Washington Black Senators 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 - 8 7 0
Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 x - 10 13 0
BATTING
Washington Black Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0
Tracey Johnson 2b 5 0 1 2 0 2 3
Dave Thomas 1b 4 2 1 1 1 11 1
Henry Spearman 3b 5 2 2 3 0 1 2
Zollie Wright rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 0
Mickey Casey c 5 0 0 1 0 5 0
Curtis Henderson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
Jabbo Andrews lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
Laymon Yokely p 2 2 0 0 2 0 3
Totals 37 8 7 8 5 6 24 13
BATTING -
HR: Henry Spearman.
Team LOB: 7
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 3 3 0 2 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1
Vic Harris lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 0
Josh Gibson c 4 2 2 3 1 7 1
Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 1 1 12 0
Jim Williams rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jack Johnson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jelly Jackson ss 3 1 0 1 1 3 0
Roy Partlow p 4 2 3 0 0 1 4
Ray Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 39 10 13 10 4 4 27 9
BATTING -
HR: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard.
Team LOB: 9
PITCHING
Washington Black Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Laymon Yokely L 8 13 10 10 4 4 3 43
Totals 8 13 10 10 4 4 3 43
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Roy Partlow W 8 7 8 8 5 6 1 39
Ray Brown SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 7 8 8 5 6 1 42
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Fred McCreary
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/28/1938 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. B.Burbage cf J.Benjamin cf
2. T.Johnson 2b M.Carlisle 2b
3. D.Thomas 1b V.Harris lf
4. H.Spearman 3b J.Gibson c
5. Z.Wright rf B.Leonard 1b
6. M.Casey c J.Williams rf
7. C.Henderson ss J.Johnson 3b
8. J.Andrews lf J.Jackson ss
9. L.Yokely p R.Partlow p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage walked; T.Johnson reached on a fielder's choice
[B.Burbage to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Spearman
out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: 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. 0, Grays 0.
2ND: M.Casey out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown
play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 2ND: 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. 0, Grays 0.
3RD: L.Yokely out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Partlow singled; J.Benjamin reached on a
fielder's choice [R.Partlow to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
4TH: D.Thomas walked; H.Spearman singled [D.Thomas to third,
H.Spearman to second (on throw)]; Z.Wright out on unknown play
[D.Thomas scored, H.Spearman to third]; M.Casey out on unknown
play [H.Spearman scored]; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Grays 0.
GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 2, Grays 0.
5TH: J.Andrews walked; L.Yokely out on unknown play; B.Burbage
reached on a fielder's choice [J.Andrews to second]; T.Johnson
out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 2, Grays 0.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams singled; J.Johnson singled [J.Williams to
third]; J.Jackson out on unknown play [J.Williams scored];
R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [J.Johnson to
second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
2, Grays 1.
6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled; M.Casey
out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 1.
GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [J.Gibson to second];
J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Grays 1.
7TH: J.Andrews out on unknown play; L.Yokely walked; B.Burbage
singled [L.Yokely to second]; T.Johnson out on unknown play;
D.Thomas singled [L.Yokely scored, B.Burbage to second];
H.Spearman homered [B.Burbage scored, D.Thomas scored]; Z.Wright
out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6, Grays 1.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson walked; R.Partlow singled [J.Jackson to
second]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson scored, R.Partlow to
second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled
[R.Partlow scored, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson homered
[J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard homered;
J.Williams walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out
on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 7.
8TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown
play; J.Andrews singled; L.Yokely walked [J.Andrews to second];
B.Burbage reached on a fielder's choice [J.Andrews to third,
L.Yokely to second]; T.Johnson singled [J.Andrews scored,
L.Yokely scored, B.Burbage to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 8, Grays 7.
GRAYS 8TH: R.Partlow singled; J.Benjamin homered [R.Partlow
scored]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard walked [J.Gibson to second];
J.Williams singled [J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to second];
J.Johnson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 8, Grays
10.
9TH: R.BROWN REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); H.Spearman out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; M.Casey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 8, Grays 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
8 7 0 7
Grays 10 13 0 9
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