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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1939-08-03 · Night game · Att: 4000

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 12–9. Homestead Grays put up 5 in the 8th. Willie Wells went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	0	1	6	0	2	0	0	9	11
HOM	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	5		12	15

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Vernon Riddick	5	0	0	0	0
Dick Seay	4	3	2	1	1
Ed Stone	4	2	2	1	1
Fred Wilson	4	1	0	0	1
Willie Wells	5	1	3	5	0
Monte Irvin	4	0	0	2	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hayes	4	1	3	0	0
Felix Evans	4	1	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
David Whatley	5	1	3	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	2	2	0	0
Buck Leonard	5	3	3	3	0
Josh Gibson	3	3	1	2	2
Vic Harris	3	1	2	4	2
Henry Spearman	5	0	1	2	0
(unknown)	5	1	2	0	0
Jelly Jackson	5	1	0	0	0
Ray Brown	4	0	1	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felix Evans	7.0	12	4	0
Leon Day	1.0	3	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Brown	9.0	11	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vernon Riddick: E5#
Dick Seay: 64(1)3/GDP#
Ed Stone: 99

Bot 1

David Whatley: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Buck Leonard: HR/9
Josh Gibson: HR/8
Vic Harris: W#
Henry Spearman: D.1-3#
99

Top 2

Fred Wilson: 99
Willie Wells: 99
Monte Irvin: 99

Bot 2

Jelly Jackson: E4
Ray Brown: 99
David Whatley: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Buck Leonard: D.3-H(UR);1-3
Josh Gibson: W
Vic Harris: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 3

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Hayes: S
Felix Evans: 99
Vernon Riddick: 99

Bot 3

99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Ray Brown: S
David Whatley: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 4

Dick Seay: S
Ed Stone: W.1-2
Fred Wilson: 99
Willie Wells: S.2-H;1-2
Monte Irvin: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 4

Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Vic Harris: W.1-2#
Henry Spearman: PB.2-3;1-2#
Henry Spearman: 99.3-H(UR)
99

Top 5

Johnny Hayes: S
Felix Evans: D.1-3
Vernon Riddick: 99
Dick Seay: S.3-H;2-3
Ed Stone: S.3-H;1-2
Fred Wilson: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Wells: HR/89.3-H;2-H;1-H
Monte Irvin: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 5

Jelly Jackson: 99
Ray Brown: 99
David Whatley: 99

Top 6

Johnny Hayes: 99
Felix Evans: 99
Vernon Riddick: 99

Bot 6

Sam Bankhead: S
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Top 7

Dick Seay: W
Ed Stone: S.1-2
Fred Wilson: 99
Willie Wells: S.2-3;1-2
Monte Irvin: 99/SF.3-H;2-H#
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 7

Henry Spearman: 99
S
Jelly Jackson: 99
Ray Brown: 99

Top 8

Johnny Hayes: S
Felix Evans: 99
Vernon Riddick: 99
Dick Seay: 99

Bot 8

David Whatley: D
Sam Bankhead: S.2-3
Buck Leonard: D.3-H;1-3
Josh Gibson: 99.3-H
Vic Harris: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Henry Spearman: WP.2-3
Henry Spearman: 99.3-H
S4.B-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR)#
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 9

Ed Stone: E5#
Fred Wilson: 99
Willie Wells: 99
Monte Irvin: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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