Homestead Grays 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 8 10 0 New York Lincoln Giants 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 - 9 17 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 Judy Johnson 3b 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 Oscar Charleston 1b 3 2 0 0 2 0 10 1 Chaney White cf 4 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 George Scales 2b 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 7 Josh Gibson c 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 3 Jake Stephens ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 Bill Evans rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 Lefty Williams p 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 Joe Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 8 10 7 4 10 26 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Oscar Charleston 2, George Scales 2, Jake Stephens 2. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris. 3B: George Scales 2. HR: Josh Gibson. HBP: Chaney White. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Oscar Charleston, Chaney White, Bill Evans. New York Lincoln Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fats Jenkins cf 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 John Henry Lloyd 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 13 0 Clint Thomas lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 Bill Riggins 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Walter Cannady 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Charlie Smith rf 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 Larry Brown c 4 2 3 0 1 0 10 0 Bill Yancey ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Julio Rojo ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Luther Farrell p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 John Beckwith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connie Rector p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 9 17 9 7 1 27 11 FIELDING - E: 3. Bill Riggins, Walter Cannady, Larry Brown. BATTING - 2B: John Henry Lloyd, Clint Thomas 2, Larry Brown, Bill Yancey. 3B: Julio Rojo. SH: Bill Yancey. GDP: Walter Cannady 2. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Clint Thomas. CS: Charlie Smith. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Williams 8.2 15 8 8 7 1 0 43 Joe Williams L 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 8.2 17 9 9 7 1 0 45 New York Lincoln Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luther Farrell 8 9 8 5 4 8 1 40 Connie Rector W 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 10 8 5 4 10 1 44 HBP: Luther Farrell. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Wasner, 1B - Caesar Jamison, 3B - O`Toole Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 9/27/1930, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at New York Lincoln Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. V.Harris lf F.Jenkins cf 2. J.Johnson 3b J.Lloyd 1b 3. O.Charleston 1b C.Thomas lf 4. C.White cf B.Riggins 3b 5. G.Scales 2b W.Cannady 2b 6. J.Gibson c C.Smith rf 7. J.Stephens ss L.Brown c 8. B.Evans rf B.Yancey ss 9. L.Williams p L.Farrell p GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris walked; J.Johnson reached on an error by B.Riggins [V.Harris to second, J.Johnson to first]; O.Charleston out on unknown play [V.Harris to third, J.Johnson to second]; C.White grounded out (W.Cannady to J.Lloyd) [V.Harris scored (unearned), J.Johnson to third]; G.Scales tripled to center field [J.Johnson scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson grounded out (W.Cannady to J.Lloyd); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Lincoln Giants 0. LINCOLN GIANTS 1ST: F.Jenkins flied to V.Harris; J.Lloyd doubled to left field; C.Thomas doubled to left field [J.Lloyd scored]; B.Riggins grounded out (J.Johnson to O.Charleston); W.Cannady grounded out (L.Williams to O.Charleston); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Lincoln Giants 1. GRAYS 2ND: J.Stephens grounded out (B.Riggins to J.Lloyd); B.Evans flied to C.Thomas; L.Williams singled to right field; V.Harris walked [L.Williams to second]; J.Johnson popped to J.Lloyd in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Lincoln Giants 1. LINCOLN GIANTS 2ND: C.Smith walked; L.Brown singled to right field [C.Smith to second]; B.Yancey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Smith to third, L.Brown to second]; L.Farrell reached on a fielder's choice (G.Scales to J.Gibson) [C.Smith out at home]; F.Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Lincoln Giants 1. GRAYS 3RD: O.Charleston grounded out (W.Cannady to J.Lloyd); C.White was hit by a pitch; C.White stole second; G.Scales struck out; J.Gibson homered to rightfield [C.White scored]; J.Stephens grounded out (J.Lloyd unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Lincoln Giants 1. LINCOLN GIANTS 3RD: J.Lloyd grounded out (G.Scales to O.Charleston); C.Thomas doubled to left field; C.Thomas stole third; B.Riggins flied to C.White; W.Cannady singled (O.Charleston to J.Stephens) [C.Thomas scored, W.Cannady out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Lincoln Giants 2. GRAYS 4TH: B.Evans grounded out (B.Yancey to J.Lloyd); L.Williams out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled to right field; J.Johnson grounded out (B.Yancey to J.Lloyd); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Lincoln Giants 2. LINCOLN GIANTS 4TH: C.Smith singled to right field; L.Brown flied to V.Harris; C.Smith was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to G.Scales); B.Yancey walked; L.Farrell singled to right field [B.Yancey to third]; F.Jenkins singled to right-center [B.Yancey scored, L.Farrell to second]; J.Lloyd singled to right field (B.Evans to J.Stephens to J.Johnson) [L.Farrell out at home, F.Jenkins to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Lincoln Giants 3. GRAYS 5TH: O.Charleston walked; C.White singled to right-center [O.Charleston to third]; G.Scales singled to right field [O.Charleston scored, C.White to second]; J.Gibson struck out; J.Stephens struck out; B.Evans singled to center field [C.White scored, G.Scales to second]; L.Williams was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Lincoln Giants 3. LINCOLN GIANTS 5TH: C.Thomas flied to B.Evans; B.Riggins out on unknown play; W.Cannady flied to C.White; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Lincoln Giants 3. GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris struck out; J.Johnson singled; O.Charleston walked [J.Johnson to second]; O.Charleston was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Brown [J.Johnson to third]; O.Charleston stole second; C.White reached on an error by W.Cannady [J.Johnson scored, O.Charleston scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.White to first]; G.Scales flied to C.Smith; J.Gibson was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 3. LINCOLN GIANTS 6TH: C.Smith popped to J.Stephens; L.Brown doubled to left field; B.Yancey doubled to center field [L.Brown scored]; L.Farrell grounded out (G.Scales to O.Charleston) [B.Yancey to third]; F.Jenkins grounded out (G.Scales to O.Charleston); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.Stephens struck out; B.Evans singled to left field; L.Williams struck out while B.Evans stole second; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 4. LINCOLN GIANTS 7TH: J.Lloyd walked; C.Thomas flied to B.Evans; B.Riggins singled to left field [J.Lloyd to second]; W.Cannady grounded into a double play (J.Stephens to G.Scales to O.Charleston) [B.Riggins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Johnson flied to unknown fielder; O.Charleston flied to unknown fielder; C.White grounded out (W.Cannady to J.Lloyd); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 4. LINCOLN GIANTS 8TH: C.Smith singled to right field; L.Brown singled to left field [C.Smith to second]; B.Yancey flied to B.Evans; J.BECKWITH BATTED FOR L.FARRELL; J.Beckwith flied to C.White; F.Jenkins singled [C.Smith scored, L.Brown to third, F.Jenkins to second (on throw)]; J.Lloyd grounded out (J.Stephens to O.Charleston); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 5. GRAYS 9TH: C.RECTOR REPLACED J.BECKWITH (PITCHING); G.Scales tripled to left field; J.Gibson struck out; J.Stephens grounded out (C.Rector to J.Lloyd); B.Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 5. LINCOLN GIANTS 9TH: C.Thomas walked; B.Riggins walked [C.Thomas to second]; W.Cannady grounded into a double play (J.Stephens to G.Scales to O.Charleston) [C.Thomas to third, B.Riggins out at second]; C.Smith walked; L.Brown walked [C.Smith to second]; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED L.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.ROJO BATTED FOR B.YANCEY; J.Rojo tripled to right field [C.Thomas scored, C.Smith scored, L.Brown scored]; C.Rector singled to right field [J.Rojo scored]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Lincoln Giants 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 10 0 9 Lincoln Giants 9 17 3 10
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