Washington Black Senators 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 9 13 3
Homestead Grays 4 7 0 3 2 0 6 0 x - 22 22 2
BATTING
Washington Black Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 0
Tracey Johnson 2b 5 1 3 1 0 5 2
Dave Thomas 1b 5 1 2 2 0 11 1
Henry Spearman 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 3
Zollie Wright rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 0
Mickey Casey c 3 1 1 0 2 3 0
Calvin Clarke lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jabbo Andrews ph, lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Curtis Henderson ss 4 1 1 2 1 1 2
George Britt p 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Roland Calhoun p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eddie Powell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9 5 2 24 10
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Tracey Johnson, Dave Thomas, Curtis Henderson.
E: 3. Curtis Henderson, George Britt 2.
PB: 1. Mickey Casey.
BATTING -
2B: Dave Thomas, Zollie Wright.
Team LOB: 9
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 6 4 3 0 1 2 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 3 1 3 3 4 5
Vic Harris lf 4 3 2 3 0 0 0
Tommie Dukes lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Josh Gibson c 6 3 3 4 1 2 2
Buck Leonard 1b 5 2 3 2 1 10 0
Jim Williams rf 4 2 2 1 1 2 1
Jack Johnson 3b 5 1 2 4 1 0 2
Jelly Jackson ss 5 2 3 2 1 5 1
Edsall Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ray Brown p 5 2 3 3 0 0 2
Totals 47 22 22 22 9 3 27 14
FIELDING -
E: 2. Matt Carlisle 2.
PB: 1. Josh Gibson.
BATTING -
2B: Buck Leonard, Ray Brown.
3B: Jelly Jackson.
HR: Matt Carlisle, Josh Gibson, Jack Johnson, Ray Brown.
HBP: Vic Harris, Jim Williams.
GDP: Ray Brown.
Team LOB: 12
PITCHING
Washington Black Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
George Britt L 1.2 5 8 8 4 1 2 16
Roland Calhoun 6.1 17 14 11 5 2 2 42
Totals 8 22 22 19 9 3 4 58
WP: George Britt, Roland Calhoun.
HBP: George Britt, Roland Calhoun.
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Edsall Walker 1.1 0 4 2 4 0 0 8
Ray Brown W 7.2 13 5 3 1 2 0 37
Totals 9 13 9 5 5 2 0 45
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/31/1938 -- at Homestead Grays (N)
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.Clarke lf J.Johnson 3b
8. C.Henderson ss J.Jackson ss
9. G.Britt p E.Walker p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown
play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by G.Britt [J.Benjamin to second];
M.Carlisle walked; V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin scored,
M.Carlisle to second]; J.Gibson homered to right-center
[M.Carlisle scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard singled;
J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
G.Britt threw a wild pitch [B.Leonard to second]; J.Jackson
walked; E.Walker reached on an error by G.Britt [B.Leonard to
third, J.Jackson to second, E.Walker to first]; J.Benjamin out
on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. 0, Grays 4.
2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; Z.Wright walked; M.Casey
walked [Z.Wright to second]; C.Clarke walked [Z.Wright to third,
M.Casey to second]; C.Henderson walked [Z.Wright scored, M.Casey
to third, C.Clarke to second]; R.BROWN REPLACED E.WALKER
(PITCHING); G.Britt reached on an error by M.Carlisle [M.Casey
scored, C.Clarke to third, C.Henderson to second, G.Britt to
first]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Johnson singled
[C.Clarke scored (unearned), C.Henderson to third, G.Britt to
second]; D.Thomas singled [C.Henderson scored (unearned),
G.Britt to third, T.Johnson to second]; H.Spearman singled
[G.Britt scored (unearned), T.Johnson scored (unearned),
D.Thomas to second]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 6 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 6, Grays 4.
GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle grounded out (G.Britt to D.Thomas);
V.Harris was hit by a pitch; J.Gibson grounded out (H.Spearman
to D.Thomas) [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams
walked [V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second]; J.Johnson
homered to leftfield [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard scored,
J.Williams scored]; R.CALHOUN REPLACED G.BRITT (PITCHING);
J.Jackson singled; R.Brown homered to leftfield [J.Jackson
scored]; J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle walked [J.Benjamin to
second]; V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin scored, M.Carlisle to
second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
6, Grays 11.
3RD: M.Casey singled to second base [M.Casey to second (error
by M.Carlisle)]; C.Clarke out on unknown play; C.Henderson out
on unknown play; R.Calhoun out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 6, Grays 11.
GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 11.
4TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Johnson singled;
D.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 11.
GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle walked; V.Harris reached on an error by
C.Henderson [M.Carlisle to second, V.Harris to first]; J.Gibson
singled [M.Carlisle scored (unearned), V.Harris to second];
B.Leonard doubled [V.Harris scored (unearned), J.Gibson scored
(unearned)]; J.Williams was hit by a pitch; J.Johnson walked
[B.Leonard to third, J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 6, Grays 14.
5TH: Z.Wright singled; M.Casey out on unknown play; J.ANDREWS
BATTED FOR C.CLARKE; J.Andrews out on unknown play; C.Henderson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 14.
GRAYS 5TH: J.ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R.Brown
doubled; J.Benjamin walked; R.Calhoun threw a wild pitch
[R.Brown to third, J.Benjamin to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play [R.Brown scored, J.Benjamin to third]; V.Harris out
on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 16.
6TH: T.DUKES REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING LF); R.Calhoun out on
unknown play; B.Burbage singled; T.Johnson singled [B.Burbage to
third]; D.Thomas out on unknown play [B.Burbage scored];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays
16.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled;
J.Jackson singled [J.Johnson to second]; R.Brown grounded into a
double play (C.Henderson to T.Johnson to D.Thomas) [J.Jackson
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 16.
7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown
play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
Grays 16.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled; M.Casey allowed a passed ball
[J.Benjamin to second]; M.Carlisle homered to rightfield
[J.Benjamin scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Gibson
singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams
singled [J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; J.Jackson tripled [B.Leonard scored, J.Williams
scored]; R.Brown singled [J.Jackson scored]; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 22.
8TH: C.Henderson out on unknown play; R.Calhoun out on unknown
play; B.Burbage singled; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball
[B.Burbage to second]; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 22.
GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 7, Grays 22.
9TH: D.Thomas doubled; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
Z.Wright doubled [D.Thomas scored]; M.Casey walked; J.Andrews
out on unknown play; C.Henderson singled [Z.Wright scored,
M.Casey to second]; E.POWELL BATTED FOR R.CALHOUN; E.Powell
singled to right field (J.Williams to J.Gibson) [M.Casey out at
home, C.Henderson to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 9, Grays
22.
Final Totals R H E LOB
9 13 3 9
Grays 22 22 2 12
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