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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1939-09-03 · Day game

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 7–4. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 4th. Buck Leonard went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	7	10
NW2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	9

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
David Whatley	4	0	0	0	1
Vic Harris	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	1	0	0
Josh Gibson	4	1	1	0	0
Buck Leonard	4	2	3	3	0
Henry Spearman	4	2	2	2	0
(unknown)	4	1	1	1	0
Jelly Jackson	4	0	2	1	0
Edsall Walker	4	0	0	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Monte Irvin	4	2	1	0	1	0
Dick Seay	5	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Wells	4	1	2	2	1	0
Ed Stone	3	0	0	0	2	0
Mule Suttles	2	0	0	1	3	0
Lennie Pearson	5	1	2	0	0	0
Biz Mackey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Leon Day	4	0	2	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	9	8	1

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leon Day	9.0	10	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 1

Monte Irvin: W#
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Top 2

Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: S
Henry Spearman: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 2

Mule Suttles: 99
Lennie Pearson: S
Biz Mackey: S.1-2
Fred Wilson: W.2-3;1-2#
Leon Day: 99.3-H
Monte Irvin: 99

Top 3

HR
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99
David Whatley: 99

Bot 3

Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: W#
Ed Stone: W.1-2#
Mule Suttles: W.2-3;1-2#
Lennie Pearson: 99
Biz Mackey: 99

Top 4

Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Josh Gibson: S.1-3
Buck Leonard: 99.3-H
Henry Spearman: HR.1-H
99

Bot 4

Fred Wilson: 99
Leon Day: S
Monte Irvin: 99
Dick Seay: 99

Top 5

Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99
David Whatley: 99

Bot 5

Willie Wells: 99
Ed Stone: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Top 6

Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 6

Lennie Pearson: 99
Biz Mackey: 99
Fred Wilson: 99

Top 7

Buck Leonard: HR
Henry Spearman: 99
99
Jelly Jackson: S4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 7

Leon Day: S
Monte Irvin: 99(1)/FO
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: HR.1-H
Ed Stone: 99

Top 8

David Whatley: W#
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 8

Mule Suttles: W
Lennie Pearson: S.1X3(99)
Biz Mackey: 99
Fred Wilson: K

Top 9

Buck Leonard: HR
Henry Spearman: S
99.1-2
Jelly Jackson: S.2-H
Edsall Walker: 99
David Whatley: 99

Bot 9

Leon Day: 99
Monte Irvin: S
Dick Seay: S.1-2
Willie Wells: PO1(99)#
Willie Wells: S.2-3
Ed Stone: W.1-2
Mule Suttles: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lennie Pearson: 99/F

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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