Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 3 10 0 Newark Eagles 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Vic Harris lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Tommie Dukes c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 Rap Dixon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Curtis Henderson ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 Willie Gisentaner ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Louis Dula p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Ray Brown ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 0 24 10 BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Henry Spearman. Team LOB: 9 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ray Dandridge 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 Willie Wells ss 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Harry Williams 2b 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 Ed Stone rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 Thad Christopher lf 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 Mule Suttles 1b 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 Clint Thomas cf 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 1 2 1 1 2 0 Leon Day p 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 5 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Mule Suttles, Clint Thomas, Johnny Hayes. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Louis Dula L 8 9 4 4 3 5 0 37 Totals 8 9 4 4 3 5 0 37 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day W 9 10 3 3 2 0 0 39 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 0 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 5/25/1936 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. J.Benjamin cf R.Dandridge 3b 2. V.Harris lf W.Wells ss 3. B.Leonard 1b H.Williams 2b 4. H.Spearman 3b E.Stone rf 5. T.Dukes c T.Christopher lf 6. R.Dixon rf M.Suttles 1b 7. C.Henderson ss C.Thomas cf 8. M.Carlisle 2b J.Hayes c 9. L.Dula p L.Day p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin doubled; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: R.Dandridge walked; W.Wells out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone singled [R.Dandridge to second]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: R.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles doubled; C.Thomas out on unknown play; J.Hayes doubled [M.Suttles scored, J.Hayes to third (on throw)]; L.Day out on unknown play [J.Hayes scored]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. GRAYS 3RD: L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells singled to third base; H.Williams singled [W.Wells to third]; E.Stone out on unknown play [W.Wells scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled; T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. EAGLES 4TH: C.Thomas singled; J.Hayes singled [C.Thomas to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. GRAYS 5TH: C.Henderson singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. EAGLES 5TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 3. GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman doubled [B.Leonard scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 3. EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; C.Thomas doubled; J.Hayes out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 3. GRAYS 7TH: C.Henderson singled to second base; M.Carlisle singled [C.Henderson to second]; L.Dula singled [C.Henderson scored, M.Carlisle to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 3. GRAYS 8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled; R.Dixon singled [T.Dukes to third]; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; W.Gisentaner forced R.Dixon (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes scored, W.Gisentaner to first]; T.PARKER RAN FOR W.GISENTANER; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 8TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED T.PARKER (PLAYING SS); E.Stone walked; T.Christopher singled to right field [E.Stone to third]; M.Suttles reached on a fielder's choice [E.Stone scored, T.Christopher to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked [T.Christopher to third, M.Suttles to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. GRAYS 9TH: R.BROWN BATTED FOR L.DULA; R.Brown singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 10 0 9 Eagles 4 9 0 9
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