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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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