Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 4 12 0 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 3 Vic Harris lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 2 1 0 13 1 Jim Williams rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 Bub Miller 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Jelly Jackson ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Roy Welmaker p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ray Brown p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 41 4 12 4 3 3 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Matt Carlisle 2, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson, Jim Williams. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - SB: Matt Carlisle, Josh Gibson. CS: Jim Williams. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Flit Holliday lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Red Hadley cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jim Canada ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Don Pelham ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Joe Greene c 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 Hap Glenn 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Red Moore 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 2 Edgar Pope rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bo Mitchell p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Donald Reeves ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Red Howard p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 8 1 2 2 27 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Don Pelham 2, Hap Glenn. BATTING - GDP: Flit Holliday, Red Moore. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Flit Holliday. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker 3.1 5 1 1 1 0 0 13 Ray Brown W 5.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 19 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 2 0 32 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bo Mitchell L 5 6 2 2 1 2 0 23 Eddie Dixon 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 12 Red Howard 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 Totals 9 12 4 2 3 3 0 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/24/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Atlanta 1. J.Benjamin cf G.Kemp 2b 2. M.Carlisle 2b F.Holliday lf 3. V.Harris lf R.Hadley cf 4. J.Gibson c D.Pelham ss 5. B.Leonard 1b J.Greene c 6. J.Williams rf H.Glenn 3b 7. B.Miller 3b R.Moore 1b 8. J.Jackson ss E.Pope rf 9. R.Welmaker p B.Mitchell p GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin grounded out (B.Mitchell to R.Moore); M.Carlisle grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); V.Harris grounded out (R.Moore unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp flied to J.Williams; F.Holliday grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); R.Hadley grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson reached on an error by D.Pelham [J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard forced J.Gibson (R.Moore to D.Pelham) [B.Leonard to first]; J.Williams forced B.Leonard (H.Glenn to D.Pelham) [J.Williams to first]; B.Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); J.Greene singled to center field; H.Glenn walked [J.Greene to second]; R.Moore grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [H.Glenn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson grounded out (D.Pelham to R.Moore); On a bunt R.Welmaker singled; J.Benjamin grounded out (B.Mitchell to R.Moore) [R.Welmaker to second]; M.Carlisle singled to shortstop [R.Welmaker to third]; V.Harris popped to D.Pelham; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Pope singled to shortstop; E.Pope was picked off first (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); B.Mitchell singled to right field; G.Kemp singled to center field [B.Mitchell to second]; F.Holliday singled to right field (J.Williams to J.Gibson) [B.Mitchell scored, G.Kemp out at home]; R.Hadley popped to M.Carlisle; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson singled to center field; B.Leonard flied to E.Pope; J.Gibson stole second; J.Williams doubled to left field [J.Gibson scored]; B.Miller flied to E.Pope [J.Williams to third]; J.Jackson grounded out (R.Moore to B.Mitchell); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Pelham popped to B.Leonard in foul territory; R.BROWN REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); J.Greene lined to J.Benjamin; H.Glenn grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown struck out; J.Benjamin popped to R.Moore; M.Carlisle singled to left field; M.Carlisle stole second; V.Harris walked; J.Gibson singled to left field [M.Carlisle scored, V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard flied to F.Holliday; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: R.Moore singled to left field; E.Pope grounded out (R.Brown to B.Leonard) [R.Moore to second]; D.REEVES BATTED FOR B.MITCHELL; D.Reeves flied to V.Harris; G.Kemp grounded out (R.Brown to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 6TH: E.DIXON REPLACED D.REEVES (PITCHING); J.Williams singled to left field; J.Williams was caught stealing second (J.Greene to D.Pelham); B.Miller singled to center field; J.Jackson reached on an error by H.Glenn [B.Miller to second, J.Jackson to first]; R.Brown grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore) [B.Miller to third, J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle grounded out (E.Dixon to R.Moore); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 2, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: F.Holliday singled to center field; R.Hadley grounded out (R.Brown to B.Leonard) [F.Holliday to second]; D.Pelham grounded out (R.Brown to B.Leonard); F.Holliday was caught stealing third (J.Gibson to B.Miller); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris singled to right field; J.Gibson reached on a fielder's choice [V.Harris to third (error by D.Pelham), J.Gibson to second]; B.Leonard singled to center field [V.Harris scored (unearned), J.Gibson scored (unearned), B.Leonard to second (on throw)]; J.Williams lined to F.Holliday; B.Miller popped to R.Moore; J.Jackson grounded out (D.Pelham to R.Moore); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: J.Greene struck out; H.Glenn singled to center field; R.Moore forced H.Glenn (B.Miller to M.Carlisle) [R.Moore to first]; E.Pope popped to B.Leonard; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 8TH: R.HOWARD REPLACED E.DIXON (PITCHING); R.Brown flied to R.Hadley; J.Benjamin flied to F.Holliday; M.Carlisle grounded out (D.Pelham to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Howard walked; G.Kemp forced R.Howard (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle) [G.Kemp to first]; F.Holliday grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [G.Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris flied to F.Holliday; J.Gibson doubled to left field; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams singled to shortstop [J.Gibson to third, B.Leonard to second]; B.Miller struck out; J.Jackson popped to G.Kemp; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: J.CANADA BATTED FOR R.HADLEY; J.Canada flied to J.Benjamin; D.Pelham popped to J.Gibson in foul territory; J.Greene struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Black Crackers 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 4 12 0 13 Black Crackers 1 8 3 4
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