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Homestead Grays (HOM) 10 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 3, 1938 at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                2 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   4  3  2
Homestead Grays                     0 2 0  2 2 0  0 4 x   -  10 12  3

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
  Gene Benson cf                      4   1   0          1         0   0
  Chester Williams ss                 3   0   0          1         4   6
Pepper Bassett                        1   0   0          0         0   0
  Dan Wilson rf                       3   1   1          2         2   0
  Napoleon Hairston lf                3   0   0          1         0   0
  Harry Williams 2b                   5   0   1          0         1   4
  Johnny Washington 1b                4   0   1          0        13   0
  Bus Clarkson 3b                     0   0   0          2         1   1
  Sam Bankhead 3b                     1   1   0          1         0   1
  Leon Ruffin c                       4   1   0          0         3   1
Johnny Taylor p                       2   0   0          0         0   0
Marion Cain p                         2   0   0          0         0   0
Theolic Smith p                       0   0   0          0         0   1
Totals                               32   4   3          8   2    24  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Chester Williams, Johnny Washington, Leon Ruffin. 
E: 2.  Chester Williams, Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Napoleon Hairston. 
Team LOB:  10


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
  Jerry Benjamin cf                   4   1   0          1         1   0
  Matt Carlisle 2b                    5   2   2          0         1   4
  Vic Harris lf                       4   2   1          1         0   0
  Josh Gibson c                       3   2   2          2         2   0
  Buck Leonard 1b                     4   2   3          1        18   0
  Jim Williams rf                     4   0   0          1         3   0
  Jack Johnson 3b                     4   0   1          1         1   5
  Jelly Jackson ss                    3   0   1          1         1   5
Leo Hannibal p                        1   0   0          0         0   2
Roy Welmaker p                        3   1   2          0         0   0
Totals                               35  10  12          8   2    27  16

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Jack Johnson, Jelly Jackson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson 2, Buck Leonard, Roy Welmaker. 
3B:  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck Leonard. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Taylor                        5       8   6        4   2   0  26
Marion Cain                          2.1     3   3        2   0   0  12
Theolic Smith                        0.2     1   1        2   0   0  5
Totals                               8      12  10        8   2   0  43


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal                         4       1   2        6   0   0  19
Roy Welmaker                         5       2   2        2   2   0  22
Totals                               9       3   4        8   2   0  41



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris, 3B - Harry Porter

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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