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Newark Eagles @ Homestead Grays

1938-08-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5000

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 8–4. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 1st. Jim Williams went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	11
HOM	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0		8	12

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmie Crutchfield	5	1	3	0	0
Willie Wells	2	0	0	0	0
Ray Dandridge	4	1	2	0	0
Mule Suttles	4	1	1	1	0
Lennie Pearson	3	1	1	2	1
Ed Stone	3	0	2	0	1
Dick Seay	4	0	0	1	0
Bill Casey	4	0	0	0	0
Terris McDuffie	1	0	1	0	0
Jesse Brown	3	0	0	0	0
Fran Matthews	2	0	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

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

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Terris McDuffie	2.2	4	1	0
Jesse Brown	5.1	8	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	7.1	11	2	0
Ray Brown	1.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmie Crutchfield: S
Willie Wells: 64(1)3/GDP#
Ray Dandridge: S
Mule Suttles: 99

Bot 1

Jerry Benjamin: T
Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: 99
Josh Gibson: W#
Buck Leonard: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Jim Williams: D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-3(TH)
Matt Carlisle: 99

Top 2

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

Bot 2

Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 3

Terris McDuffie: S
Jimmie Crutchfield: S.1-2
Willie Wells: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99
Mule Suttles: 99

Bot 3

Vic Harris: 99/F
Henry Spearman: S7
Josh Gibson: 99/F
Buck Leonard: FC6.1X2(6E4)
Jim Williams: D8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Matt Carlisle: 99

Top 4

Lennie Pearson: W#
Ed Stone: S.1-3
Dick Seay: 99.3-H
Bill Casey: 99
Jesse Brown: 99

Bot 4

Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: D
Vic Harris: 99

Top 5

Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Fran Matthews: S
Ray Dandridge: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 5

Henry Spearman: S
Josh Gibson: 99(1)/FO
Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: S.1-2
Matt Carlisle: S.2-H;1-2
Jelly Jackson: S.2-H;1-2
Edsall Walker: S.2-H;1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 6

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

Bot 6

Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: D
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 7

Dick Seay: 99
Bill Casey: 99
Jesse Brown: 99

Bot 7

Jim Williams: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 8

Jimmie Crutchfield: S
Fran Matthews: 99
Ray Dandridge: S.1-2
Mule Suttles: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Lennie Pearson: S.3-H;2-H
Ed Stone: W.1-2#
Dick Seay: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Ray Brown: D
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 9

Bill Casey: 99
Jesse Brown: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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