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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 7

Game played on Tuesday, June 1, 1937 (N) at Columbia Park, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

Washington Elite Giants             0 0 3  3 0 0  1 0 0   -   7 10  0
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 0 0  5 2 x   -   8  7  0

BATTING

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felton Snow 3b                        5   0   1    0     0         1   2
Hoss Walker ss                        3   2   1    0     2         0   3
Wild Bill Wright cf                   5   3   3    6     0         3   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   0    0     0        14   0
Leroy Morney 2b                       5   0   2    1     0         2   4
Bill Byrd lf                          3   0   1    0     1         4   0
Nish Williams c                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Direaux p                       3   2   2    0     0         0   2
  Andy Porter p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   7  10    7     3   6    24  11


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Byrd, Jimmy Direaux. 
HR:  Wild Bill Wright 2. 
HBP:  Jim West. 
Team LOB:  8


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
Bill Harris lf                        3   1   1    0     0   0     3   0
  Vic Harris ph, 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   0    0     1   0     7   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   3   1    0     1   0     9   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   2   1    1     0   0     1   0
Javier Perez 3b, ss                   4   1   2    1     0   0     2   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
  Ray Brown ph, lf, p                 1   0   0    2     1   0     0   0
Louis Dula p                          2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Tommie Dukes ph                     1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
  George Walker p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Tom Parker ph, lf                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   8   7    6     3   0    27   7


BATTING -
HBP:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Direaux                        6.2     6   6    6   3   0   0  30
Andy Porter L                        1.1     1   2    2   0   0   0  6
Totals                               8       7   8    8   3   0   0  36

WP:  Jimmy Direaux, Andy Porter. 
HBP:  Jimmy Direaux. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula                           7       9   7    7   3   4   2  34
George Walker W                      1       1   0    0   0   1   0  5
Ray Brown SV                         1       0   0    0   0       0  3
Totals                               9      10   7    7   3   6   2  42

HBP:  Louis Dula. 


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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 6/1/1937 --   at Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Homestead                     
1. F.Snow              3b        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. H.Walker            ss        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. W.Bill Wright       cf        B.Harris            lf        
4. Z.Wright            rf        J.Gibson            c         
5. J.West              1b        B.Leonard           1b        
6. L.Morney            2b        J.Williams          rf        
7. B.Byrd              lf        J.Perez             3b        
8. N.Williams          c         J.Jackson           ss        
9. J.Direaux           p         L.Dula              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Walker walked; W.Bill Wright
out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; B.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 0.

 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play;
B.Byrd doubled; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard was hit by a
pitch; J.Williams out on unknown play [B.Leonard to second];
J.Perez singled to third base [B.Leonard to third]; J.Direaux
threw a wild pitch [B.Leonard scored, J.Perez to second];
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays
1.

 3RD: J.Direaux doubled; F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Walker
walked; W.Bill Wright homered to centerfield [J.Direaux scored,
H.Walker scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West was hit
by a pitch; L.Morney singled [J.West to second]; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3, Grays 1.

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

 4TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Direaux singled; F.Snow
out on unknown play; H.Walker singled [J.Direaux to second];
W.Bill Wright homered to rightfield [J.Direaux scored, H.Walker
scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   6, Grays 1.

 5TH: J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play;
B.Byrd walked; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   6, Grays 1.

 6TH: J.Direaux out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown
play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   6,
Grays 1.

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

 7TH: W.Bill Wright singled; Z.Wright out on unknown play
[W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney
singled [W.Bill Wright scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   7, Grays 1.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Harris singled; J.Gibson walked [B.Harris to
second]; B.Leonard walked [B.Harris to third, J.Gibson to
second]; J.Williams singled [B.Harris scored, J.Gibson to third,
B.Leonard to second]; J.Perez singled [J.Gibson scored,
B.Leonard to third, J.Williams to second]; R.BROWN BATTED FOR
J.JACKSON; R.Brown walked [B.Leonard scored, J.Williams to
third, J.Perez to second]; T.DUKES BATTED FOR L.DULA; T.Dukes
out on unknown play [J.Williams scored]; J.Benjamin singled
[J.Perez scored, R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle singled [R.Brown
to third, J.Benjamin to second]; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR B.HARRIS;
V.Harris out on unknown play; A.PORTER REPLACED J.DIREAUX
(PITCHING); J.Gibson out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
 7, Grays 6.

 8TH: G.WALKER REPLACED T.DUKES (PITCHING); R.BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); V.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); J.PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); N.Williams out on unknown play;
A.Porter out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; H.Walker reached
on a fielder's choice [F.Snow to second]; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   7, Grays 6.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Williams reached on a fielder's
choice [B.Leonard to second]; J.Perez out on unknown play
[B.Leonard to third, J.Williams to second]; R.Brown out on
unknown play [B.Leonard scored, J.Williams to third]; A.Porter
threw a wild pitch [J.Williams scored]; T.PARKER BATTED FOR
G.WALKER; T.Parker out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
7, Grays 8.

 9TH: T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R.BROWN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out
on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   7, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  7  10   0   8
 Grays            8   7   0   4


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