Pittsburgh Crawfords 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2
Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Judy Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oscar Charleston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Bankhead lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 13 1
Harry Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Bill Perkins rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Seay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jimmie Crutchfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Harvey p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 0 24 14
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Josh Gibson, Johnny Washington 2, Harry Williams, Bill Harvey 2.
E: 2. Dan Wilson, Bill Harvey.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead.
3B: Johnny Washington.
Team LOB: 4
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3
Rap Dixon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 1 0 18 0
Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1
Tom Parker lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Brown p 3 0 1 1 0 0 8
Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 0 4 1
Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 6
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 4 27 19
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Henry Spearman.
BATTING -
2B: Rap Dixon.
GDP: Rap Dixon, Tom Parker.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Rap Dixon.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Harvey L 8 5 2 2 3 4 0 32
Totals 8 5 2 2 3 4 0 32
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 4 1 1 2 0 0 32
Totals 9 4 1 1 2 0 0 32
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Pat Washington, 2B - Gerald Hayes, 3B - Les Williams
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/5/1936, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. C.Papa Bell cf M.Carlisle 2b
2. J.Johnson 3b R.Dixon rf
3. S.Bankhead lf J.Benjamin cf
4. J.Gibson c B.Leonard 1b
5. J.Washington 1b H.Spearman 3b
6. H.Williams ss T.Parker lf
7. B.Perkins rf R.Brown p
8. D.Seay 2b P.Bassett c
9. B.Harvey p J.Jackson ss
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead doubled [C.Papa Bell scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Washington walked; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: M.Carlisle reached on an error by B.Harvey
[M.Carlisle to first]; R.Dixon grounded into a double play
(B.Harvey to H.Williams to J.Washington) [M.Carlisle out at
second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
1, Grays 0.
2ND: B.Perkins out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman singled [B.Leonard to
second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; R.Brown singled
[B.Leonard scored, H.Spearman to second]; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 1, Grays 1.
3RD: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Grays 1.
GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Dixon doubled;
J.Benjamin walked; B.Leonard singled [R.Dixon scored, J.Benjamin
to second]; H.Spearman walked [J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to
second]; T.Parker grounded into a double play (B.Harvey to
J.Gibson to J.Washington) [J.Benjamin out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Washington tripled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 2.
5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Dixon walked;
R.Dixon stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
6TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
1, Grays 2.
7TH: J.Washington singled; H.Williams lined into a double play
(H.Spearman to B.Leonard) [J.Washington out at first]; B.Perkins
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
GRAYS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 2.
8TH: J.CRUTCHFIELD BATTED FOR D.SEAY; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
GRAYS 8TH: D.WILSON REPLACED J.CRUTCHFIELD (PLAYING 2B);
R.Dixon reached on an error by D.Wilson [R.Dixon to first];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Grays
2.
9TH: O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1,
Grays 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 4 2 4
Grays 2 5 0 6
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