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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 9 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Monday, August 19, 1935 (N) at League Park, Akron OH
Regular-Season game

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



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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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