Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 9 0
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jimmy Binder 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 0
Harry Williams ss 4 0 2 1 0 3 1
Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 5 0
Jim Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0
Ray Brown cf 4 1 1 1 0 6 0
Clarence Palm c 3 1 2 0 1 4 0
John Lyles 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3
Neil Robinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Joe Strong p 4 1 1 2 0 1 2
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 8 27 6
BATTING -
2B: Clarence Palm, Joe Strong.
HR: Ray Brown.
GDP: Ray Brown.
Team LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0
Ted Page rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Vic Harris lf 5 1 1 0 0 3 0
Josh Gibson c 5 1 2 0 0 9 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2
Curtis Harris 1b 3 1 1 0 0 4 0
Oscar Charleston ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chester Williams 2b 4 0 2 1 0 5 1
Leroy Morney ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1
Leroy Matlock p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
Satchel Paige p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Hunter ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 37 3 11 3 2 2 27 6
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Judy Johnson, Curtis Harris, Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Leroy Morney.
3B: Curtis Harris.
SH: Leroy Matlock.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Joe Strong W 9 11 3 3 2 2 0 40
Totals 9 11 3 3 2 2 0 40
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock L 6.1 7 4 4 2 4 1 27
Satchel Paige 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 7
Bert Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 9 9 4 4 2 8 1 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Mo Harris, 2B - , 3B - Young
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/4/1934, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Binder 3b C.Papa Bell cf
2. H.Williams ss T.Page rf
3. B.Leonard 1b V.Harris lf
4. J.Williams rf J.Gibson c
5. R.Brown cf J.Johnson 3b
6. C.Palm c C.Harris 1b
7. J.Lyles 2b C.Williams 2b
8. N.Robinson lf L.Morney ss
9. J.Strong p L.Matlock p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Binder out on unknown play; H.Williams singled;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell walked; T.Page out on unknown play; V.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; J.Lyles walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Harris tripled;
C.Williams singled [C.Harris scored]; L.Morney out on unknown
play; L.Matlock singled [C.Williams to second]; C.Papa Bell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Strong out on unknown play; J.Binder out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 1.
3RD: T.Page out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; J.Gibson
singled [V.Harris to second]; J.Johnson singled [V.Harris
scored, J.Gibson to second]; C.Harris out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0,
2.
GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Brown homered; C.Palm walked; J.Lyles out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 2.
4TH: L.Morney singled; L.Matlock out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Morney to second]; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Grays 1, 2.
GRAYS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Strong out on
unknown play; J.Binder singled; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 2.
5TH: V.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 1, 2.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
R.Brown grounded into a double play (J.Johnson to C.Williams to
C.Harris) [J.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 1, 2.
6TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 2.
GRAYS 7TH: C.Palm singled; J.Lyles singled [C.Palm to second];
N.Robinson struck out; J.Strong doubled [C.Palm scored, J.Lyles
scored]; S.PAIGE REPLACED L.MATLOCK (PITCHING); J.Binder out on
unknown play; H.Williams singled [J.Strong scored]; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, 2.
7TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
4, 2.
GRAYS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; C.Palm doubled; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, 2.
8TH: J.Gibson singled; J.Johnson singled [J.Gibson to second];
O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR C.HARRIS; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney doubled [J.Gibson
scored, J.Johnson to third]; B.HUNTER BATTED FOR S.PAIGE;
B.Hunter out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, 3.
GRAYS 9TH: B.HUNTER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); O.CHARLESTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); N.Robinson out on unknown play;
J.Strong out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, 3.
9TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page walked; V.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 4 9 0 6
3 11 0 10
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