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Homestead Grays (HOM) 1 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Monday, May 17, 1937 (N) at Dunn Field, Trenton NJ
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  2  2
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Jimmy Binder 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Vic Harris 1b                         3   0   0    1     1        12   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Jim Williams rf                       3   0   1    0     0         7   0
Ray Brown lf                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Louis Dula p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               28   1   2    1     2   9    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jimmy Binder. 
Team LOB:  3


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   1    0     0         3   1
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   0   0    0     0        10   1
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     1         9   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
William Bell p                        3   0   0    0     0         1   4
Totals                               32   0   4    0     1   4    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 
PB: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone. 
SH:  Dick Seay. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula W                         9       4   0    0   1   4   0  34
Totals                               9       4   0    0   1   4   0  34


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
William Bell L                       9       2   1    0   2   9   0  31
Totals                               9       2   1    0   2   9   0  31



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/17/1937 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Newark                        
1. J.Benjamin          cf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. J.Binder            3b        D.Seay              2b        
3. V.Harris            1b        W.Wells             ss        
4. J.Gibson            c         E.Stone             rf        
5. J.Williams          rf        M.Suttles           1b        
6. R.Brown             lf        R.Dandridge         3b        
7. M.Carlisle          2b        J.Hayes             c         
8. J.Jackson           ss        L.Pearson           lf        
9. L.Dula              p         W.Bell              p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin walked; J.Binder out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Hayes allowed a
passed ball [J.Benjamin to third]; V.Harris flied to E.Stone
[J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson flied to J.Crutchfield;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 2ND: Wells out on appeal for missing 1B on apparent
double; J.Hayes dropped a foul fly hit by J.Williams; J.Williams
out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson singled; W.Bell out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; V.Harris walked;
J.Gibson flied to J.Crutchfield; J.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone doubled;
M.Suttles out on unknown play [E.Stone to third]; R.Dandridge
lined to J.Williams; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 6TH: L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Crutchfield singled; D.Seay out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to second]; W.Wells out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson flied to
J.Crutchfield; J.Williams singled; R.Brown out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; J.Hayes walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 8TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; D.Seay reached on an error by M.Carlisle [D.Seay
to first]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 1, Eagles 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin singled; J.Binder out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 9TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles reached on
an error by V.Harris [M.Suttles to first]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 1, Eagles 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            1   2   2   3
 Eagles           0   4   1   7


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