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Newark Dodgers (NW1) 12 Homestead Grays (HOM) 9

Game played on Monday, June 25, 1934 (N) at General Electric Park, Bloomfield NJ
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  2 0 0  6  -   9 11  2
Newark Dodgers                      1 1 0  0 4 2  4  -  12 15  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Neil Robinson ss                      4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Jimmy Binder 3b                       4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   3    4     0         0   0
Jim Williams lf                       4   2   3    2     0         0   0
Clarence Palm rf                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Ray Brown cf                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Strong p                          3   0   0    1     0         0   0
John Lyles 2b                         3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Tex Burnett c                         3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   9  11    9     1   3    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Buck Leonard, John Lyles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmy Binder, Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Buck Leonard, Jim Williams. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Buck Leonard. 

Newark Dodgers                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage cf                      4   4   2    4     1         0   0
Ray Dandridge ss                      5   1   3    2     0         0   0
Jim Starks 1b                         5   1   2    1     0         0   0
Bert Johnson rf                       5   0   2    0     0         0   0
Earl Davis 2b                         4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   3   2    0     1         0   0
George Britt 3b                       3   0   2    3     1         0   0
  Frank McCoy pr                      0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Schute Merritt lf                     4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Bob Evans p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Slim Vaughan p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Subby Byas ph                       1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37  12  15   12     3   3    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Buddy Burbage, Ray Dandridge, Jim Starks, George Britt. 
HR:  Buddy Burbage. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Strong L                         7      15  12   11   3   3   1  40
Totals                               7      15  12   11   3   3   1  40


Newark Dodgers                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans                            6.2    11   9    9   1   3   2  31
Slim Vaughan W                       0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               7      11   9    9   1   3   2  32



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Umpires: HP - James Crump

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/25/1934 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Dodgers
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Newark                        
1. N.Robinson          ss        B.Burbage           cf        
2. J.Binder            3b        R.Dandridge         ss        
3. B.Leonard           1b        J.Starks            1b        
4. J.Williams          lf        B.Johnson           rf        
5. C.Palm              rf        E.Davis             2b        
6. R.Brown             cf        J.Hayes             c         
7. J.Strong            p         G.Britt             3b        
8. J.Lyles             2b        S.Merritt           lf        
9. T.Burnett           c         B.Evans             p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Binder doubled;
B.Leonard singled [J.Binder scored]; B.Leonard was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Williams singled; C.Palm
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: B.Burbage homered; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; J.Starks out on unknown play; B.Johnson singled; B.Johnson
was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Leonard
[B.Johnson to second]; E.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Dodgers 1.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown
play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: J.Hayes singled; G.Britt singled [J.Hayes to
third]; S.Merritt out on unknown play [J.Hayes scored]; B.Evans
out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Dodgers 2.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Burnett out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: R.Dandridge singled; J.Starks out on unknown play;
B.Johnson singled [R.Dandridge to second]; E.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Grays 1, Dodgers 2.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard homered; J.Williams singled; C.Palm walked
[J.Williams to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play [J.Williams
to third, C.Palm to second]; J.Strong out on unknown play
[J.Williams scored]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: G.Britt out on unknown play; S.Merritt out on
unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 3, Dodgers 2.

GRAYS 5TH: T.Burnett out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: B.Burbage walked; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
J.Starks singled [B.Burbage to second]; B.Johnson out on unknown
play; E.Davis singled [B.Burbage scored, J.Starks to second];
J.Hayes walked [J.Starks to third, E.Davis to second]; G.Britt
doubled to left field [J.Starks scored, E.Davis scored, J.Hayes
scored]; S.Merritt out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 3, Dodgers 6.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: B.Evans out on unknown play; B.Burbage reached on
an error by J.Lyles [B.Burbage to first]; R.Dandridge doubled
[B.Burbage scored (unearned)]; J.Starks doubled [R.Dandridge
scored]; B.Johnson out on unknown play; E.Davis out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Dodgers 8.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown
play; J.Lyles singled; T.Burnett singled [J.Lyles to second];
N.Robinson singled [J.Lyles scored, T.Burnett to second];
J.Binder singled [T.Burnett scored, N.Robinson to second];
B.Leonard doubled [N.Robinson scored, J.Binder scored];
J.Williams homered to rightfield [B.Leonard scored]; S.VAUGHAN
REPLACED B.EVANS (PITCHING); C.Palm out on unknown play; 6 R, 6
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 9, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: J.Hayes singled; G.Britt walked [J.Hayes to
second]; F.MCCOY RAN FOR G.BRITT; S.Merritt out on unknown play;
S.BYAS BATTED FOR S.VAUGHAN; S.Byas singled [J.Hayes to third,
F.McCoy to second]; B.Burbage doubled [J.Hayes scored, F.McCoy
scored, S.Byas scored]; R.Dandridge singled [B.Burbage scored];
J.Starks out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 9, Dodgers 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            9  11   2   2
 Dodgers         12  15   0   7


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