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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1938-08-02 · Night game

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 5–0. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 1st. Buck Leonard went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
HOM	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5	11

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Ray Dandridge	4	1	0
Jimmie Crutchfield	4	0	0
Willie Wells	4	1	0
Mule Suttles	3	0	1
Lennie Pearson	2	0	1
Ed Stone	3	0	1
Dick Seay	3	0	0
Bill Casey	3	1	0
Terris McDuffie	2	0	0
Fran Matthews	1	0	0
Lefty Nelson	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	5	0	2	0	0
Vic Harris	3	1	0	0	2
Henry Spearman	4	1	1	0	1
Josh Gibson	4	1	1	1	0
Buck Leonard	3	2	1	1	1
Ray Brown	4	0	2	2	0
Matt Carlisle	4	0	2	0	0
Jelly Jackson	3	0	0	0	1
Specs Roberts	4	0	2	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Terris McDuffie	7.0	10	5	0
Johnny Wright	1.0	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Specs Roberts	9.0	3	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Dandridge: D
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Willie Wells: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Bot 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Vic Harris: W
Henry Spearman: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: S9.2-H;1-2
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Brown: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Matt Carlisle: WP.3-H;2-3
Matt Carlisle: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 2

Lennie Pearson: 99
Ed Stone: W
Dick Seay: 99
Bill Casey: 99

Bot 2

Specs Roberts: D
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: S.2-3
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 3

Terris McDuffie: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99

Bot 3

Buck Leonard: 99
Ray Brown: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99

Top 4

Willie Wells: 99
Mule Suttles: 99
Lennie Pearson: W
Ed Stone: 99

Bot 4

Jelly Jackson: W
Specs Roberts: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Vic Harris: W.2-3;1-2
Henry Spearman: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 5

Dick Seay: E6/TH.B-2#
Bill Casey: 6/LDP.2X2(64)
Terris McDuffie: 99

Bot 5

Buck Leonard: 99
Ray Brown: 99
Matt Carlisle: S
Jelly Jackson: CS2(26)#

Top 6

Ray Dandridge: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Willie Wells: 99

Bot 6

Jelly Jackson: 99
Specs Roberts: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Vic Harris: PO1(E1).1-2#
Vic Harris: 99

Top 7

Mule Suttles: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Bot 7

Henry Spearman: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: HR
Ray Brown: S
Matt Carlisle: S.1-2
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 8

Dick Seay: 99
Bill Casey: S
Fran Matthews: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99

Bot 8

Specs Roberts: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 9

Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Willie Wells: S
Mule Suttles: W.1-2
Lefty Nelson: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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