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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Brooklyn Eagles (BRN) 5

Game played on Monday, June 17, 1935 (D) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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