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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4

Game played on Sunday, September 6, 1936 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  0 1 0  0 3 1   -   6 12  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  0 0 2  0 1 0   -   4  8  4

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2          0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      5   0   2          0         2   3
Vic Harris lf                         5   1   2          0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0          1        13   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   1   2          0         1   3
Rap Dixon rf                          5   0   0          0         2   0
Tommie Dukes c                        5   1   1          0         3   2
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   1          0         0   4
  Tom Parker ss                       1   1   1          0         2   1
Ray Brown p                           2   1   1          1         2   2
  Arnold Waites p                     0   0   0          0         0   0
  Edsall Walker ph                    1   0   0          0         0   0
  Willie Gisentaner p                 0   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               40   6  12          2   3    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard 2, Henry Spearman, Jelly Jackson, Ray Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Brown. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin, Henry Spearman. 
SH:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     3   0   0          2         3   0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 4   0   0          0         1   0
Sam Bankhead lf                       3   0   0          1         3   0
Josh Gibson c                         2   1   0          2         2   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   2   3          0         9   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   1   2          0         4   1
Judy Johnson 3b                       3   0   0          1         3   2
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   1          0         2   2
  Bill Perkins ph                     1   0   1          0         0   0
  Dan Wilson 2b                       0   0   0          0         0   0
Leroy Matlock p                       3   0   1          0         0   4
  Oscar Charleston ph                 1   0   0          0         0   0
  Bill Harvey p                       0   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               30   4   8          6   2    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Johnny Washington, Leroy Matlock. 
E: 4.  Chester Williams, Dick Seay 2, Dan Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Washington, Chester Williams. 
SH:  Chester Williams. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Josh Gibson, Leroy Matlock. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown                            6       5   3        6   1   0  26
Arnold Waites W                      1       1   0        0   0   0  3
Willie Gisentaner SV                 2       2   1        0   1   0  8
Totals                               9       8   4        6   2   0  37


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leroy Matlock L                      8      10   5        2   3   0  37
Bill Harvey                          1       2   1        0   0   0  6
Totals                               9      12   6        2   3   0  43



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