Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 3 5 0 0 6 0 x - 14 15 1
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Vic Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 2 0 0 4 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0
George Scales 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
Buddy Burbage rf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0
Tommie Dukes c 3 0 1 0 0 3 1
Robert Gaston c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 2 2 0 3 3
Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2
Joe Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Parker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ray Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rose p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
C.D. Mosley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 2 24 9
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Buck Leonard 2, George Scales, Jimmy Binder, Jelly Jackson.
E: 2. Jelly Jackson, Tom Parker.
PB: 1. Tommie Dukes.
BATTING -
2B: Buddy Burbage.
GDP: Jelly Jackson.
Team LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 3 3 1 3 3 1 0
Sam Bankhead lf 5 2 2 3 1 1 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 0 0 1 3 9 0
Josh Gibson c 5 1 2 3 1 4 0
Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 1 1 2 2 6
Bill Perkins rf 5 1 1 0 0 4 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 2 2 1 1 1 0
Chester Williams ss 5 3 3 1 0 5 2
Roosevelt Davis p 4 2 3 0 1 0 3
Totals 38 14 15 13 12 3 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Oscar Charleston, Pat Patterson, Chester Williams.
E: 1. Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson.
GDP: Pat Patterson, Bill Perkins.
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING -
SB: Oscar Charleston, Judy Johnson.
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tom Parker L 2 3 3 3 4 0 0 12
Ray Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Rose 3 7 8 8 7 2 0 24
C.D. Mosley 2 5 3 2 1 1 0 11
Totals 8 15 14 13 12 3 0 50
Tom Parker pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd inning
Rose pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Roosevelt Davis W 9 9 2 2 1 2 0 36
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 2 0 36
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Judy Gans, 1B - Mo Harris
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/7/1935, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. V.Harris lf C.Papa Bell cf
2. J.Benjamin cf S.Bankhead lf
3. B.Leonard 1b O.Charleston 1b
4. G.Scales 2b J.Gibson c
5. B.Burbage rf P.Patterson 2b
6. T.Dukes c B.Perkins rf
7. J.Binder 3b J.Johnson 3b
8. J.Jackson ss C.Williams ss
9. T.Parker p R.Davis p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; O.Charleston walked; O.Charleston stole second;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; J.Binder singled; J.Jackson singled [J.Binder to
second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 0, 0.
2ND: P.Patterson walked; B.Perkins grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to G.Scales to B.Leonard) [P.Patterson out at
second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 0, 0.
GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 0.
3RD: C.Williams singled; C.Williams was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by T.Parker [C.Williams to second]; R.Davis
singled [C.Williams to third]; C.Papa Bell singled to left field
[C.Williams scored, R.Davis to second]; S.Bankhead walked
[R.Davis to third, C.Papa Bell to second]; O.Charleston walked
[R.Davis scored, C.Papa Bell to third, S.Bankhead to second];
R.BROWN REPLACED T.PARKER (PITCHING); J.Gibson popped to
J.Binder in foul territory; P.Patterson flied to unknown fielder
[C.Papa Bell scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 4TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Burbage walked;
T.Dukes singled [B.Burbage to third]; J.Binder out on unknown
play [B.Burbage scored, T.Dukes to second]; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 3.
4TH: REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); J.Johnson singled;
J.Johnson stole second; C.Williams singled [J.Johnson to third];
R.Davis walked [C.Williams to second]; C.Papa Bell walked
[J.Johnson scored, C.Williams to third, R.Davis to second];
S.Bankhead doubled [C.Williams scored, R.Davis scored, C.Papa
Bell scored]; O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled
[S.Bankhead scored]; P.Patterson walked; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Grays 1, 8.
GRAYS 5TH: out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1,
8.
5TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; R.Davis singled; C.Papa
Bell reached on an error by J.Jackson [R.Davis to second, C.Papa
Bell to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; O.Charleston out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, 8.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; B.Burbage singled; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 8.
6TH: J.Gibson walked; P.Patterson singled [J.Gibson to
second]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked
[J.Gibson to third, P.Patterson to second]; C.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Grays 1, 8.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Binder singled; J.Jackson grounded into a double
play (P.Patterson to C.Williams to O.Charleston) [J.Binder out
at second]; out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
1, 8.
7TH: C.Papa Bell walked; S.Bankhead singled [C.Papa Bell to
second]; O.Charleston walked [C.Papa Bell to third, S.Bankhead
to second]; C.MOSLEY REPLACED (PITCHING); J.Gibson singled
[C.Papa Bell scored, S.Bankhead scored, O.Charleston to second];
P.Patterson grounded into a double play (J.Binder to B.Leonard)
[O.Charleston out at third, J.Gibson to second]; B.Perkins
singled [J.Gibson to third]; J.Johnson singled [J.Gibson scored,
B.Perkins to second]; C.Williams singled [B.Perkins scored,
J.Johnson to second]; R.Davis singled [J.Johnson to third,
C.Williams to second]; C.Papa Bell walked [J.Johnson scored,
C.Williams to third, R.Davis to second]; T.Dukes allowed a
passed ball [C.Williams scored (unearned), R.Davis to third,
C.Papa Bell to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 6 R (5
ER), 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, 14.
GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to
shortstop [J.Benjamin to second (error by C.Williams)];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 14.
8TH: R.GASTON REPLACED T.DUKES (PLAYING C); O.Charleston out
on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 14.
GRAYS 9TH: B.Burbage doubled; R.Gaston singled [B.Burbage to
third]; J.Binder forced R.Gaston (unknown fielder) [B.Burbage
scored, J.Binder to first]; J.STRONG BATTED FOR J.JACKSON;
J.Strong out on unknown play; C.Mosley out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 14.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 2 9 2 7
14 15 1 12
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