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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Tuesday, July 26, 1938 (N) at Hudson Field, Dayton OH
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  6  2
Homestead Grays                     0 3 1  0 0 3  0 2 x   -   9 12  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         3   1
Cowan Hyde cf                         4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         8   0
Neil Robinson ss                      4   0   0    0     0         6   5
Nat Rogers rf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Ted Radcliffe 2b                      2   0   0    0     1         2   5
Larry Brown c                         4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Porter Moss lf                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leo Hannibal p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   0   6    0     2   7    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jelly Taylor, Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  8


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   2   2    1     1         1   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   1   1    0     2         2   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   2   3    1     0         0   2
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   2    4     1         7   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     2        12   0
Jim Williams rf                       5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   1   1    1     1         1   2
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   1   2    2     0         2   3
Ray Brown p                           4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               35   9  12    9     7   1    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Henry Spearman, Jim Williams, Jelly Jackson. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal L                       8      12   9    9   7   1   1  42
Totals                               8      12   9    9   7   1   1  42


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       6   0    0   2   7   0  35
Totals                               9       6   0    0   2   7   0  35

HBP:  Ray Brown. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Lawrence Kirby, 1B -  Slade

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/26/1938 -- Memphis Red Sox at Homestead Grays
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Homestead                     
1. M.Carter            3b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. C.Hyde              cf        V.Harris            lf        
3. J.Taylor            1b        H.Spearman          3b        
4. N.Robinson          ss        J.Gibson            c         
5. N.Rogers            rf        B.Leonard           1b        
6. T.Radcliffe         2b        J.Williams          rf        
7. L.Brown             c         M.Carlisle          2b        
8. P.Moss              lf        J.Jackson           ss        
9. L.Hannibal          p         R.Brown             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; M.Carter walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris walked;
V.Harris was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
J.Taylor [V.Harris to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Grays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Rogers singled to left field (V.Harris to
J.Jackson) [N.Rogers out at second]; T.Radcliffe walked; L.Brown
out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams doubled;
M.Carlisle singled [J.Williams scored]; J.Jackson doubled
[M.Carlisle scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin
tripled [J.Jackson scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 3.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Hannibal singled; M.Carter out on unknown play;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: H.Spearman singled to second base [H.Spearman to
second (error by T.Radcliffe)]; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard
walked [H.Spearman to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams out
on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson
singled [H.Spearman scored, J.Gibson to third, B.Leonard to
second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Grays 4.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe was hit by a pitch; L.Brown singled
[T.Radcliffe to second]; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris walked;
H.Spearman singled to right field (N.Rogers to M.Carter)
[V.Harris out at third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 4.

RED SOX 5TH: L.Hannibal out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Williams out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 4.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Taylor singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
N.Rogers out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 6TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked;
V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin to second]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Gibson homered [J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris
scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Grays 7.

RED SOX 7TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown
play; L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle walked;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 7.

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter singled to shortstop [M.Carter to second
(error by J.Jackson)]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out
on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 7.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin doubled; V.Harris out on unknown play;
H.Spearman doubled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson singled
[H.Spearman scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 9.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; L.Brown singled; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Grays 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   6   2   8
 Grays            9  12   1   9


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