Homestead Grays 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 5
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 x - 9 15 0
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2
Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 0 0 7 0
George Scales 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1
John Beckwith ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Vic Harris lf 3 1 2 1 1 3 0
Ray Brown cf 3 0 3 1 0 2 0
Robert Gaston c 2 0 1 0 1 7 0
Tommie Dukes ph, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2
Joe Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louis Dula p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Willie Gisentaner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3 2 7 24 8
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard, John Beckwith.
E: 5. Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard, Vic Harris 2, Robert Gaston.
BATTING -
2B: Jerry Benjamin, Ray Brown 2.
3B: Vic Harris.
SH: Matt Carlisle, Ray Brown.
GDP: Jelly Jackson.
Team LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0
Sam Bankhead lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pat Patterson 2b 3 2 2 1 1 2 5
Josh Gibson c 4 2 3 3 0 7 2
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 2 2 0 0 12 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Chester Williams ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 3
Curtis Harris 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2
Sam Streeter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spoon Carter p 4 0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals 34 9 15 7 1 7 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Pat Patterson, Oscar Charleston, Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Chester Williams 2.
HR: Pat Patterson, Josh Gibson.
SH: Sam Bankhead, Oscar Charleston, Curtis Harris.
GDP: Sam Bankhead.
Team LOB: 5
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Louis Dula L 8 15 9 7 1 7 2 38
Totals 8 15 9 7 1 7 2 38
WP: Louis Dula.
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Sam Streeter 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 7
Spoon Carter W 8.1 6 0 0 2 7 0 31
Totals 9 11 3 3 2 7 0 38
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/19/1935 -- Homestead Grays at (N)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin rf C.Papa Bell cf
2. M.Carlisle 2b S.Bankhead lf
3. B.Leonard 1b P.Patterson 2b
4. G.Scales 3b J.Gibson c
5. V.Harris lf O.Charleston 1b
6. R.Brown cf J.Crutchfield rf
7. R.Gaston c C.Williams ss
8. J.Jackson ss C.Harris 3b
9. L.Dula p S.Streeter p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle lined to J.Crutchfield;
B.Leonard singled to shortstop [J.Benjamin to third]; G.Scales
flied to J.Crutchfield [J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris tripled to
left field [B.Leonard scored]; R.Brown singled [V.Harris
scored]; R.Gaston singled [R.Brown to second]; S.CARTER REPLACED
S.STREETER (PITCHING); J.Jackson out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, 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 3, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 3, 0.
2ND: J.Gibson singled; O.Charleston singled [J.Gibson to
second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play [J.Gibson to third,
O.Charleston to second]; C.Williams doubled [J.Gibson scored,
O.Charleston scored]; C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, 2.
GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 3, 2.
3RD: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; P.Patterson homered to right-center; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, 3.
GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown doubled; R.Gaston walked; J.Jackson grounded
into a double play (C.Williams to P.Patterson to O.Charleston)
[R.Brown to third, R.Gaston out at second]; L.Dula out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, 3.
4TH: O.Charleston singled to right field [O.Charleston scored
(unearned) (error by B.Leonard) (error by R.Gaston) (error by
V.Harris)]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; C.Williams
singled; C.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[C.Williams to second]; S.Carter singled [C.Williams to third];
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 3, 4.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 3, 4.
5TH: S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead was picked off first
(L.Dula to B.Leonard); P.Patterson singled; J.Gibson singled
[P.Patterson to second]; O.Charleston out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Patterson to third, J.Gibson to second];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays
3, 4.
GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris singled; R.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown
play; J.Jackson singled [V.Harris to third]; L.Dula out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, 4.
6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
3, 4.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 3, 4.
7TH: C.Papa Bell singled to left field [C.Papa Bell to second
(error by V.Harris)]; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Papa Bell to third]; P.Patterson walked;
J.Gibson homered to centerfield [C.Papa Bell scored, P.Patterson
scored]; O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, 7.
GRAYS 8TH: J.BECKWITH BATTED FOR G.SCALES; J.Beckwith out on
unknown play; V.Harris walked; V.Harris was picked off first
(S.Carter to O.Charleston); R.Brown doubled; T.DUKES BATTED FOR
R.GASTON; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Grays 3, 7.
8TH: J.BECKWITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); T.DUKES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C); C.Williams doubled; C.Harris singled to second
base [C.Williams scored (no RBI) (error by M.Carlisle), C.Harris
to second]; L.Dula threw a wild pitch [C.Harris to third];
S.Carter singled [C.Harris scored (unearned)]; C.Papa Bell out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play
(J.Beckwith to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [S.Carter out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, 9.
GRAYS 9TH: J.STRONG BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; J.Strong out on
unknown play; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR L.DULA; W.Gisentaner out
on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 3 11 5 8
9 15 0 5
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