Homestead Grays 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 5 0 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 Vic Harris lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 0 Jim Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jack Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ray Brown p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 26 4 5 4 3 0 21 9 BATTING - HR: Vic Harris, Buck Leonard. HBP: Jack Johnson. Team LOB: 5 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Ed Stone rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Mule Suttles 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 Ray Dandridge ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Lennie Pearson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Willie Smith 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Leon Day p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 24 1 4 1 0 0 21 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Mule Suttles, Willie Smith. BATTING - HR: Dick Seay. SH: Johnny Wright. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 25 Totals 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 25 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day L 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 Johnny Wright 6.2 3 2 2 3 0 1 27 Totals 7 5 4 4 3 0 2 30 HBP: Johnny Wright. 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 2 -- 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 E.Stone rf 4. J.Gibson c M.Suttles 1b 5. B.Leonard 1b R.Dandridge ss 6. J.Williams rf L.Pearson lf 7. J.Johnson 3b J.Hayes c 8. J.Jackson ss W.Smith 3b 9. R.Brown p L.Day p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled to pitcher; V.Harris homered to rightfield [M.Carlisle scored]; J.WRIGHT REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered to rightfield; J.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 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. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: W.Smith out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson singled to third base [J.Gibson to second (error by W.Smith)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson was hit by a pitch; Johnson was hit in the head and knocked unconscious. He recovered after a few minutes and remained in the game.; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: D.Seay homered to leftfield; E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown walked; J.Benjamin forced R.Brown (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Benjamin was picked off first, but was safe on an error by M.Suttles [J.Benjamin to second]; M.Carlisle walked; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored, M.Carlisle to second]; B.Leonard walked [M.Carlisle to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson singled; J.Hayes singled [L.Pearson to second]; W.Smith out on unknown play; J.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to third, J.Hayes to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. 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. Grays 4, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Eagles 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 4 5 0 5 Eagles 1 4 2 3
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