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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1938-06-05 · Day game · Att: 6000

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 9–2. Homestead Grays put up 5 in the 9th. Vic Harris went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	9	12
NW2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	9

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	6	0	1	2	0
Matt Carlisle	5	0	0	0	0
Vic Harris	5	3	4	2	0
Josh Gibson	3	1	2	1	2
Buck Leonard	2	0	1	0	2
Jim Williams	4	1	2	1	1
Jack Johnson	3	0	0	0	1
Jelly Jackson	5	2	1	0	0
Edsall Walker	4	1	0	1	1
Ray Brown	1	1	1	2	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmie Crutchfield	5	0	3	0	0
Dick Seay	3	0	0	0	2
Willie Wells	0	0	0	0	0
Mule Suttles	5	0	0	0	0
Ray Dandridge	4	2	3	0	0
Ed Stone	3	0	0	0	1
Lennie Pearson	4	0	1	2	0
Joe Brown	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Evans	2	0	1	0	0
Willie Smith	3	0	1	0	0
Honey Green	1	0	0	0	0
Fran Matthews	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	9	3	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Evans	9.0	12	7	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: FLE2#
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Vic Harris: S
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 1

Jimmie Crutchfield: S
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: HP.1-2
Mule Suttles: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99

Top 2

Buck Leonard: W
Jim Williams: S.1-2
Jack Johnson: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 2

Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99
Joe Brown: 99

Top 3

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Vic Harris: S
Josh Gibson: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Williams: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jack Johnson: 99

Bot 3

Bob Evans: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Dick Seay: W
Willie Smith: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Top 4

Jelly Jackson: S
Edsall Walker: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Vic Harris: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)#
Josh Gibson: S.2-H
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 4

Ray Dandridge: S6
Ed Stone: PB.1-2
Ed Stone: W
Lennie Pearson: S8.2-H;1-2
Joe Brown: 99
Bob Evans: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99

Top 5

Jim Williams: 99
Jack Johnson: W
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 5

Dick Seay: 99
Willie Smith: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Top 6

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Bot 6

Ray Dandridge: S8
Ed Stone: WP.1-3
Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: 8/F.3-H
Joe Brown: 99

Top 7

Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Jim Williams: 99
Jack Johnson: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 7

Bob Evans: S
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Smith: S.1-2
Mule Suttles: 99

Top 8

Edsall Walker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99

Bot 8

Ray Dandridge: S
Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99
Joe Brown: 99

Top 9

Vic Harris: S
Josh Gibson: S.1-2
Buck Leonard: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Jim Williams: W
Ray Brown: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jelly Jackson: E6.2-3;1-2#
Edsall Walker: 99.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2#
Jerry Benjamin: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Matt Carlisle: 99

Bot 9

Honey Green: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: S
Dick Seay: W.1-2
Fran Matthews: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Wells left the game due to lingering effects of his 1st- inning HBP (to the back).

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