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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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