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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3

Game played on Sunday, April 3, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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