Newark Eagles 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 - 11 14 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 13 2 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harry Williams 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 Ray Dandridge 3b 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 Willie Wells ss 5 2 4 5 0 0 3 3 Ed Stone rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 Clint Thomas cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 Thad Christopher lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 Mule Suttles 1b 3 0 1 1 2 2 8 1 Leon Ruffin c 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Charlie Beverly p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Terris McDuffie ph, p 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 39 11 14 11 5 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Harry Williams 3, Ray Dandridge, Willie Wells 2, Mule Suttles 3. BATTING - 2B: Willie Wells. GDP: Harry Williams, Leon Ruffin. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Clint Thomas. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 9 2 Ray Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Joe Greene c 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Tommie Dukes c 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Jelly Jackson ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 Roy Welmaker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tom Parker p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 3 13 3 2 0 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck Leonard 2, Jimmy Binder, Matt Carlisle 2, Jelly Jackson. E: 2. Jelly Jackson 2. BATTING - GDP: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Jelly Jackson. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Charlie Beverly W 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 20 Terris McDuffie SV 3 8 3 3 1 0 0 18 Totals 9 13 3 3 2 0 0 38 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker L 6.1 8 7 6 4 3 0 30 Tom Parker 2.2 6 4 3 1 0 0 14 Totals 9 14 11 9 5 3 0 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 4/20/1936 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. H.Williams 2b J.Benjamin rf 2. R.Dandridge 3b V.Harris lf 3. W.Wells ss B.Leonard 1b 4. E.Stone rf R.Brown cf 5. C.Thomas cf J.Binder 3b 6. T.Christopher lf J.Greene c 7. M.Suttles 1b M.Carlisle 2b 8. L.Ruffin c J.Jackson ss 9. C.Beverly p R.Welmaker p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Williams singled; R.Dandridge walked [H.Williams to second]; W.Wells singled [H.Williams scored, R.Dandridge to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play [R.Dandridge to third, W.Wells to second]; C.Thomas singled [R.Dandridge scored, W.Wells scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to H.Williams to M.Suttles) [V.Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Ruffin singled; C.Beverly out on unknown play; H.Williams grounded into a double play (J.Binder to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [L.Ruffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Grays 0. EAGLES 3RD: R.Dandridge reached on an error by J.Jackson [R.Dandridge to first]; W.Wells singled (V.Harris to M.Carlisle) [R.Dandridge to third, W.Wells out at second]; E.Stone out on unknown play [R.Dandridge scored (unearned)]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson singled; J.Jackson was caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to W.Wells); R.Welmaker singled; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (H.Williams to W.Wells to M.Suttles) [R.Welmaker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. EAGLES 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Beverly out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. EAGLES 5TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; M.Carlisle grounded into a double play (H.Williams to W.Wells to M.Suttles) [J.Greene out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. EAGLES 6TH: T.DUKES REPLACED J.GREENE (PLAYING C); E.Stone out on unknown play; C.Thomas singled; C.Thomas stole second; T.Christopher walked; M.Suttles struck out; L.Ruffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson walked; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Grays 0. EAGLES 7TH: T.MCDUFFIE BATTED FOR C.BEVERLY; T.McDuffie walked; H.Williams singled [T.McDuffie to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells doubled to center field [T.McDuffie scored, H.Williams scored]; T.PARKER REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); E.Stone singled [W.Wells scored]; C.Thomas singled [E.Stone to second]; T.Christopher singled [E.Stone scored, C.Thomas to third]; M.Suttles singled to left field (V.Harris to J.Binder) [C.Thomas scored, T.Christopher out at third]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: T.MCDUFFIE STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); B.Leonard singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Binder singled [B.Leonard to second]; T.Dukes singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Binder to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 9, Grays 1. EAGLES 8TH: T.McDuffie singled; H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Dandridge reached on an error by J.Jackson [T.McDuffie to third, R.Dandridge to second]; W.Wells singled [T.McDuffie scored, R.Dandridge scored (unearned)]; E.Stone out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 11, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: T.Parker singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris singled [T.Parker to third, V.Harris to second (on throw)]; B.Leonard singled [T.Parker scored, V.Harris scored]; R.Brown singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Binder out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 11, Grays 3. EAGLES 9TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked; L.Ruffin grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [M.Suttles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 11, Grays 3. GRAYS 9TH: M.Carlisle singled; J.Jackson walked [M.Carlisle to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 11, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 11 14 0 6 Grays 3 13 2 8
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