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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1937 (D) at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 1   -   5 11  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  0 3 0  1 1 1   -   6 12  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   1    0     1         2   0
Javier Perez 3b                       4   0   1    0     1         0   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   1   1    1     0         4   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   0    0     1        11   0
Jim Williams rf                       5   0   1    2     0         0   0
Tommie Dukes c                        5   1   4    0     0         5   1
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    0     1         1   3
Jelly Jackson ss                      5   0   1    1     0         2   2
Tom Parker p                          5   0   1    1     0         0   2
  Ray Brown p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               42   5  11    5     4   4    25   8


BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Matt Carlisle. 
3B:  Tommie Dukes. 
Team LOB:  14

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      5   1   1    0     0         4   0
Rap Dixon lf                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Harvey ph, lf                  4   2   4    1     0         2   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   3    3     1         4   1
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   1    0     1         4   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    1     1         2   0
Jabbo Andrews cf                      3   1   0    0     1         3   1
Dan Wilson 2b                         4   0   1    0     0         2   3
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   2    1     0         5   0
Theolic Smith p                       2   1   0    0     1         1   0
  Barney Morris p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   6  12    6     5   5    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Spearman, Chester Williams, Dan Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Harvey. 
3B:  Bill Harvey. 
IW:  Henry Spearman, Pepper Bassett. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Harvey. 
CS:  Chester Williams. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker L                         8      12   6    6   3   5   0  38
Ray Brown                            0.1     0   0    0   2   0   0  3
Totals                               8.1    12   6    6   5   5   0  41

Tom Parker pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning
IW:  Ray Brown 2. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith                        7       9   4    3   4   4   0  36
Barney Morris W                      2       2   1    1   0   0   0  10
Totals                               9      11   5    4   4   4   0  46



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin stole second; J.Perez out
on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 1ST: B.Burbage out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown
play; H.Spearman singled; P.Bassett singled [H.Spearman to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled;
M.Carlisle reached on a fielder's choice [T.Dukes to second];
J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 2ND: J.Andrews out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Washington singled; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

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

 3RD: B.Burbage out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR
R.DIXON; B.Harvey singled; B.Harvey stole second; H.Spearman out
on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 4TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); T.Dukes
singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 4TH: C.Williams walked; C.Williams was caught stealing second
(T.Dukes to J.Jackson); J.Andrews out on unknown play; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin doubled; J.Perez out on unknown play;
V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard reached on an
error by D.Wilson [V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second];
J.Williams singled [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard scored
(unearned)]; T.Dukes singled [J.Williams to second]; M.Carlisle
out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3,  0.

 5TH: J.Washington singled; T.Smith walked [J.Washington to
second]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; B.Harvey doubled
[J.Washington scored, T.Smith to third]; H.Spearman singled
[T.Smith scored, B.Harvey scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 3,  3.

GRAYS 6TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; J.Perez singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3,  3.

 6TH: J.Andrews out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 3,  3.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Dukes tripled; M.Carlisle walked; J.Jackson
singled [T.Dukes scored, M.Carlisle to second]; T.Parker out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4,  3.

 7TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Burbage singled; B.Harvey
singled [B.Burbage to second]; H.Spearman singled [B.Burbage
scored, B.Harvey to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4, 
4.

GRAYS 8TH: B.MORRIS REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Benjamin out
on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris reached
on an error by H.Spearman [V.Harris to first]; B.Leonard reached
on an error by C.Williams [V.Harris to second, B.Leonard to
first]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 4,  4.

 8TH: J.Andrews walked; D.Wilson singled [J.Andrews to third];
J.Washington out on unknown play [J.Andrews scored]; B.Morris
out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4,  5.

GRAYS 9TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle doubled;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker singled [M.Carlisle
scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 5,  5.

 9TH: B.Harvey tripled; R.BROWN REPLACED T.PARKER (PITCHING);
H.Spearman was walked intentionally; P.Bassett was walked
intentionally [H.Spearman to second]; C.Williams flied to
unknown fielder [B.Harvey scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
5,  6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5  11   0  14
                  6  12   3  10


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