Homestead Grays 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 - 9 12 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 6 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Vic Harris lf, 3b 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 3 1 2 1 2 0 5 1 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 Jim Williams rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 Jack Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Ray Brown ph, lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 Edsall Walker p 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 Totals 38 9 12 9 7 0 27 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Jackson. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - SH: Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 11 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 Willie Wells ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Smith 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Fran Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Ray Dandridge 3b, ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Ed Stone rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Lennie Pearson lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Joe Brown c 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Bob Evans p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Honey Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 3 0 27 7 FIELDING - E: 2. Ray Dandridge, Joe Brown. BATTING - SH: Bob Evans. HBP: Willie Wells. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 9 2 2 3 0 0 40 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 0 0 40 WP: Edsall Walker. HBP: Edsall Walker. Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Evans L 9 12 9 6 7 0 0 47 Totals 9 12 9 6 7 0 0 47 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/5/1938, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. J.Benjamin cf J.Crutchfield cf 2. M.Carlisle 2b D.Seay 2b 3. V.Harris lf W.Wells ss 4. J.Gibson c M.Suttles 1b 5. B.Leonard 1b R.Dandridge 3b 6. J.Williams rf E.Stone rf 7. J.Johnson 3b L.Pearson lf 8. J.Jackson ss J.Brown c 9. E.Walker p B.Evans p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Brown dropped a foul fly hit by J.Benjamin; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells was hit by a pitch [J.Crutchfield to second]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard walked; J.Williams singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: W.SMITH REPLACED W.WELLS (PLAYING 3B); R.DANDRIDGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wells left the game due to lingering effects of his 1st- inning HBP (to the back).; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; J.Gibson walked [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams singled [V.Harris scored, J.Gibson to third, B.Leonard to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: B.Evans out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled to shortstop [J.Crutchfield to second (error by J.Jackson)]; D.Seay walked; W.Smith out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson singled; E.Walker walked [J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to third, E.Walker to second]; V.Harris singled [J.Jackson scored, E.Walker scored, V.Harris to second (on throw)]; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge singled to shortstop; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [R.Dandridge to second]; E.Stone walked; L.Pearson singled to center field [R.Dandridge scored, E.Stone to second]; J.Brown out on unknown play; B.Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Stone to third, L.Pearson to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Smith out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: 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. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge singled to center field; E.Walker threw a wild pitch [R.Dandridge to third]; E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson flied to J.Benjamin [R.Dandridge scored]; J.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: B.Evans singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Smith singled [B.Evans to second]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 2. GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris singled; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams walked; R.BROWN BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; R.Brown singled [V.Harris scored, J.Gibson scored, J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson reached on an error by R.Dandridge [J.Williams to third, R.Brown to second, J.Jackson to first]; E.Walker out on unknown play [J.Williams scored (unearned), R.Brown to third, J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin singled [R.Brown scored (unearned), J.Jackson scored (unearned)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. EAGLES 9TH: V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); H.GREEN BATTED FOR B.EVANS; H.Green out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled; D.Seay walked [J.Crutchfield to second]; F.MATTHEWS BATTED FOR W.SMITH; F.Matthews out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 9 12 1 11 Eagles 2 9 2 11
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