Homestead Grays 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 10 0 Newark Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Vic Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Country Davis rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 10 7 1 0 27 0 BATTING - HR: Buck Leonard 2, Henry Spearman, Country Davis. GDP: Henry Spearman. Team LOB: 3 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monte Irvin cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Dick Seay 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Willie Wells ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 Ed Stone rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 Lennie Pearson 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Leon Day p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 4 8 1 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dick Seay, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. E: 1. Dick Seay. BATTING - HR: Willie Wells. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 9 4 4 8 1 1 42 Totals 9 9 4 4 8 1 1 42 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day L 9 10 7 7 1 0 4 37 Totals 9 10 7 7 1 0 4 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/3/1939, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. D.Whatley cf M.Irvin cf 2. V.Harris lf D.Seay 2b 3. S.Bankhead 2b W.Wells ss 4. J.Gibson c E.Stone rf 5. B.Leonard 1b M.Suttles 1b 6. H.Spearman 3b L.Pearson 3b 7. C.Davis rf B.Mackey c 8. J.Jackson ss F.Wilson lf 9. E.Walker p L.Day p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Irvin walked; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman grounded into a double play (W.Wells to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Mackey singled [L.Pearson to second]; F.Wilson walked [L.Pearson to third, B.Mackey to second]; L.Day out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 1. GRAYS 3RD: C.Davis homered; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; E.Stone walked [W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles walked [W.Wells to third, E.Stone to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Gibson singled [S.Bankhead to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [S.Bankhead scored]; H.Spearman homered [J.Gibson scored]; C.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Day singled; M.Irvin out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard homered; H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled to second base [J.Jackson to second (error by D.Seay)]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.Day singled; M.Irvin forced L.Day (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells homered [M.Irvin scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 3. GRAYS 8TH: D.Whatley walked; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 3. EAGLES 8TH: M.Suttles walked; L.Pearson singled (unknown fielder) [M.Suttles out at third]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; F.Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Eagles 3. GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard homered; H.Spearman singled; C.Davis out on unknown play [H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson singled [H.Spearman scored]; E.Walker out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Eagles 3. EAGLES 9TH: L.Day out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled; D.Seay singled [M.Irvin to second]; D.Seay was picked off first (unknown fielder); W.Wells singled [M.Irvin to third]; E.Stone walked [W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles walked [M.Irvin scored, W.Wells to third, E.Stone to second]; L.Pearson flied to unknown fielder; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 7, Eagles 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 10 0 3 Eagles 4 9 1 11
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