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Homestead Grays @ Atlanta Black Crackers

1939-04-21 · Day game · Att: 700

Homestead Grays defeated Atlanta Black Crackers 11–1. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 5th. Buck Leonard went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	11	13
ATN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	5	0	0	0	0
David Whatley	5	3	4	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	3	3	1	0
Josh Gibson	3	3	2	1	2
Buck Leonard	5	1	2	7	0
Jim Williams	3	1	1	0	0
Harry Williams	3	0	0	0	0
Jelly Jackson	4	0	0	0	0
Tom Parker	3	0	1	1	0
Vic Harris	2	0	0	1	0
Henry Spearman	2	0	0	0	0
Roy Welmaker	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Sylvester Owens	4	0	1	0	0
Spencer Davis	4	0	1	0	0
Oscar Boone	4	1	3	0	0
Donald Reeves	3	0	1	0	1
Jabbo Andrews	4	0	1	1	0
Felix Evans	4	0	0	0	0
Gabby Kemp	4	0	1	0	0
Tommy Butts	4	0	0	0	0
Eddie Dixon	3	0	0	0	0
Nish Williams	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Parker	6.0	5	1	0
Roy Welmaker	3.0	3	0	0

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Richbourg	0.1	4	1	0
Eddie Dixon	8.2	9	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
David Whatley: T
Sam Bankhead: S.3-H
Josh Gibson: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: WP.2-3;1-2#
Buck Leonard: S.3-H;2-H
Jim Williams: D.1-3
Harry Williams: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 1

Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: S
Oscar Boone: S.1-2#
Donald Reeves: 99
Jabbo Andrews: 99

Top 2

Tom Parker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
David Whatley: 99

Bot 2

Felix Evans: 99
Gabby Kemp: 99
Tommy Butts: 99

Top 3

Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 3

Eddie Dixon: 99
Sylvester Owens: D
Spencer Davis: 99
Oscar Boone: 99

Top 4

Jim Williams: E4#
Harry Williams: 99.1-2#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Tom Parker: S.2-H(UR)#
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 4

Donald Reeves: W
Jabbo Andrews: S.1-2
Felix Evans: 99
Gabby Kemp: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Tommy Butts: 99

Top 5

David Whatley: S
Sam Bankhead: S.1-3;B-2(TH)#
Josh Gibson: IW
Buck Leonard: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jim Williams: 99
Harry Williams: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 5

Eddie Dixon: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: 99

Top 6

Tom Parker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
David Whatley: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 6

Oscar Boone: S
Donald Reeves: 99
Jabbo Andrews: 99
Felix Evans: 99

Top 7

Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: 99

Bot 7

Gabby Kemp: S
Tommy Butts: 99
Eddie Dixon: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99

Top 8

Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 8

Spencer Davis: 99
Oscar Boone: S
Donald Reeves: D/78.1-3
Jabbo Andrews: 99.3-H
Felix Evans: CS3(25)#

Top 9

David Whatley: S
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Josh Gibson: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)#
Buck Leonard: 99.3-H;2-3#
Vic Harris: 99.3-H#
Henry Spearman: 99

Bot 9

Felix Evans: 99
Gabby Kemp: 7/F78D
Tommy Butts: E4
Nish Williams: 4/P

Notes & reviews

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

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