Homestead Grays 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 - 8 11 2
Washington Elite Giants 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 1
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3
Vic Harris lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1
Josh Gibson c 3 3 3 4 2 6 0
Jim Williams rf 4 0 0 1 1 1 0
Tommie Dukes 1b 3 0 0 1 1 13 0
Javier Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3
Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 1 0 0 4 1
Ray Brown p 3 2 2 0 1 0 5
Totals 35 8 11 8 5 5 27 13
FIELDING -
E: 2. Jelly Jackson 2.
BATTING -
2B: Vic Harris.
3B: Josh Gibson 2.
HR: Josh Gibson.
SH: Jerry Benjamin, Tommie Dukes.
IW: Josh Gibson 2.
GDP: Jerry Benjamin.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
CS: Jelly Jackson.
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Felton Snow 3b 4 1 0 0 1 3 2
Henry Kimbro lf 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
Leroy Morney 2b 4 0 2 1 1 4 1
Zollie Wright rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0
Jim West 1b 3 0 0 1 1 10 0
Hoss Walker ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
Biz Mackey c 3 0 0 0 1 5 1
Andy Porter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Direaux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Byrd ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3 4 3 27 8
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Leroy Morney, Jim West, Hoss Walker.
E: 1. Leroy Morney.
BATTING -
2B: Leroy Morney, Bill Byrd.
Team LOB: 9
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 6 3 3 4 3 0 39
Totals 9 6 3 3 4 3 0 39
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Andy Porter L 8.1 10 7 6 5 5 1 39
Jimmy Direaux 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 11 8 6 5 5 1 42
IW: Andy Porter 2.
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: 2500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/30/1937 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin cf F.Snow 3b
2. M.Carlisle 2b H.Kimbro lf
3. V.Harris lf L.Morney 2b
4. J.Gibson c Z.Wright rf
5. J.Williams rf W.Bill Wright cf
6. T.Dukes 1b J.West 1b
7. J.Perez 3b H.Walker ss
8. J.Jackson ss B.Mackey c
9. R.Brown p A.Porter p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: F.Snow walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Morney
doubled [F.Snow scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 1.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson tripled; J.Williams walked; T.Dukes out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson scored, J.Williams
to second]; J.Perez singled [J.Williams to third]; J.Jackson out
on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Grays 1, 1.
2ND: J.West walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out
on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 1, 1.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 1, 1.
3RD: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 1.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson homered to centerfield; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Dukes walked; J.Perez out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2,
1.
4TH: Z.Wright singled; W.Bill Wright singled [Z.Wright to
third]; J.West out on unknown play [Z.Wright scored]; H.Walker
out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 2.
GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; V.Harris singled [R.Brown scored, V.Harris to second (on
throw)]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; J.Williams out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, 2.
5TH: A.Porter out on unknown play; F.Snow reached on an error
by J.Jackson [F.Snow to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
L.Morney walked [F.Snow to second]; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, 2.
GRAYS 6TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown
play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 3, 2.
6TH: W.Bill Wright singled; J.West out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey walked [W.Bill Wright to
second]; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 3, 2.
GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown walked; J.Benjamin grounded into a double
play (H.Walker to L.Morney to J.West) [R.Brown out at second];
M.Carlisle singled; V.Harris doubled [M.Carlisle scored];
J.Gibson was walked intentionally; J.Williams out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, 2.
7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
L.Morney singled; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 4, 2.
GRAYS 8TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown
play; J.Jackson singled; J.Jackson was caught stealing second
(B.Mackey to L.Morney); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, 2.
8TH: W.Bill Wright reached on an error by J.Jackson [W.Bill
Wright to first]; J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Grays 4, 2.
GRAYS 9TH: R.Brown singled; J.Benjamin singled [R.Brown to
second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris reached on an
error by L.Morney [R.Brown to third, J.Benjamin to second,
V.Harris to first]; J.DIREAUX REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING);
J.Gibson tripled to left field [R.Brown scored, J.Benjamin
scored, V.Harris scored (unearned)]; J.Williams out on unknown
play [J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, 2.
9TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.DIREAUX; B.Byrd doubled; F.Snow out
on unknown play [B.Byrd to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play
[B.Byrd scored]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 8, 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 8 11 2 7
3 6 1 9
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