Homestead Grays 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 - 8 11 1 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 Vic Harris lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 7 0 Jim Williams rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 5 0 Bub Miller 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 Edsall Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ray Brown ph, p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 38 8 11 8 4 0 27 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Vic Harris. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin. 3B: Buck Leonard. HR: Jerry Benjamin, Jim Williams. Team LOB: 7 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 Red Hadley rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 Red Howard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Canada ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bernard Fernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Telosh Howard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Greene c 4 0 2 1 0 4 1 Don Pelham cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Nish Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 Hap Glenn ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 7 Red Moore 1b 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 Bill Cooper 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Dixon p 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Donald Reeves ph, rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 7 4 2 6 27 16 FIELDING - E: 3. Gabby Kemp 2, Bill Cooper. BATTING - HR: Donald Reeves. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 6 3 1 1 1 4 0 22 Ray Brown SV 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 14 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 6 1 36 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eddie Dixon L 7 9 5 4 1 0 1 30 Red Howard 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 Bernard Fernandez 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Telosh Howard 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 Totals 9 11 8 7 4 0 2 42 Bernard Fernandez pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - B.T. Harvey, 1B - Joe Doyle Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 4/26/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Atlanta Bl. Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Atlanta 1. J.Benjamin cf G.Kemp 2b 2. M.Carlisle 2b R.Hadley rf 3. V.Harris lf J.Greene c 4. J.Gibson c D.Pelham cf 5. B.Leonard 1b N.Williams lf 6. J.Williams rf H.Glenn ss 7. B.Miller 3b R.Moore 1b 8. J.Jackson ss B.Cooper 3b 9. E.Walker p E.Dixon p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled to right field (R.Hadley to H.Glenn) [V.Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley singled to left field [R.Hadley to second (error by V.Harris)]; J.Greene out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Bl. Crackers 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson singled to third base [J.Gibson to second (error by B.Cooper)]; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson scored]; J.Williams walked [B.Leonard to second]; B.Miller out on unknown play [B.Leonard to third]; J.Jackson out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 2ND: N.Williams out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Bl. Crackers 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin hit an inside the park homer to center field; M.Carlisle singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 3RD: B.Cooper out on unknown play; E.Dixon walked; G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley singled [E.Dixon to third]; J.Greene singled to left field [E.Dixon scored, R.Hadley to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Bl. Crackers 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Williams singled to second base [J.Williams to second (error by G.Kemp)]; B.Miller out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled [J.Williams scored (unearned)]; E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 4TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 5TH: B.Cooper out on unknown play; E.Dixon out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; B.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 6TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene lined to J.Williams; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Bl. Crackers 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR E.WALKER; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 7TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); N.Williams singled; H.Glenn singled [N.Williams to second]; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper forced N.Williams (unknown fielder) [H.Glenn to second, B.Cooper to first]; D.REEVES BATTED FOR E.DIXON; D.Reeves homered to rightfield [H.Glenn scored, B.Cooper scored]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Bl. Crackers 4. GRAYS 8TH: D.REEVES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.HOWARD REPLACED R.HADLEY (PITCHING); J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard tripled to center field; J.Williams homered [B.Leonard scored]; B.Miller out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Bl. Crackers 4. BL. CRACKERS 8TH: J.CANADA BATTED FOR R.HOWARD; J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; D.Pelham walked [J.Greene to second]; N.Williams out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Bl. Crackers 4. GRAYS 9TH: B.FERNANDEZ REPLACED J.CANADA (PITCHING); R.Brown walked; T.HOWARD REPLACED B.FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); J.Benjamin walked [R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play [R.Brown to third, J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris reached on an error by G.Kemp [R.Brown scored, J.Benjamin to third, V.Harris to first]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 8, Bl. Crackers 4. BL. CRACKERS 9TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Bl. Crackers 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 11 1 7 Bl. Crackers 4 7 3 5
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