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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 4

Game played on Sunday, August 7, 1938 (D) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 0  0 3 0   -   4 11  2
Homestead Grays                     3 0 2  0 3 0  0 0 x   -   8 12  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   1   3    0     0   0     3   0
Willie Wells ss                       2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
  Fran Matthews ph, 1b                2   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Ray Dandridge 3b, ss                  4   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Mule Suttles 1b, lf                   4   1   1    1     0   0    10   2
Lennie Pearson lf, 3b                 3   1   1    2     1   0     1   1
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   2    0     1   0     4   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0    1     0   0     2   5
Mickey Casey c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Terris McDuffie p                     1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Jesse Brown p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   4  11    4     2   0    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Dick Seay. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Dick Seay. 
Team LOB:  6


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   2    0     0         2   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   1   3    0     0         1   1
Josh Gibson c                         3   2   0    0     1         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   0    0     0        16   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   3    4     0         1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         5   6
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   1    1     0         0   7
Edsall Walker p                       3   0   1    1     0         0   4
  Ray Brown p                         1   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               38   8  12    7     1   2    27  19

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Buck Leonard 3, Matt Carlisle 3, Jelly Jackson 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Henry Spearman, Jim Williams 2, Ray Brown. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    2.2     4   5    0   1   1   0  15
Jesse Brown                          5.1     8   3    3   0   1   0  24
Totals                               8      12   8    3   1   2   0  39


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      7.1    11   4    4   2   0   0  33
Ray Brown SV                         1.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9      11   4    4   2   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris, 2B -  , 3B -  Turner

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/7/1938 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Crutchfield singled; W.Wells grounded into a double
play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [J.Crutchfield out
at second]; R.Dandridge singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin tripled; V.Harris out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard
reached on an error by W.Wells [J.Benjamin scored (unearned) (no
RBI), J.Gibson to second, B.Leonard to first]; J.Williams
doubled [J.Gibson scored (unearned), B.Leonard scored
(unearned), J.Williams to third (on throw)]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; E.Stone singled;
D.Seay out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

EAGLES 3RD: T.McDuffie singled; J.Crutchfield singled
[T.McDuffie to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; R.Dandridge
out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris flied to unknown fielder; H.Spearman
singled to left field; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder;
B.Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [H.Spearman to second
(error by D.Seay; assist by W.Wells)]; J.Williams doubled to
center field [H.Spearman scored (unearned), B.Leonard scored
(unearned)]; J.BROWN REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); M.Carlisle
out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Grays 5.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson walked; E.Stone singled [L.Pearson to
third]; D.Seay out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored]; M.Casey
out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 5.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; V.Harris out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 5.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; F.MATTHEWS
BATTED FOR W.WELLS; F.Matthews singled; R.Dandridge grounded
into a double play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard)
[F.Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Grays 5.

GRAYS 5TH: F.MATTHEWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); R.DANDRIDGE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); M.SUTTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
H.Spearman singled; J.Gibson forced H.Spearman (unknown fielder)
[J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams
singled [J.Gibson to second]; M.Carlisle singled [J.Gibson
scored, J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson singled [J.Williams
scored, M.Carlisle to second]; E.Walker singled [M.Carlisle
scored, J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 8.

EAGLES 6TH: 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 1, Grays 8.

GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Spearman doubled;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 8.

EAGLES 7TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown
play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
1, Grays 8.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Grays 8.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Crutchfield singled; F.Matthews out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge singled [J.Crutchfield to second]; M.Suttles
singled [J.Crutchfield scored, R.Dandridge to third, M.Suttles
to second (on throw)]; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge scored,
M.Suttles scored]; E.Stone walked [L.Pearson to second]; R.BROWN
REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); D.Seay grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [E.Stone out at second];
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 8.

GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Grays 8.

EAGLES 9TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           4  11   2   6
 Grays            8  12   0   7


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