Homestead Grays 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x - 3 4 0
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 5 0
John Beckwith c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Vic Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
George Scales 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Tom Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Ray Brown p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 0 24 6
FIELDING -
E: 1. Matt Carlisle.
BATTING -
3B: Matt Carlisle.
HR: Buck Leonard.
Team LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sam Bankhead lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bill Perkins c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Leroy Matlock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Harris 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Chester Williams ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
Sam Streeter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Josh Gibson ph, c 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0
Totals 28 3 4 3 1 1 27 11
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead.
3B: Josh Gibson.
SH: Bill Perkins.
HBP: Jimmie Crutchfield, Chester Williams.
Team LOB: 5
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown L 8 4 3 3 1 1 0 32
Totals 8 4 3 3 1 1 0 32
WP: Ray Brown.
HBP: Ray Brown 2.
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Sam Streeter W 7 5 2 2 1 0 1 27
Leroy Matlock SV 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals 9 6 2 2 1 0 1 34
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/8/1935 -- Homestead Grays at (N)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin cf C.Papa Bell cf
2. J.Jackson ss S.Bankhead lf
3. B.Leonard 1b P.Patterson 2b
4. J.Beckwith c O.Charleston 1b
5. V.Harris lf J.Crutchfield rf
6. G.Scales 3b B.Perkins c
7. T.Parker rf C.Harris 3b
8. M.Carlisle 2b C.Williams ss
9. R.Brown p S.Streeter p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; B.Leonard homered; J.Beckwith out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 1, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: V.Harris out on unknown play; G.Scales walked;
T.Parker out on unknown play; M.Carlisle tripled [G.Scales
scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Grays 2, 0.
2ND: O.Charleston walked; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 0.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Beckwith singled [B.Leonard
to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 2, 0.
3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Streeter out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 2, 0.
GRAYS 4TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 2, 0.
4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 2, 0.
GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 2, 0.
5TH: J.Crutchfield reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[J.Crutchfield to first]; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
C.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 0.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Beckwith out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 2, 0.
6TH: S.Streeter out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell singled to
first base; S.Bankhead doubled [C.Papa Bell to third];
P.Patterson flied to unknown fielder [C.Papa Bell scored];
O.Charleston out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays
2, 1.
GRAYS 7TH: G.Scales singled; T.Parker out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 1.
7TH: J.Crutchfield was hit by a pitch; R.Brown threw a wild
pitch [J.Crutchfield to second]; B.Perkins out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to third]; C.Harris struck
out; C.Williams was hit by a pitch; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR
S.STREETER; J.Gibson tripled to left field [J.Crutchfield
scored, C.Williams scored]; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 3.
GRAYS 8TH: J.GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); L.MATLOCK
REPLACED B.PERKINS (PITCHING); J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Beckwith out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 3.
8TH: S.Bankhead singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 3.
GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 2, 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 2 6 1 5
3 4 0 5
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