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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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