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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 30, 1936 (D) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  0
Homestead Grays                     1 1 0  0 0 0  0 2 x   -   4 10  2

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    0     1         0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     1         2   4
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Thad Christopher lf                   3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   2    0     0        10   0
Clint Thomas cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Leon Ruffin c                         3   0   0    0     1         5   0
Terris McDuffie p                     4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Totals                               33   2   5    0     5   5    24   7


BATTING -
Team LOB:  9


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 5   1   2    1     0         3   0
Rap Dixon rf                          4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1         6   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Tommie Dukes c                        4   1   1    0     0         7   1
Curtis Henderson ss                   3   0   0    0     0         3   1
  Ray Brown ph, cf                    1   1   1    2     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b, ss                  3   1   1    0     1         2   4
Tom Parker p                          4   0   3    0     0         0   4
Totals                               34   4  10    4     3   5    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Henry Spearman, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Rap Dixon. 
HR:  Ray Brown. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    8      10   4    4   3   5   1  37
Totals                               8      10   4    4   3   5   1  37


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker W                         9       5   2    0   5   5   0  38
Totals                               9       5   2    0   5   5   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Pat Washington

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/30/1936, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Homestead                     
1. R.Dandridge         3b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. W.Wells             ss        R.Dixon             rf        
3. H.Williams          2b        V.Harris            lf        
4. E.Stone             rf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. T.Christopher       lf        H.Spearman          3b        
6. M.Suttles           1b        T.Dukes             c         
7. C.Thomas            cf        C.Henderson         ss        
8. L.Ruffin            c         M.Carlisle          2b        
9. T.McDuffie          p         T.Parker            p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Dandridge singled; W.Wells out on unknown play;
H.Williams singled [R.Dandridge to second]; E.Stone out on
unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin doubled; R.Dixon doubled [J.Benjamin
scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Grays 1.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles singled; C.Thomas out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin walked [M.Suttles to second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge walked [M.Suttles to third, L.Ruffin to
second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 2ND: C.Henderson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
T.Parker singled [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Benjamin singled
[M.Carlisle scored, T.Parker to second]; R.Dixon out on unknown
play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Grays 2.

EAGLES 3RD: H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; T.Christopher walked; M.Suttles singled to third
base [T.Christopher to third (error by H.Spearman), M.Suttles to
second]; C.Thomas reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[T.Christopher scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Suttles scored
(unearned) (no RBI), C.Thomas to first]; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked;
T.Dukes out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

EAGLES 4TH: T.McDuffie singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; W.Wells walked [T.McDuffie to second]; H.Williams out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; T.Parker singled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

EAGLES 5TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: C.Henderson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; T.Parker singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; E.Stone walked; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Dixon out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Grays 2.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled;
R.BROWN BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; R.Brown homered [T.Dukes
scored]; M.Carlisle walked; T.Parker out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Grays 4.

EAGLES 9TH: J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
M.CARLISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Dandridge
out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   5   0   9
 Grays            4  10   2   9


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