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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Thursday, May 12, 1938 (N) at RMI Park, Beckley WV
Exhibition game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0   -   3  6  2
Homestead Grays                     4 3 0  0 0 0  0 2 x   -   9 10  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         3   4
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Jim Starks 1b                         3   1   1    0     1        13   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   1   1    0     1         0   1
Alex Crumbley rf                      4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Flash Miller ss                       4   1   1    1     0         2   6
Roosevelt Davis p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Connie Rector p                     3   0   1    1     0         0   3
Totals                               33   3   6    3     2   9    24  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  David Campbell 2, Jim Starks 2, Flash Miller 2. 
E: 2.  Walter Cannady, Flash Miller. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Barker. 
GDP:  Flash Miller. 
Team LOB:  5


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   0    0     1         3   0
Tommie Dukes 3b                       4   1   0    0     0         0   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   2   2    2     0         1   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   2    4     0         9   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2    1     1        10   1
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         0   2
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   1   1    0     1         3   5
Leo Hannibal p                        4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Totals                               33   9  10    9     3   1    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Vic Harris, Buck Leonard. 
3B:  Jelly Jackson. 
HR:  Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle. 
GDP:  Jim Williams, Leo Hannibal. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    1       4   6    5   2   0   1  9
Connie Rector                        7       6   3    3   1   1   2  27
Totals                               8      10   9    8   3   1   3  36

Roosevelt Davis pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal W                       9       6   3    3   2   9   0  35
Totals                               9       6   3    3   2   9   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 700

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/12/1938 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. D.Campbell          2b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. M.Barker            cf        T.Dukes             3b        
3. A.Brooks            lf        V.Harris            lf        
4. C.Palm              c         J.Gibson            c         
5. J.Starks            1b        B.Leonard           1b        
6. W.Cannady           3b        J.Williams          rf        
7. A.Crumbley          rf        M.Carlisle          2b        
8. F.Miller            ss        J.Jackson           ss        
9. R.Davis             p         L.Hannibal          p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; T.Dukes reached on an error by
F.Miller [J.Benjamin to second, T.Dukes to first]; V.Harris
singled [J.Benjamin scored, T.Dukes to second]; J.Gibson homered
[T.Dukes scored (unearned), V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard walked;
J.Williams grounded into a double play (D.Campbell to F.Miller
to J.Starks) [B.Leonard out at second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,
Grays 4.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: C.Palm out on unknown play; J.Starks out on
unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson tripled; L.Hannibal singled [J.Jackson
scored]; C.RECTOR REPLACED R.DAVIS (PITCHING); J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled
[L.Hannibal scored]; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris scored];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: A.Crumbley reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[A.Crumbley to first]; F.Miller grounded into a double play
(M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [A.Crumbley out at
second]; C.Rector out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Williams singled to third base [J.Williams to
second (error by W.Cannady)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
J.Jackson walked; L.Hannibal grounded into a double play
(F.Miller to D.Campbell to J.Starks) [J.Jackson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: D.Campbell singled; M.Barker out on unknown
play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; W.Cannady out
on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled;
J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: F.Miller out on unknown play; C.Rector out
on unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; L.Hannibal out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; A.Brooks out
on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 7TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 7.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Starks walked; W.Cannady walked [J.Starks
to second]; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; F.Miller singled
[J.Starks scored, W.Cannady to second]; C.Rector singled
[W.Cannady scored, F.Miller to second]; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; M.Barker doubled [F.Miller scored, C.Rector to
third]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 3, Grays 7.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard homered; J.Williams out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle homered; J.Jackson out on unknown play; L.Hannibal
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,
Grays 9.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; J.Starks
singled; W.Cannady singled [J.Starks to second]; A.Crumbley out
on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Grays 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    3   6   2   5
 Grays            9  10   1   3


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