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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 15, 1938 (D) at , Cumberland MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 x   -   2  7  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Starks 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ameal Brooks rf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Barney Brown p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   0   5    0     0   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  David Campbell. 

BATTING -
3B:  Ameal Brooks. 
Team LOB:  5


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Tommie Dukes 3b                       3   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Ray Brown p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   2   7    2     1   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Jim Williams, Tommie Dukes. 
SH:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Josh Gibson. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       8       7   2    2   1   0   0  33
Totals                               8       7   2    2   1   0   0  33


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       5   0    0   0   0   0  32
Totals                               9       5   0    0   0   0   0  32



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. D.Campbell          2b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. M.Barker            cf        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. F.Jenkins           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. L.Morney            ss        T.Dukes             3b        
8. A.Brooks            rf        J.Jackson           ss        
9. B.Brown             p         R.Brown             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; F.Jenkins singled; C.Palm out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

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

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
T.Dukes singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: A.Brooks out on unknown play; B.Brown out on
unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker singled; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Palm out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; A.Brooks tripled to center field; B.Brown out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson walked; R.Brown out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin reached on an error by D.Campbell [J.Jackson to
second, J.Benjamin to first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled; C.Palm out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to second]; J.Gibson stole third;
J.Williams doubled to left field [J.Gibson scored]; T.Dukes
doubled to right field [J.Williams scored]; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; W.Cannady out
on unknown play; L.Morney singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Palm out on
unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    0   5   1   5
 Grays            2   7   0   7


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