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Homestead Grays (HOM) 11 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 5

Game played on Sunday, June 21, 1936 (D) at Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  5 0 5  0 0 0   -  11 13  0
Cincinnati Tigers                   0 0 2  2 1 0  0 0 0   -   5  9  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   3   2    3     1         2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   1    1     1         2   0
Tarcat Terry 2b                       4   1   2    2     1         5   4
Rap Dixon rf                          5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    2     1        14   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   0    0     0         1   1
Tommie Dukes c                        5   1   1    1     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle ss                      5   2   2    1     0         3   4
Louis Dula p                          3   1   2    0     0         0   3
Totals                               37  11  13   11     4   5    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tarcat Terry, Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jerry Benjamin, Louis Dula. 
HBP:  Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Buck Leonard. 

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Harvey Peterson lf                    4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       3   1   2    1     1         1   2
Willie Simms rf                       4   1   2    0     0         2   0
Josh Johnson c                        4   0   0    0     0         6   1
Howard Easterling ss                  3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   2    1     0        15   1
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   1    0     0         1   1
Porter Moss p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Virgil Harris p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Jesse Houston p                     2   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   5   9    3     2   1    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Howard Easterling. 

BATTING -
3B:  Marlin Carter. 
GDP:  Marlin Carter. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Rainey Bibbs, Willie Simms, Jelly Taylor 2, Neil Robinson. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula W                         9       9   5    5   2   1   0  36
Totals                               9       9   5    5   2   1   0  36


Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss L                        3       1   3    3   4   1   0  15
Virgil Harris                        2       9   7    7   0   3   0  14
Jesse Houston                        4       3   1    0   0   1   0  15
Totals                               9      13  11   10   4   5   0  44

Porter Moss pitched to 2 batters in the 4th inning
Virgil Harris pitched to 4 batters in the 6th inning
HBP:  Porter Moss. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Percy Reed, 1B - Harry Ward

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/21/1936 -- Homestead Grays at Cincinnati
Tigers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Cincinnati                    
1. V.Harris            lf        M.Carter            3b        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        H.Peterson          lf        
3. T.Terry             2b        R.Bibbs             2b        
4. R.Dixon             rf        W.Simms             rf        
5. B.Leonard           1b        J.Johnson           c         
6. H.Spearman          3b        H.Easterling        ss        
7. T.Dukes             c         J.Taylor            1b        
8. M.Carlisle          ss        N.Robinson          cf        
9. L.Dula              p         P.Moss              p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris walked; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; T.Terry singled
[V.Harris scored]; R.Dixon out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; H.Peterson out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Tigers 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: W.Simms out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Tigers 0.

GRAYS 3RD: L.Dula out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin walked; T.Terry walked [J.Benjamin to second];
R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: J.Taylor singled; J.Taylor stole second; N.Robinson
singled [J.Taylor to third]; J.Taylor stole home and N.Robinson
stole second; P.Moss out on unknown play [N.Robinson to third];
M.Carter out on unknown play [N.Robinson scored]; H.Peterson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Tigers 2.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman was hit by a pitch
[B.Leonard to second]; V.HARRIS REPLACED P.MOSS (PITCHING);
T.Dukes singled [B.Leonard scored, H.Spearman to second];
M.Carlisle singled [H.Spearman scored, T.Dukes to second];
L.Dula out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to
third, M.Carlisle to second]; V.Harris singled [T.Dukes scored,
M.Carlisle scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; T.Terry
singled [V.Harris to third]; R.Dixon singled to center field
(N.Robinson to M.Carter) [V.Harris scored, T.Terry out at
third]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: R.Bibbs singled; W.Simms singled [R.Bibbs to
third]; R.Bibbs stole home and W.Simms stole second; J.Johnson
out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Taylor
singled [W.Simms scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Tigers 4.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carter tripled;
H.Peterson out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled [M.Carter
scored]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 6, Tigers 5.

GRAYS 6TH: M.Carlisle singled; L.Dula singled [M.Carlisle to
second]; V.Harris singled [M.Carlisle scored, L.Dula to second];
J.Benjamin singled [L.Dula scored, V.Harris to third]; J.HOUSTON
REPLACED V.HARRIS (PITCHING); T.Terry reached on an error by
H.Easterling [V.Harris scored, J.Benjamin to second, T.Terry to
first]; R.Dixon out on unknown play [J.Benjamin to third,
T.Terry to second]; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin scored,
T.Terry scored (unearned)]; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
B.Leonard was caught stealing second (J.Johnson to
H.Easterling); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 11, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Easterling walked;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 11, Tigers 5.

GRAYS 7TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; L.Dula singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 11, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: J.Houston singled; M.Carter grounded into a double
play (M.Carlisle to T.Terry to B.Leonard) [J.Houston out at
second]; H.Peterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 11, Tigers 5.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; T.Terry out on
unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 11, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: R.Bibbs walked; R.Bibbs was picked off first
(L.Dula to B.Leonard); W.Simms singled; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 11, Tigers 5.

GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 11, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 11, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays           11  13   0   6
 Tigers           5   9   1   4


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