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Homestead Grays (HOM) 10 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 0

Game played on Monday, April 13, 1936 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Exhibition game

Washington Elite Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  3  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  6 0 3  0 0 x   -  10 13  1

BATTING

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Leroy Morney ss                       4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Goose Curry lf                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     0         7   1
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Red Howard p                          1   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Bill Byrd p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   0   3    0     0   7    24   5

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leroy Morney. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   2   2    1     0         1   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   0   2    2     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    2     0         8   1
Tommie Dukes c                        4   1   3    2     0         8   0
Willie Gisentaner rf                  4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Binder 3b                       4   1   1    0     0         2   1
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         4   3
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   3   2    2     0         2   3
Ray Brown p                           3   2   1    1     1         0   2
Totals                               37  10  13   10     1   3    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jelly Jackson 2. 
HR:  Tommie Dukes. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         3.1     6   6    5   1   1   1  18
Bill Byrd                            4.2     7   4    4   0   2   0  20
Totals                               8      13  10    9   1   3   1  38


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       3   0    0   0   7   0  31
Totals                               9       3   0    0   0   7   0  31



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 4/13/1936, game 1 --   at Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Homestead                     
1. S.Hughes            2b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. F.Snow              3b        V.Harris            lf        
3. L.Morney            ss        B.Leonard           1b        
4. G.Curry             lf        T.Dukes             c         
5. Z.Wright            rf        W.Gisentaner        rf        
6. W.Bill Wright       cf        J.Binder            3b        
7. J.West              1b        M.Carlisle          2b        
8. B.Mackey            c         J.Jackson           ss        
9. R.Howard            p         R.Brown             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; S.Hughes out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
L.Morney singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 0.

 2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Dukes singled; W.Gisentaner out on unknown play;
J.Binder out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 0.

 3RD: B.Mackey out on unknown play; R.Howard out on unknown
play; S.Hughes reached on an error by J.Jackson [S.Hughes to
first]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson reached on an error by L.Morney [J.Jackson
to first]; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play [J.Jackson to second]; V.Harris singled [J.Jackson
scored (unearned)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 1.

 4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Dukes homered to rightfield; W.Gisentaner out on
unknown play; J.Binder singled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Binder to
second]; J.Jackson doubled [J.Binder scored, M.Carlisle scored];
R.Brown walked; B.BYRD REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING); J.Benjamin
singled [J.Jackson scored, R.Brown to second]; V.Harris singled
[R.Brown scored, J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play [J.Benjamin scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 7.

 5TH: W.Bill Wright singled; J.West out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 5TH: W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; J.Binder out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 7.

 6TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
L.Morney singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson doubled; R.Brown singled [J.Jackson
scored]; J.Benjamin singled [R.Brown to second]; V.Harris out on
unknown play; B.Leonard singled [R.Brown scored, J.Benjamin to
third]; T.Dukes singled to left field (G.Curry to F.Snow)
[J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard out at third]; W.Gisentaner out on
unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 10.

 7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 0, Grays 10.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 10.

 8TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Grays
10.

GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 10.

 9TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Grays 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  0   3   1   4
 Grays           10  13   1   4


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