Homestead Grays 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 Memphis Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 Vic Harris lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Josh Gibson 3b 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 16 0 Ray Brown rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Tommie Dukes c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Roy Welmaker p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Edsall Walker ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Partlow p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 38 7 11 7 1 5 27 12 FIELDING - E: 2. Matt Carlisle, Josh Gibson. PB: 1. Tommie Dukes. BATTING - 2B: Matt Carlisle, Ray Brown. HR: Josh Gibson 2. HBP: Tommie Dukes. Team LOB: 6 Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cowan Hyde rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Neil Robinson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Raymond Taylor c 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 Willie Jefferson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Red Longley 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Zearlee Maxwell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Bremer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Emery Adams ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Ted Radcliffe ph, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 31 3 4 2 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Lloyd Davenport. BATTING - 2B: Neil Robinson. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 16 Edsall Walker 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 8 Roy Partlow SV 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals 9 4 3 2 2 3 0 33 Edsall Walker pitched to 4 batters in the 7th inning Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Bremer L 6 9 7 7 0 3 2 28 Emery Adams 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 Willie Jefferson 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 11 7 7 1 5 2 40 HBP: Eugene Bremer. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls, 1B - W. Goodman Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/3/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Memphis 1. J.Benjamin cf C.Hyde rf 2. M.Carlisle 2b J.Taylor 1b 3. V.Harris lf L.Davenport cf 4. J.Gibson 3b N.Robinson ss 5. B.Leonard 1b B.Hoskins lf 6. R.Brown rf R.Taylor c 7. T.Dukes c R.Longley 2b 8. J.Jackson ss Z.Maxwell 3b 9. R.Welmaker p E.Bremer p GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin grounded out (E.Bremer to J.Taylor); M.Carlisle grounded out (E.Bremer to J.Taylor); V.Harris singled to center field; J.Gibson homered to leftfield [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard flied to C.Hyde; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde singled to third base [C.Hyde to second (error by J.Gibson)]; J.Taylor grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [C.Hyde to third]; L.Davenport grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); T.Dukes allowed a passed ball [C.Hyde scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown flied to L.Davenport; T.Dukes struck out; J.Jackson grounded out (R.Longley to J.Taylor); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: B.Hoskins grounded out (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); R.Taylor walked; R.Taylor was picked off first (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); R.Longley grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Welmaker singled to pitcher; J.Benjamin flied to C.Hyde; M.Carlisle struck out; V.Harris flied to C.Hyde; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Z.Maxwell flied to V.Harris; E.Bremer grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); C.Hyde grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson homered to centerfield; B.Leonard grounded out (J.Taylor unassisted); R.Brown flied to L.Davenport; T.Dukes was hit by a pitch; J.Jackson forced T.Dukes (N.Robinson to R.Longley) [J.Jackson to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: J.Taylor grounded out (J.Gibson to B.Leonard); L.Davenport grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); N.Robinson grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Welmaker struck out; J.Benjamin singled to center field; M.Carlisle singled to center field [J.Benjamin to third, M.Carlisle to second (error by L.Davenport)]; V.Harris grounded out (N.Robinson to J.Taylor); J.Gibson singled to center field [J.Benjamin scored, M.Carlisle scored]; B.Leonard singled to center field [J.Gibson scored]; R.Brown doubled to left field [B.Leonard scored]; T.Dukes grounded out (R.Longley to J.Taylor); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: B.Hoskins struck out; R.Taylor flied to J.Benjamin; R.Longley popped to B.Leonard; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson grounded out (R.Longley to J.Taylor); E.WALKER BATTED FOR R.WELMAKER; E.Walker grounded out (R.Longley to J.Taylor); J.Benjamin flied to L.Davenport; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: E.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Z.Maxwell flied to J.Benjamin; E.ADAMS BATTED FOR E.BREMER; E.Adams struck out; C.Hyde reached on an error by M.Carlisle [C.Hyde to first]; J.Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 1. GRAYS 7TH: E.ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); M.Carlisle doubled to left field; V.Harris grounded out (E.Adams to J.Taylor); J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard flied to C.Hyde [M.Carlisle to third]; R.Brown singled to catcher [J.Gibson to second]; T.Dukes grounded out (E.Adams to J.Taylor); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: L.Davenport singled to right field; N.Robinson doubled to center field [L.Davenport to third]; B.Hoskins singled to left field [L.Davenport scored, N.Robinson scored]; R.Taylor walked [B.Hoskins to second]; R.PARTLOW REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); R.Longley popped to J.Jackson; Z.Maxwell grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard) [B.Hoskins to third, R.Taylor to second]; T.RADCLIFFE BATTED FOR E.ADAMS; T.Radcliffe grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 3. GRAYS 8TH: T.RADCLIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.JEFFERSON REPLACED R.TAYLOR (PITCHING); J.Jackson struck out; R.Partlow flied to C.Hyde; J.Benjamin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde flied to J.Benjamin; J.Taylor grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); L.Davenport grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 3. GRAYS 9TH: M.Carlisle flied to C.Hyde; V.Harris grounded out (J.Taylor to W.Jefferson); J.Gibson flied to B.Hoskins; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: N.Robinson flied to V.Harris; B.Hoskins flied to R.Brown; W.Jefferson flied to V.Harris; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Red Sox 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 11 2 6 Red Sox 3 4 1 3
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