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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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