Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 - 6 11 0
Homestead Grays 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 x - 8 12 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fats Jenkins rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
Chester Williams ss 5 0 3 2 0 1 0
Sam Bankhead cf 5 1 1 0 0 6 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0
Harry Williams 2b 3 2 1 3 1 1 0
George Giles 1b 4 0 2 0 0 5 0
Dan Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 7 0
Theolic Smith p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0
Mickey Casey ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 4 24 0
BATTING -
2B: George Giles 2, Dan Wilson.
3B: Chester Williams.
HR: Harry Williams.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
SB: Harry Williams.
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Vic Harris lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Williams rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Josh Gibson c 3 2 2 2 1 6 0
Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 1 1 17 0
Henry Spearman 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
Tom Parker cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0
Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Ray Brown p 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 5 27 0
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Buck Leonard.
BATTING -
HR: Josh Gibson, Tom Parker, Ray Brown 2.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
CS: Henry Spearman.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith L 8 12 8 8 3 5 4 38
Totals 8 12 8 8 3 5 4 38
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 11 6 6 3 4 1 40
Totals 9 11 6 6 3 4 1 40
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/28/1938, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. F.Jenkins rf V.Harris lf
2. C.Williams ss M.Carlisle 2b
3. S.Bankhead cf J.Williams rf
4. N.Hairston lf J.Gibson c
5. H.Williams 2b B.Leonard 1b
6. G.Giles 1b H.Spearman 3b
7. D.Wilson 3b T.Parker cf
8. P.Bassett c J.Jackson ss
9. T.Smith p R.Brown p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
S.Bankhead lined into a double play (B.Leonard unassisted)
[C.Williams out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; J.Gibson homered to
left-center [J.Williams scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
2ND: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; G.Giles doubled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman walked; H.Spearman was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); T.Parker out on unknown play;
J.Jackson singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Grays 2.
3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Grays 2.
4TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled;
N.Hairston singled [S.Bankhead to second]; H.Williams homered
[S.Bankhead scored, N.Hairston scored]; G.Giles out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to
third]; H.Spearman forced B.Leonard (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson
scored, H.Spearman to first]; T.Parker out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Grays
3.
5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins walked; C.Williams tripled to center field
[F.Jenkins scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 3.
GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown homered to leftfield; V.Harris singled;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 4.
6TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams walked;
H.Williams stole second; G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Wilson
doubled [H.Williams scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, Grays 4.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
T.Parker homered to rightfield [H.Spearman scored]; J.Jackson
out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 5, Grays 6.
7TH: T.Smith singled; F.Jenkins out on unknown play;
C.Williams singled [T.Smith to second]; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 5, Grays 6.
GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
J.Williams singled [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson walked
[V.Harris to third, J.Williams to second]; B.Leonard walked
[V.Harris scored, J.Williams to third, J.Gibson to second];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 5, Grays 7.
8TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; G.Giles doubled; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 5, Grays 7.
GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown homered;
V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, Grays 8.
9TH: M.CASEY BATTED FOR T.SMITH; M.Casey walked; F.Jenkins
singled [M.Casey to third]; C.Williams out on unknown play
[M.Casey scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
6 11 0 7
Grays 8 12 0 6
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