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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 3

Game played on Monday, April 25, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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