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Homestead Grays (HOM) 10 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5

Game played on Tuesday, May 17, 1938 (D) at Bellefonte Community Athletic Field, State College PA
Exhibition game

New York Black Yankees              1 0 0  0 1 0  0 3 0   -   5  6  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 3  0 0 6  1 0 x   -  10 15  5

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     5   2   1    0     0   0     1   2
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   0    1     0   0     1   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   1   0    0     0   0     2   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   2    1     0   0     5   0
Jim Starks 1b                         4   0   1    1     0   0     8   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     4   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Alex Crumbley rf                      3   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Neck Stanley p                        2   0   0    1     0   0     0   3
  Roosevelt Davis p                   1   1   0    0     1   0     0   2
Totals                               34   5   6    5     2   0    24   7

FIELDING -
E: 3.  David Campbell, Fats Jenkins, Jim Starks. 

BATTING -
3B:  David Campbell. 
SH:  Leroy Morney. 
Team LOB:  5


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   3   3    0     0   0     2   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
Vic Harris 3b                         5   1   2    2     0   0     1   1
Josh Gibson c                         4   2   2    4     1   0     9   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    2     1   0    10   0
Jim Williams rf                       5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Tom Parker lf                         5   0   2    1     0   0     3   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   7
Edsall Walker p                       2   2   1    0     1   0     0   2
Totals                               38  10  15   10     3   0    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Matt Carlisle 2, Vic Harris, Jelly Jackson 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Matt Carlisle, Edsall Walker. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       5      12   8    8   3   0   0  31
Roosevelt Davis                      3       3   2    2   0   0   0  12
Totals                               8      15  10   10   3   0   0  43

Neck Stanley pitched to 5 batters in the 6th inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      9       6   5    1   2   0   0  37
Totals                               9       6   5    1   2   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/17/1938 -- 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            3b        
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.Parker            lf        
8. A.Crumbley          rf        J.Jackson           ss        
9. N.Stanley           p         E.Walker            p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell tripled; M.Barker out on unknown
play [D.Campbell scored]; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Palm
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
M.Carlisle was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
J.Starks [M.Carlisle to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play;
J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, 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 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: A.Crumbley out on unknown play; N.Stanley
out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker singled; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to
second]; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[E.Walker to third, J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris out on
unknown play; J.Gibson singled [E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin
scored, J.Gibson to second (on throw)]; B.Leonard singled
[J.Gibson scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out
on unknown play; C.Palm singled to second base [C.Palm to second
(error by M.Carlisle)]; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Parker singled; J.Jackson reached on an error by
D.Campbell [T.Parker to second, J.Jackson to first]; E.Walker
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Parker to third,
J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Cannady singled to shortstop [W.Cannady to
second (error by J.Jackson)]; L.Morney out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Cannady to third]; A.Crumbley walked;
N.Stanley out on unknown play [W.Cannady scored (unearned)];
D.Campbell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; J.Williams singled
[V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second]; T.Parker out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: V.Harris dropped a foul fly hit by M.Barker;
M.Barker out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play;
C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker walked; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to
second]; M.Carlisle singled [E.Walker to third, J.Benjamin to
second]; V.Harris singled [E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin scored,
M.Carlisle to second]; J.Gibson tripled [M.Carlisle scored,
V.Harris scored]; R.DAVIS REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING);
B.Leonard singled to left field [J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to
second (error by F.Jenkins)]; J.Williams out on unknown play;
T.Parker singled [B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Grays 9.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: 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 2, Grays 9.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin tripled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play
[J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Grays
10.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Davis
walked; D.Campbell reached on an error by J.Jackson [R.Davis to
second, D.Campbell to first]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
F.Jenkins reached on an error by M.Carlisle [R.Davis to third,
D.Campbell to second, F.Jenkins to first]; C.Palm singled
[R.Davis scored (unearned), D.Campbell to third, F.Jenkins to
second]; J.Starks singled [D.Campbell scored (unearned),
F.Jenkins to third, C.Palm to second]; W.Cannady singled
[F.Jenkins scored (unearned), C.Palm to third, J.Starks to
second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Grays 10.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Grays 10.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Davis out
on unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Grays 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    5   6   3   5
 Grays           10  15   5   9


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