Newark Eagles 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 - 9 11 2 Homestead Grays 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 x - 12 15 2 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vernon Riddick 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dick Seay 2b 4 3 2 1 1 5 5 Ed Stone rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 Fred Wilson lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Wells ss 5 1 3 5 0 3 5 Monte Irvin cf 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Johnny Hayes c 4 1 3 0 0 2 1 Felix Evans p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leon Day p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 9 11 9 3 6 24 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Dick Seay 2. PB: 1. Johnny Hayes. BATTING - 2B: Felix Evans. HR: Willie Wells. SF: Monte Irvin. GDP: Dick Seay. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 Buck Leonard 1b 5 3 3 3 0 10 1 Josh Gibson c 3 3 1 2 2 7 0 Vic Harris lf 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 Country Davis cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 Jelly Jackson ss 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 Ray Brown p 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 40 12 15 11 4 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. E: 2. Henry Spearman 2. BATTING - 2B: David Whatley, Buck Leonard 2, Henry Spearman. HR: Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Felix Evans 7 12 9 4 4 2 2 38 Leon Day L 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 6 Totals 8 15 12 6 4 2 2 44 Felix Evans pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning WP: Leon Day. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 11 9 9 3 6 1 42 Totals 9 11 9 9 3 6 1 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/3/1939 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. V.Riddick 3b D.Whatley rf 2. D.Seay 2b S.Bankhead 2b 3. E.Stone rf B.Leonard 1b 4. F.Wilson lf J.Gibson c 5. W.Wells ss V.Harris lf 6. M.Irvin cf H.Spearman 3b 7. L.Pearson 1b C.Davis cf 8. J.Hayes c J.Jackson ss 9. F.Evans p R.Brown p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; V.Riddick reached on an error by H.Spearman [V.Riddick to first]; D.Seay grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [V.Riddick out at second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered to rightfield; J.Gibson homered to centerfield; V.Harris walked; H.Spearman doubled [V.Harris to third]; C.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson reached on an error by D.Seay [J.Jackson to first]; R.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled [J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead forced D.Whatley (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to third, S.Bankhead to first]; B.Leonard doubled [J.Jackson scored (unearned), S.Bankhead to third]; J.Gibson walked; V.Harris singled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), B.Leonard scored (unearned), J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 6. EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled; F.Evans out on unknown play; V.Riddick out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 6. GRAYS 3RD: C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown singled; D.Whatley singled [R.Brown to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 6. EAGLES 4TH: D.Seay singled; E.Stone walked [D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Wells singled [D.Seay scored, E.Stone to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 6. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; V.Harris walked [J.Gibson to second]; J.Hayes allowed a passed ball [J.Gibson to third, V.Harris to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play [J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; C.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Grays 7. EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes singled; F.Evans doubled [J.Hayes to third]; V.Riddick out on unknown play; D.Seay singled [J.Hayes scored, F.Evans to third]; E.Stone singled [F.Evans scored, D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson walked [D.Seay to third, E.Stone to second]; W.Wells homered to right-center [D.Seay scored, E.Stone scored, F.Wilson scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 7. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 7. EAGLES 6TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; V.Riddick out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 7. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Grays 7. EAGLES 7TH: D.Seay walked; E.Stone singled [D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Wells singled [D.Seay to third, E.Stone to second]; M.Irvin out on a sacrifice fly to unknown fielder [D.Seay scored, E.Stone scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Davis singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 7. EAGLES 8TH: J.Hayes singled; F.Evans out on unknown play; V.Riddick out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 7. GRAYS 8TH: D.Whatley doubled; S.Bankhead singled [D.Whatley to third]; L.DAY REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); B.Leonard doubled [D.Whatley scored, S.Bankhead to third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play [S.Bankhead scored]; V.Harris singled [B.Leonard scored, V.Harris to second (on throw)]; L.Day threw a wild pitch [V.Harris to third]; H.Spearman out on unknown play [V.Harris scored]; C.Davis singled to second base [C.Davis scored (unearned) (error by D.Seay)]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 12. EAGLES 9TH: E.Stone reached on an error by H.Spearman [E.Stone to first]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 9 11 2 6 Grays 12 15 2 8
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