Homestead Grays 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 12 13 2
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 3 2 1 1 5 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 1 2 1
Vic Harris lf 5 2 3 3 0 2 0
Josh Gibson c 5 2 2 4 0 1 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 1 1 9 0
Jim Williams rf 4 1 2 1 1 5 0
Javier Perez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jelly Jackson ss 4 1 1 2 1 2 5
Ray Brown p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 39 12 13 12 5 4 27 8
FIELDING -
E: 2. Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard.
BATTING -
2B: Vic Harris, Josh Gibson.
HR: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard.
GDP: Ray Brown.
Team LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 6
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 0 1 0 0 15 0
Jimmy Binder 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4
Dan Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
Emmett Wilson cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0
Tom Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 1 0 4 0
Joe Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Harvey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Scottie Duncan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 1 6 1 0 1 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Chester Williams, Oscar Charleston, Jimmy Binder.
E: 3. Oscar Charleston, Jimmy Binder 2.
BATTING -
2B: Dan Wilson.
3B: Emmett Wilson.
Team LOB: 7
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 6 1 1 0 1 0 35
Totals 9 6 1 1 0 1 0 35
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith L 1 4 5 5 2 0 0 9
Bill Harvey 5.1 7 6 6 1 2 2 23
Scottie Duncan 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 12
Totals 9 13 12 12 5 4 3 44
Theolic Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - John Craig
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/5/1937 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin cf B.Burbage rf
2. M.Carlisle 2b H.Spearman 3b
3. V.Harris lf C.Williams ss
4. J.Gibson c O.Charleston 1b
5. B.Leonard 1b J.Binder 2b
6. J.Williams rf D.Wilson lf
7. J.Perez 3b E.Wilson cf
8. J.Jackson ss L.Ruffin c
9. R.Brown p T.Smith p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson doubled
[J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; J.Williams singled [J.Gibson scored]; J.Perez out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, 0.
1ST: B.Burbage out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 3, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson walked; R.Brown singled to second base
[J.Jackson to third (error by J.Binder), R.Brown to second];
B.HARVEY REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Benjamin out on unknown
play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled
[J.Jackson scored, R.Brown scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, 0.
2ND: O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
5, 0.
GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard walked; J.Williams singled [B.Leonard to
second]; J.Perez out on unknown play [B.Leonard to third,
J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson singled [B.Leonard scored,
J.Williams scored]; R.Brown grounded into a double play
(J.Binder to C.Williams to O.Charleston) [J.Jackson out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, 0.
3RD: E.Wilson tripled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play [E.Wilson
scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, 1.
GRAYS 4TH: 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 7, 1.
4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; O.Charleston singled; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 1.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 7, 1.
5TH: D.Wilson singled; E.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 1.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 7, 1.
6TH: B.Burbage singled; H.Spearman reached on an error by
M.Carlisle [B.Burbage to second, H.Spearman to first];
C.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays
7, 1.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris doubled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson homered [V.Harris
scored]; B.Leonard homered; S.DUNCAN REPLACED B.HARVEY
(PITCHING); J.Williams walked; J.Perez out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 11,
1.
7TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin reached on an error by B.Leonard [L.Ruffin to
first]; S.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Grays 11, 1.
GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin homered;
M.Carlisle walked; M.Carlisle was picked off first, but was safe
on an error by O.Charleston [M.Carlisle to second]; V.Harris out
on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Grays 12, 1.
8TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; C.Williams singled; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 12, 1.
GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard singled to second base [B.Leonard to
second (error by J.Binder)]; J.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Perez out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 12, 1.
9TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; T.YOUNG
BATTED FOR E.WILSON; T.Young out on unknown play; J.STRONG
BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; J.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 12, 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 12 13 2 5
1 6 3 7
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