Homestead Grays 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 11 2 Columbus Bluebirds 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf, rf 4 0 2 2 1 2 0 Bill Evans 2b 5 2 1 0 0 5 2 Joe Strong rf, lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 Jasper Washington 1b 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 Chester Williams ss 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 Tom Payne cf 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Ted Radcliffe c, p 4 1 2 1 0 4 1 Peacock 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 Lefty Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 Robert Gaston c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 11 6 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - E: 2. Chester Williams, Peacock. BATTING - 3B: Chester Williams, Tom Payne. HR: Joe Strong. SH: Tom Payne, Lefty Williams. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Vic Harris. Columbus Bluebirds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Morney ss 4 1 2 0 1 3 3 Dewey Creacy 3b 5 0 3 3 0 5 0 Wilson Redus rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Joe Scott 1b 5 0 1 0 0 6 1 Ameal Brooks lf 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 Dennis Gilchrist c 3 1 1 0 1 8 1 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Griffin cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 Kermit Dial 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Roy K. Williams p 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 39 5 13 5 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dewey Creacy, Joe Scott, Roy K. Williams. E: 3. Leroy Morney 2, Wilson Redus. BATTING - 2B: Leroy Morney, Dennis Gilchrist. 3B: Dewey Creacy. HR: Clarence Griffin. SH: Wilson Redus. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Williams 3 7 4 3 1 0 1 18 Ted Radcliffe W 6 6 1 1 2 0 25 Totals 9 13 5 4 3 3 1 43 Lefty Williams pitched to 4 batters in the 4th inning Columbus Bluebirds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy K. Williams L 9 11 6 6 2 5 1 38 Totals 9 11 6 6 2 5 1 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Dodson, 1B - Streets Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 5/1/1933 -- Homestead Grays at Columbus Bluebirds (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Columbus 1. V.Harris lf L.Morney ss 2. B.Evans 2b D.Creacy 3b 3. J.Strong rf W.Redus rf 4. J.Washington 1b J.Scott 1b 5. C.Williams ss A.Brooks lf 6. T.Payne cf D.Gilchrist c 7. T.Radcliffe c C.Griffin cf 8. 3b K.Dial 2b 9. L.Williams p R.Williams p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; V.Harris walked; V.Harris stole second; B.Evans out on unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Bluebirds 0. BLUEBIRDS 1ST: L.Morney singled; D.Creacy singled [L.Morney to second]; W.Redus out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Morney to third, D.Creacy to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Brooks walked; D.Gilchrist out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 0, Bluebirds 0. GRAYS 2ND: C.Williams singled; T.Payne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Williams to second]; T.Radcliffe singled [C.Williams scored]; singled [T.Radcliffe to second]; L.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to third, to second]; V.Harris singled [T.Radcliffe scored, scored]; B.Evans reached on an error by L.Morney [V.Harris to second, B.Evans to first]; J.Strong out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 0. BLUEBIRDS 2ND: C.Griffin singled; K.Dial out on unknown play; R.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Williams singled to left field (A.Brooks to L.Morney) [C.Williams out at second]; T.Payne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 0. BLUEBIRDS 3RD: D.Creacy out on unknown play; W.Redus singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 0. GRAYS 4TH: T.Radcliffe singled to shortstop [T.Radcliffe to second (error by L.Morney)]; out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 0. BLUEBIRDS 4TH: D.Gilchrist doubled; C.Griffin homered [D.Gilchrist scored]; K.Dial reached on an error by C.Williams [K.Dial to first]; R.Williams singled to third base [K.Dial to third (error by ), R.Williams to second]; T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.STRONG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R.GASTON REPLACED L.WILLIAMS (PLAYING C); L.Morney walked; D.Creacy singled [K.Dial scored (unearned), R.Williams scored, L.Morney to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Bluebirds 4. GRAYS 5TH: B.Evans singled to right field [B.Evans to second (error by W.Redus)]; J.Strong out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled [B.Evans scored]; T.Payne out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Bluebirds 4. BLUEBIRDS 5TH: D.Gilchrist walked; C.Griffin singled [D.Gilchrist to second]; K.Dial out on unknown play; R.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Bluebirds 4. GRAYS 6TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bluebirds 4. BLUEBIRDS 6TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; W.Redus singled; W.Redus was picked off first (T.Radcliffe to J.Washington); J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bluebirds 4. GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris singled; B.Evans forced V.Harris (unknown fielder) [B.Evans to first]; J.Strong homered [B.Evans scored]; J.Washington walked; C.Williams hit into a double play (R.Williams to J.Scott to D.Creacy) [J.Washington out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 4. BLUEBIRDS 7TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Gilchrist out on unknown play; C.Griffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 4. GRAYS 8TH: T.Payne tripled to center field (C.Griffin to D.Gilchrist) [T.Payne out at home]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 4. BLUEBIRDS 8TH: K.Dial out on unknown play; R.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney doubled; D.Creacy tripled [L.Morney scored]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 5. GRAYS 9TH: R.Gaston out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 5. BLUEBIRDS 9TH: J.Scott singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play; B.BYRD BATTED FOR D.GILCHRIST; B.Byrd out on unknown play; C.Griffin lined to J.Strong; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Bluebirds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 6 11 2 5 Bluebirds 5 13 3 11
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