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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Tuesday, August 2, 1938 (N) at Red Wing Stadium, Rochester NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  3  1
Homestead Grays                     4 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   5 11  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   0   0    0     1         7   1
Lennie Pearson lf                     2   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Lefty Nelson ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   1    0     0         6   4
Terris McDuffie p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Fran Matthews ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Wright p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   0   3    0     3   4    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Terris McDuffie. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Dandridge. 
Team LOB:  6


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   2    0     0         3   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   1   0    0     2         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   1    0     1         2   2
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   1    1     0         5   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   1    1     1         4   0
Ray Brown rf                          4   0   2    2     0         1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   2    0     0         6   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         3   3
Specs Roberts p                       4   0   2    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   5  11    4     5   7    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Brown, Specs Roberts. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Matt Carlisle. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    7      10   5    5   5   6   1  35
Johnny Wright                        1       1   0    0   0   1   0  4
Totals                               8      11   5    5   5   7   1  39

WP:  Terris McDuffie. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Specs Roberts W                      9       3   0    0   3   4   0  33
Totals                               9       3   0    0   3   4   0  33



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/2/1938 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Homestead                     
1. R.Dandridge         3b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. J.Crutchfield       cf        V.Harris            lf        
3. W.Wells             ss        H.Spearman          3b        
4. M.Suttles           1b        J.Gibson            c         
5. L.Pearson           lf        B.Leonard           1b        
6. E.Stone             rf        R.Brown             rf        
7. D.Seay              2b        M.Carlisle          2b        
8. M.Casey             c         J.Jackson           ss        
9. T.McDuffie          p         S.Roberts           p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Dandridge doubled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris walked;
H.Spearman walked [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson singled to
right field [V.Harris scored, H.Spearman to second]; B.Leonard
walked [H.Spearman to third, J.Gibson to second]; R.Brown
doubled to center field [H.Spearman scored, J.Gibson scored,
B.Leonard to third]; T.McDuffie threw a wild pitch [B.Leonard
scored, R.Brown to third]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Grays 4.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; E.Stone walked;
D.Seay out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 2ND: S.Roberts doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled [S.Roberts to
third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 4.

EAGLES 3RD: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; L.Pearson walked; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson walked; S.Roberts singled [J.Jackson to
second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris walked
[J.Jackson to third, S.Roberts to second]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay reached on an error by J.Jackson [D.Seay to
second]; M.Casey lined into a double play (J.Jackson to
M.Carlisle) [D.Seay out at second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle singled; M.Carlisle was caught stealing
second (M.Casey to W.Wells); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Grays 4.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out
on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Roberts out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by T.McDuffie [J.Benjamin to
second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 4.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Grays 4.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard homered; R.Brown singled; M.Carlisle
singled [R.Brown to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 5.

EAGLES 8TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; M.Casey singled;
F.MATTHEWS BATTED FOR T.MCDUFFIE; F.Matthews out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 5.

GRAYS 8TH: J.WRIGHT REPLACED F.MATTHEWS (PITCHING); S.Roberts
out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; V.Harris out on unknown
play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 5.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; W.Wells singled;
M.Suttles walked [W.Wells to second]; L.NELSON BATTED FOR
L.PEARSON; L.Nelson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           0   3   1   6
 Grays            5  11   1  10


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