf B.Burbage rf 2. J.Perez 3b M.Carlisle 2b 3. H.Williams 2b V.Harris lf 4. E.Stone cf G.Scales 3b 5. G.Giles 1b B.Leonard 1b 6. L.Ruffin c R.Brown cf 7. B.Yancey ss T.Dukes c 8. L.Day rf J.Jackson ss 9. W.Jackman p J.Strong p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Jenkins walked; J.Perez doubled [F.Jenkins to third]; H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Jenkins scored, J.Perez to third]; G.Giles out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: B.Burbage out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; V.Harris was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Giles [V.Harris to second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Ruffin walked; B.Yancey singled [L.Ruffin to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Jackman out on unknown play; F.Jenkins walked [L.Ruffin to third, B.Yancey to second]; J.Perez singled [L.Ruffin scored, B.Yancey to third, F.Jenkins to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard hit a ground rule double to rightfield; R.Brown walked; T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; B.Leonard stole third and R.Brown stole second; J.Strong singled to right field [B.Leonard scored, R.Brown scored, J.Strong to second (on throw)]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Grays 2. EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; G.Giles tripled to left-center; L.Ruffin singled [G.Giles scored]; B.Yancey out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Leonard hit a ground rule double to rightfield [V.Harris scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 3. EAGLES 4TH: W.Jackman out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: T.Dukes reached on an error by G.Giles [T.Dukes to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 3. EAGLES 5TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; G.Scales singled to left field; B.Leonard homered to centerfield [G.Scales scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 5. EAGLES 6TH: C.MOSLEY REPLACED J.STRONG (PITCHING); L.Ruffin singled; B.Yancey out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Jackman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: T.Dukes singled; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to second]; C.Mosley walked; B.Burbage grounded into a double play (B.Yancey to H.Williams to G.Giles) [C.Mosley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 5. EAGLES 7TH: F.Jenkins was hit by a pitch; J.Perez reached on an error by G.Scales [F.Jenkins to second, J.Perez to first]; H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball (unknown fielder) [J.Perez out at second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 5. EAGLES 8TH: L.Ruffin singled to center field [L.Ruffin to second (error by R.Brown)]; B.Yancey out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Jackman singled to center field [L.Ruffin scored (unearned)]; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard hit a ground rule double to rightfield; R.Brown singled to center field [B.Leonard scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; C.Mosley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 6. EAGLES 9TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; H.Williams homered to leftfield; E.Stone walked; E.Stone was caught stealing second (T.Dukes to J.Jackson); G.Giles doubled; L.Ruffin grounded out (C.Mosley to B.Leonard); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 5 11 2 10 Grays 6 10 2 6
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