Homestead Grays 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 Vic Harris lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Josh Gibson c 3 1 1 1 2 0 7 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 0 1 1 0 10 0 Jim Williams rf 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 Bub Miller 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Roy Partlow p 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Louis Dula p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 6 7 4 7 2 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. E: 1. Buck Leonard. BATTING - Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Josh Gibson. CS: Jerry Benjamin. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 Red Hadley rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Flit Holliday pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Greene c 4 0 2 1 1 0 10 1 Don Pelham cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nish Williams lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Hap Glenn ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Red Moore 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 Bill Cooper 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bernard Fernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Telosh Howard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Felix Evans p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Reeves ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 9 3 4 0 27 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Gabby Kemp, Red Hadley, Red Moore. BATTING - 2B: Red Hadley. GDP: Red Moore. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow W 7 7 2 2 2 0 0 31 Louis Dula 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 0 0 40 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bernard Fernandez L 3 6 6 4 3 0 0 20 Telosh Howard 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 Felix Evans 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 Totals 9 7 6 4 7 2 0 42 Bernard Fernandez pitched to 1 batters in the 4th inning WP: Bernard Fernandez. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 4/25/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Atlanta 1. J.Benjamin cf G.Kemp 2b 2. M.Carlisle 2b R.Hadley rf 3. V.Harris lf J.Greene c 4. J.Gibson c D.Pelham cf 5. B.Leonard 1b N.Williams lf 6. J.Williams rf H.Glenn ss 7. B.Miller 3b R.Moore 1b 8. J.Jackson ss B.Cooper 3b 9. R.Partlow p B.Fernandez p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled; V.Harris singled to shortstop [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Gibson walked [M.Carlisle to third, V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard walked [M.Carlisle scored, V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams reached on an error by R.Moore [V.Harris scored, J.Gibson to third, B.Leonard to second, J.Williams to first]; B.Miller singled to shortstop [J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to third, J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow reached on an error by G.Kemp [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Miller to second, R.Partlow to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp singled; R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene walked [G.Kemp to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Black Crackers 0. GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle singled to center field; B.Fernandez threw a wild pitch [M.Carlisle to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled to left field [M.Carlisle scored]; J.Gibson stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Moore walked; B.Cooper out on unknown play; B.Fernandez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 0. GRAYS 3RD: B.Miller out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp singled; R.Hadley doubled to right field [G.Kemp scored]; J.Greene out on unknown play [R.Hadley to third]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; N.Williams singled to shortstop [R.Hadley scored]; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 4TH: M.Carlisle walked; T.HOWARD REPLACED B.FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); V.Harris struck out; J.Gibson flied to D.Pelham; B.Leonard grounded out (R.Moore unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; T.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams flied to N.Williams; B.Miller grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); J.Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 6TH: R.Partlow walked; J.Benjamin forced R.Partlow (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (J.Greene to G.Kemp); M.Carlisle grounded out (R.Moore unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: N.Williams singled; H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Moore singled [N.Williams to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; T.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris walked; J.Gibson flied to R.Hadley; B.Leonard forced V.Harris (R.Moore to H.Glenn) [B.Leonard to first]; J.Williams grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp reached on an error by B.Leonard [G.Kemp to first]; R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 8TH: F.EVANS REPLACED T.HOWARD (PITCHING); B.Miller singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; R.Hadley dropped a foul fly hit by J.Benjamin; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: L.DULA REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); N.Williams out on unknown play; H.Glenn singled; R.Moore grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [H.Glenn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. GRAYS 9TH: M.Carlisle walked; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [M.Carlisle to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Cooper walked; D.REEVES BATTED FOR F.EVANS; D.Reeves out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley walked [B.Cooper to second]; F.HOLLIDAY RAN FOR R.HADLEY; J.Greene singled [B.Cooper scored, F.Holliday to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Crackers 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 6 7 1 9 Black Crackers 3 9 3 10
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