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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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