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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4

Game played on Sunday, June 27, 1937 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 3   -   4  6  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 2  0 0 6  0 0 x   -   8 12  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      3   1   1    1     1         2   0
Dan Wilson 2b                         3   1   0    0     1         2   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   4   0   0    0     0         9   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   2    0     0         2   0
  Charlie King pr                     0   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Leon Ruffin c                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Tom Young ph                        1   0   0    1     0         0   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Barney Morris p                       3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Totals                               31   4   6    3     3   3    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jabbo Andrews. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Spearman, Pepper Bassett. 
SH:  Emmett Wilson. 
GDP:  Jabbo Andrews. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Spearman. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   3    0     0         0   0
Javier Perez 3b                       5   0   3    3     0         3   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   1    0     1         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   0    0     1         9   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   0    0     1         6   1
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    2     0         3   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   1   0    0     1         4   1
Edsall Walker p                       4   2   2    2     0         0   0
  Louis Dula p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   8  12    8     4   2    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Javier Perez, Vic Harris, Edsall Walker. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jim Williams, Matt Carlisle. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      8      12   8    8   4   2   0  40
Totals                               8      12   8    8   4   2   0  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      8.1     6   4    2   3   3   0  32
Louis Dula SV                        0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       6   4    2   3   3   0  35



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Pat Washington, 2B -  , 3B - Gerald Hayes

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/27/1937, game 1 --   at Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Homestead                     
1. B.Burbage           rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. H.Spearman          3b        J.Perez             3b        
3. C.Williams          ss        V.Harris            lf        
4. J.Andrews           lf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. D.Wilson            2b        J.Williams          rf        
6. O.Charleston        1b        T.Dukes             c         
7. P.Bassett           c         M.Carlisle          2b        
8. E.Wilson            cf        J.Jackson           ss        
9. B.Morris            p         E.Walker            p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
H.Spearman was caught stealing second (T.Dukes to J.Jackson);
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Grays
0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez singled;
V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 0.

 2ND: J.Andrews walked; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 0.

 3RD: E.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker singled;
J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to second]; J.Perez doubled
[E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris walked; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   0, Grays 2.

 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
J.Andrews grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson
to B.Leonard) [C.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Grays 2.

 5TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; P.Bassett singled; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0, Grays 2.

 6TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris doubled; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams
singled [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard to third]; J.Williams stole
second; T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled
[B.Leonard scored, J.Williams scored]; M.Carlisle stole second;
J.Jackson walked; E.Walker doubled [M.Carlisle scored, J.Jackson
scored]; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to third]; J.Perez singled
[E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,
Grays 8.

 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Grays 8.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams singled to left field [J.Williams to
second (error by J.Andrews)]; T.Dukes walked; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   0, Grays 8.

 8TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; P.Bassett doubled;
C.KING RAN FOR P.BASSETT; E.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.King to third]; B.Morris singled [C.King
scored]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  
1, Grays 8.

GRAYS 8TH: L.RUFFIN REPLACED C.KING (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin
singled; J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,
Grays 8.

 9TH: H.Spearman doubled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Andrews singled [H.Spearman scored]; D.Wilson walked
[J.Andrews to second]; L.DULA REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING);
O.Charleston reached on an error by M.Carlisle [J.Andrews scored
(unearned) (no RBI), D.Wilson to third, O.Charleston to second];
T.YOUNG BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; T.Young out on unknown play
[D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR E.WILSON;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   4,
Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   6   1   4
 Grays            8  12   1   8


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