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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1939 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  0 0 1  0  -   2  5  0
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 0 1  0  -   2  9  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         1   2
  Roy K. Williams ph, 2b              1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Zollie Wright rf                      3   1   1    0     0         3   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   1    0     0         8   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Flash Miller ss                       1   1   0    1     1         1   3
Ralph Burgin lf                       3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Charlie Biot cf                       3   0   1    0     0         4   0
Jesse Brown p                         2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Totals                               25   2   5    2     2   1    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  David Campbell 2, Johnny Washington 2, Flash Miller 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ralph Burgin. 
SH:  Marvin Barker. 
SF:  Flash Miller. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marvin Barker, Jesse Brown. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Sam Bankhead 2b                       3   0   1    0     0         4   2
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Ray Brown 1b                          2   1   1    0     1        12   0
Tom Parker lf                         2   0   2    1     0         1   0
Country Davis cf                      3   0   2    1     0         0   0
J. Brown c                            3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Edsall Walker p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               27   2   9    2     1   2    21  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Henry Spearman. 

BATTING -
SF:  Tom Parker. 
GDP:  Jelly Jackson, J. Brown. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Brown                          7       9   2    2   1   2   0  29
Totals                               7       9   2    2   1   2   0  29


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker                        7       5   2    2   2   1   0  29
Totals                               7       5   2    2   2   1   0  29



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Umpires: HP -  Kemp, 1B -  Lee

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/27/1939, game 2 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. D.Campbell          2b        D.Whatley           rf        
2. B.Clarke            c         J.Jackson           ss        
3. Z.Wright            rf        S.Bankhead          2b        
4. J.Washington        1b        H.Spearman          3b        
5. M.Barker            3b        R.Brown             1b        
6. F.Miller            ss        T.Parker            lf        
7. R.Burgin            lf        C.Davis             cf        
8. C.Biot              cf        J.Brown             c         
9. J.Brown             p         E.Walker            p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell singled; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: M.Barker out on unknown play; F.Miller
walked; R.Burgin doubled [F.Miller scored]; C.Biot out on
unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Brown singled;
T.Parker singled [R.Brown to second]; C.Davis singled [R.Brown
scored, T.Parker to third]; J.Brown grounded into a double play
(F.Miller to D.Campbell to J.Washington) [C.Davis out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled;
J.Jackson grounded into a double play (D.Campbell to F.Miller to
J.Washington) [D.Whatley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; M.Barker
reached on an error by H.Spearman [M.Barker to first]; M.Barker
stole second; F.Miller out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Biot singled; J.Brown out on unknown play;
D.Campbell out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: T.Parker singled; C.Davis singled [T.Parker to
second]; J.Brown out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown
play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: Z.Wright singled to shortstop; On a bunt
J.Washington singled [Z.Wright to second]; M.Barker out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [Z.Wright to third,
J.Washington to second]; F.Miller out on a sacrifice fly to
S.Bankhead [Z.Wright scored]; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Grays 1.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson singled to shortstop; S.Bankhead singled
[J.Jackson to second]; H.Spearman flied to Z.Wright [J.Jackson
to third]; R.Brown walked [S.Bankhead to second]; T.Parker out
on a sacrifice fly to Z.Wright [J.Jackson scored]; C.Davis out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Biot out on unknown play; J.Brown walked;
R.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR D.CAMPBELL; J.Brown stole second;
R.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: R.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); J.Brown out
on unknown play; E.Walker singled; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Grays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    2   5   0   6
 Grays            2   9   1   6


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