Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
Pittsburgh Crawfords 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 4 8 1
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
John Lyles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2
Joe Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 12 1
Jim Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ray Brown cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Harry Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Neil Robinson lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Tex Burnett c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Clarence Palm c 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Louis Dula p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Frank Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Horace Jarnigan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 0 0 0 1 17 24 12
FIELDING -
E: 2. Buck Leonard, Jim Williams.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 2
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 2 0 2 0 1 2 0
Curtis Harris 1b 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 1 0 17 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vic Harris lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Chester Williams 2b 3 0 1 0 0 3 0
Leroy Morney ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 1
Satchel Paige p 3 0 1 1 0 0 2
Totals 31 4 8 3 1 4 27 4
FIELDING -
E: 1. Leroy Morney.
BATTING -
2B: Leroy Morney.
3B: Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston.
Team LOB: 4
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Louis Dula L 6.1 6 3 2 1 2 0 25
Frank Stewart 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7
Totals 8 8 4 3 1 4 0 32
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Satchel Paige W 9 0 0 0 1 17 0 29
Totals 9 0 0 0 1 17 0 29
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Young, 1B - John Craig, 2B - , 3B - Mo Harris
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/4/1934, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Lyles 2b C.Papa Bell cf
2. J.Binder 3b J.Crutchfield rf
3. B.Leonard 1b O.Charleston 1b
4. J.Williams rf J.Gibson c
5. R.Brown cf J.Johnson 3b
6. H.Williams ss V.Harris lf
7. N.Robinson lf C.Williams 2b
8. T.Burnett c L.Morney ss
9. L.Dula p S.Paige p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Lyles struck out; J.Binder struck out; B.Leonard
walked; J.Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0,
0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell tripled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
O.Charleston walked; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder [C.Papa
Bell scored]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown struck out; H.Williams out on unknown play;
N.Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
2ND: V.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
L.Morney out on unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 3RD: T.Burnett struck out; L.Dula struck out; J.Lyles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
3RD: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; O.Charleston singled; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Binder struck out; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0,
1.
4TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown struck out; H.Williams lined to V.Harris;
N.Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
5TH: L.Morney doubled to right field; S.Paige grounded out,
(J.Binder to B.Leonard) [L.Morney scored (unearned) (no RBI)
(error by B.Leonard)]; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 0, 2.
GRAYS 6TH: T.Burnett out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown
play; J.Lyles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
6TH: O.Charleston tripled; O.Charleston was out trying to
advance to home (T.Burnett unassisted); Charleston out trying to
advance on a short passed ball Charleston hurt his ankle on the
slide and had to leave the ; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0,
2.
GRAYS 7TH: C.HARRIS REPLACED O.CHARLESTON (PLAYING 1B);
J.Binder out on unknown play; B.Leonard struck out; J.Williams
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
7TH: V.Harris singled to right field [V.Harris to second
(error by J.Williams)]; C.Williams flied to unknown fielder;
F.STEWART REPLACED L.DULA (PITCHING); L.Morney singled [V.Harris
scored, L.Morney to second (on throw)]; S.Paige singled
[L.Morney scored]; C.PALM REPLACED T.BURNETT (PLAYING C);
Burnett was spiked by Morney as he slid into home; C.Papa Bell
out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 4.
GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown struck out; H.Williams reached on an error
by L.Morney [H.Williams to first]; N.Robinson struck out; C.Palm
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 4.
8TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 0, 4.
GRAYS 9TH: H.JARNIGAN BATTED FOR F.STEWART; H.Jarnigan struck
out; J.STRONG BATTED FOR J.LYLES; J.Strong struck out; J.Binder
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 0 0 2 2
4 8 1 4
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