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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4

Game played on Saturday, June 1, 1935 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  0 0 2  2 0 0   -   5 10  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 1 0  0 2 0   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   2    0     1         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         2   3
Jerry Benjamin rf                     5   0   1    0     0         2   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   2    1     1         9   1
Ray Brown cf                          2   2   1    2     2         2   1
Jimmy Binder 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   2    2     1         6   1
Willie Gisentaner p                   4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         5   0
Totals                               32   5  10    5     6   2    27  11


BATTING -
2B:  Vic Harris, Tommie Dukes. 
3B:  Matt Carlisle. 
HR:  Ray Brown. 
SH:  Matt Carlisle, Jimmy Binder. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Buck Leonard, Ray Brown, Jimmy Binder. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jack Marshall 2b                      4   1   1    1     1         2   3
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   0   1    0     0         1   1
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    0     0         2   2
Turkey Stearnes cf                    3   1   1    2     0         2   0
Mule Suttles lf                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
  Steel Arm Davis lf                  0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Wilson Redus rf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     0         4   3
Zack Clayton 1b                       3   0   1    1     0        12   0
  Melvin Powell ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    2   0   0    0     1         0   5
  Jim Brown ph                        0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   4   7    4     4   4    27  14


BATTING -
2B:  Alex Radcliff. 
HR:  Jack Marshall, Turkey Stearnes. 
SH:  Turkey Stearnes. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Gisentaner W                  9       7   4    4   4   4   2  38
Totals                               9       7   4    4   4   4   2  38


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   9      10   5    5   6   2   1  40
Totals                               9      10   5    5   6   2   1  40



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/1/1935 -- Homestead Grays at Chicago
American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Chicago                       
1. V.Harris            lf        J.Marshall          2b        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        A.Radcliff          3b        
3. J.Benjamin          rf        W.Wells             ss        
4. B.Leonard           1b        T.Stearnes          cf        
5. R.Brown             cf        M.Suttles           lf        
6. J.Binder            3b        W.Redus             rf        
7. T.Dukes             c         L.Brown             c         
8. W.Gisentaner        p         Z.Clayton           1b        
9. J.Jackson           ss        W.Cornelius         p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris singled; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; J.Benjamin singled
[V.Harris to third]; B.Leonard flied to unknown fielder
[V.Harris scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: J.Marshall out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
doubled; W.Wells out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Binder out on unknown play; T.Dukes doubled;
W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: M.Suttles walked; W.Redus out on unknown
play; L.Brown out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle tripled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius walked; J.Marshall walked
[W.Cornelius to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Wells
out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 0.

GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown walked; R.Brown was caught stealing second
(L.Brown to W.Wells); J.Binder out on unknown play; T.Dukes
walked; W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; W.Redus
singled; L.Brown out on unknown play [W.Redus to second];
Z.Clayton singled [W.Redus scored]; W.Cornelius out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 1.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Marshall homered; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; W.Wells singled; T.Stearnes out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, American Giants 2.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard singled; R.Brown walked [B.Leonard to
second]; J.Binder out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[B.Leonard to third, R.Brown to second]; T.Dukes singled
[B.Leonard scored, R.Brown scored]; W.Gisentaner out on unknown
play; J.Jackson walked [T.Dukes to second]; V.Harris walked
[T.Dukes to third, J.Jackson to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Brown out
on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, American Giants 2.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked;
R.Brown homered [B.Leonard scored]; J.Binder singled; J.Binder
was caught stealing second (L.Brown to W.Wells); T.Dukes out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 5, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play;
J.Marshall out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 5, American Giants 2.

GRAYS 8TH: W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 5, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.Wells singled; T.Stearnes homered
[W.Wells scored]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; W.Redus out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 5, American Giants 4.

GRAYS 9TH: S.DAVIS REPLACED M.SUTTLES (PLAYING LF); M.Carlisle
out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard
singled; B.Leonard was caught stealing second (L.Brown to
J.Marshall); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 5, American Giants 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: M.POWELL BATTED FOR Z.CLAYTON; M.Powell
out on unknown play; J.BROWN BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; J.Brown
walked; J.Marshall out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, American Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5  10   0   8
 American Giants   4   7   0   7


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