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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 10 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Saturday, July 16, 1938 (D) at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3  6  -  10 13  2
Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  1 1 0  0 1 0  0  -   4 13  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marvin Barker cf, 2b                  6   0   0    0     0         3   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   1   1    0     0        13   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       5   2   3    0     0         1   0
Zollie Wright rf, 3b                  3   2   1    1     1         0   1
Josh Johnson c                        5   2   2    1     0         7   1
Walter Cannady 3b, ss                 5   1   3    1     0         1   2
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   1    0     0         2   5
  Thad Christopher ph, rf             1   2   1    4     1         1   0
David Campbell 2b                     2   0   0    0     1         2   4
  Goose Curry ph, cf                  2   0   0    1     0         0   0
Barney Brown p                        4   0   1    2     0         0   0
  Roy K. Williams p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Holland ph, p                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               42  10  13   10     3   5    30  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Johnny Washington, Walter Cannady. 

BATTING -
HR:  Thad Christopher. 
SH:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Josh Johnson, Walter Cannady. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   2   4    0     0         2   0
Matt Carlisle ss, 2b                  5   0   1    1     0         2   2
Vic Harris 2b, lf                     5   0   2    1     0         1   0
Josh Gibson 1b, c                     5   2   2    0     0   1     9   1
Jim Williams rf                       5   0   1    1     0         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   1    0     0         1   1
Tommie Dukes c, 1b                    5   0   1    1     0         9   0
Ray Brown lf, p                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Roy Partlow p                         3   0   0    0     0         1   3
  Jelly Jackson ss                    1   0   0    0     0         2   5
Totals                               43   4  13    4     0   5    30  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Matt Carlisle, Tommie Dukes, Roy Partlow. 
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin, Vic Harris. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown                         8      11   4    4   0   0   0  35
Roy K. Williams                      0.2     2   0    0   0   0   0  4
Neck Stanley W                       0.1     0   0    0   0   1   0  1
Bill Holland SV                      1       0   0    0   0   4   0  3
Totals                               10     13   4    4   0   5   0  43


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow                          8.2     7   4    4   3   1   0  36
Ray Brown L                          1.1     6   6    6   0       1  10
Totals                               10     13  10   10   3   5   1  46



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Mo Harris

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/16/1938, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. M.Barker            cf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. J.Washington        1b        M.Carlisle          ss        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        V.Harris            2b        
4. Z.Wright            rf        J.Gibson            1b        
5. J.Johnson           c         J.Williams          rf        
6. W.Cannady           3b        H.Spearman          3b        
7. L.Morney            ss        T.Dukes             c         
8. D.Campbell          2b        R.Brown             lf        
9. B.Brown             p         R.Partlow           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin tripled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Benjamin
scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Cannady
singled; W.Cannady stole second; L.Morney out on unknown play;
D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; R.Brown singled; R.Brown was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by J.Washington [R.Brown to second];
R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: F.Jenkins singled; Z.Wright out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Jenkins to second];
J.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled [F.Jenkins
scored]; L.Morney singled [W.Cannady to second]; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson doubled; J.Williams singled [J.Gibson
scored]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Grays 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
J.Benjamin stole second; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris tripled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; Z.Wright out
on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Cannady reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[W.Cannady to first]; L.Morney out on unknown play; D.Campbell
walked [W.Cannady to second]; B.Brown hit into a double play
(M.Carlisle to T.Dukes to R.Partlow to M.Carlisle) [W.Cannady
scored (no RBI), B.Brown to first]; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to third base [J.Benjamin to
second (error by W.Cannady)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled;
J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled [J.Gibson to
second]; T.Dukes singled [J.Gibson scored, H.Spearman to
second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Grays 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: Z.Wright walked; J.Johnson singled [Z.Wright
to third]; J.Johnson stole second; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; T.CHRISTOPHER BATTED FOR L.MORNEY; T.Christopher walked;
G.CURRY BATTED FOR D.CAMPBELL; G.Curry out on unknown play
[Z.Wright scored, J.Johnson to third, T.Christopher to second];
B.Brown singled [J.Johnson scored, T.Christopher scored];
J.JACKSON REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PLAYING SS); M.CARLISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
R.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); M.Barker out on unknown
play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Grays 4.

GRAYS 9TH: R.WILLIAMS REPLACED B.BROWN (PITCHING); M.BARKER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Z.WRIGHT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); W.CANNADY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
T.CHRISTOPHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); G.CURRY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin
singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled
[J.Benjamin to second]; N.STANLEY REPLACED R.WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 4, Grays 4.

BLACK YANKEES 10TH: J.GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C);
T.DUKES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); J.Washington singled;
F.Jenkins singled [J.Washington to second]; Z.Wright singled
[J.Washington scored, F.Jenkins to second]; J.Johnson singled
[F.Jenkins scored, Z.Wright to second]; W.Cannady singled
[Z.Wright to third, J.Johnson to second]; T.Christopher homered
[Z.Wright scored, J.Johnson scored, W.Cannady scored]; G.Curry
out on unknown play; B.HOLLAND BATTED FOR N.STANLEY; B.Holland
out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 10, Grays 4.

GRAYS 10TH: B.HOLLAND STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Williams out
on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 10, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees   10  13   2   6
 Grays            4  13   1   9


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