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Homestead Grays (HOM) 10 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5

Game played on Sunday, August 13, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 4  1 0 2  0 3 0   -  10 11  2
New York Black Yankees              1 0 1  0 1 2  0 0 0   -   5 13  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      6   2   2    0     0   1     2   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       4   3   2    2     1         3   7
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2    5     2        11   1
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   1    2     0         1   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     1   1     2   1
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   1    0     1         1   0
Country Davis cf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Tom Parker ph, cf                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      5   2   2    0     0         5   3
Ray Brown p                           5   2   1    0     0   1     1   3
Totals                               40  10  11    9     5   7    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 2.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead. 
3B:  Sam Bankhead. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
SF:  Josh Gibson. 
IW:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  9


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     5   1   1    0     0         1   3
Goose Curry cf                        3   0   0    0     1         3   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   1   0   1    0     0         0   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   2   2    1     1         9   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   0   2    2     0         2   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       5   0   1    0     0         1   1
Walter Cannady 3b                     5   0   2    2     0         1   1
Flash Miller ss                       5   0   1    0     0         2   3
Bob Clarke c                          5   1   3    0     0         8   1
Neck Stanley p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Marvin Barker ph, cf                1   1   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               40   5  13    5     3   1    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Walter Cannady, Flash Miller, Neck Stanley. 

BATTING -
SH:  Johnny Washington. 
GDP:  Flash Miller. 
Team LOB:  12


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9      13   5    4   3   1   0  44
Totals                               9      13   5    4   3   1   0  44


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       6       8   7    3   3   6   0  32
Terris McDuffie                      3       3   3    3   2   1   1  14
Totals                               9      11  10    6   5   7   1  46

IW:  Neck Stanley. 


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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - James Crump, 2B -  , 3B - Josh Devoe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 15000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/13/1939, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     New York                      
1. D.Whatley           rf        D.Campbell          2b        
2. S.Bankhead          2b        G.Curry             cf        
3. B.Leonard           1b        J.Washington        1b        
4. J.Gibson            c         Z.Wright            rf        
5. H.Spearman          3b        A.Brooks            lf        
6. V.Harris            lf        W.Cannady           3b        
7. C.Davis             cf        F.Miller            ss        
8. J.Jackson           ss        B.Clarke            c         
9. R.Brown             p         N.Stanley           p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: D.Campbell singled to right field; G.Curry
walked [D.Campbell to second]; J.Washington out on a sacrifice
bunt [D.Campbell to third, G.Curry to second, J.Washington to
first (error by B.Leonard; assist by J.Gibson)]; Z.Wright
singled [D.Campbell scored, G.Curry to third, J.Washington to
second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; F.Miller out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Grays
0, Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; V.Harris singled; C.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: B.Clarke singled; N.Stanley out on unknown
play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson singled to center field; R.Brown reached
on a fielder's choice [J.Jackson to second (error by F.Miller;
assist by N.Stanley)]; D.Whatley reached on a fielder's choice
[J.Jackson to third (error by W.Cannady; assist by N.Stanley),
R.Brown to second]; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice
[J.Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by N.Stanley),
R.Brown to third, D.Whatley to second]; B.Leonard singled to
right field [R.Brown scored (unearned), D.Whatley scored
(unearned), S.Bankhead to third]; J.Gibson out on a sacrifice
fly to Z.Wright [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; H.Spearman was
called out on strikes; V.Harris grounded out (W.Cannady to
J.Washington); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Black
Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Washington reached on an error by
S.Bankhead [J.Washington to first]; Z.Wright out on unknown play
[J.Washington to second]; A.Brooks singled [J.Washington to
third]; W.Cannady singled [J.Washington scored (unearned),
A.Brooks to second]; F.Miller grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [W.Cannady out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Black Yankees 2.

GRAYS 4TH: C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled to
right field; R.Brown struck out; D.Whatley singled to left field
[J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead was walked intentionally
[J.Jackson to third, D.Whatley to second]; B.Leonard walked
[J.Jackson scored, D.Whatley to third, S.Bankhead to second];
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 5,
Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Clarke singled; N.Stanley out on unknown
play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Black Yankees 2.

GRAYS 5TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; C.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 5, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.Washington walked; Z.Wright out on unknown
play [J.Washington to second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play
[J.Washington to third]; W.Cannady singled [J.Washington
scored]; F.Miller out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 5, Black Yankees 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown singled;
D.Whatley struck out; S.Bankhead doubled [R.Brown scored];
B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled to left field [S.Bankhead
scored, B.Leonard to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 7, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: B.Clarke singled; M.BARKER BATTED FOR
N.STANLEY; M.Barker walked [B.Clarke to second]; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; J.Washington
singled [B.Clarke scored, M.Barker to second]; Z.Wright singled
[M.Barker scored, J.Washington to second]; A.Brooks out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 7, Black Yankees 5.

GRAYS 7TH: M.BARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); T.MCDUFFIE
REPLACED G.CURRY (PITCHING); V.Harris walked; C.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 7, Black Yankees 5.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Miller
singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 7, Black Yankees 5.

GRAYS 8TH: D.Whatley singled; S.Bankhead tripled [D.Whatley
scored]; B.Leonard homered to rightfield [S.Bankhead scored];
J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked; V.Harris out on
unknown play; T.PARKER BATTED FOR C.DAVIS; T.Parker out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 10, Black Yankees 5.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
D.Campbell out on unknown play; T.McDuffie singled; J.Washington
singled [T.McDuffie to second]; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 10,
Black Yankees 5.

GRAYS 9TH: 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.  Grays 10, Black Yankees 5.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Miller out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 10, Black Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays           10  11   2   9
 Black Yankees    5  13   3  12


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