Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 2
Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0
Javier Perez 3b, ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2
Vic Harris lf, 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2
Buck Leonard 1b 1 1 0 0 4 15 2
Jim Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Tommie Dukes c 4 1 1 0 0 8 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 1 1 0 3 4
Ray Brown ph, lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Arnold Waites p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Edsall Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 5 29 17
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson.
E: 2. Javier Perez, Vic Harris.
BATTING -
2B: Javier Perez 2, Jim Williams, Ray Brown.
SH: Javier Perez, Jim Williams.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Jerry Benjamin.
CS: Jerry Benjamin.
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 4 1 0 1 1 0 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 3 0 1 1 1 2 6
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 0 1 0 1 7 0
Zollie Wright rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jim West 1b 4 0 1 1 1 12 2
Leroy Morney 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2
Hoss Walker ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3
Biz Mackey c 4 1 1 0 0 5 1
Tom Glover p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Jimmy Direaux ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3 5 8 30 16
FIELDING -
E: 1. Hoss Walker.
BATTING -
2B: Sammy Hughes, Leroy Morney, Biz Mackey.
SH: Sammy Hughes.
GDP: Zollie Wright.
Team LOB: 9
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Arnold Waites 7.2 5 2 2 3 6 0 30
George Walker L 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 11
Edsall Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.2 7 3 2 5 8 0 41
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tom Glover W 10 8 2 1 4 5 0 41
Totals 10 8 2 1 4 5 0 41
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: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/11/1937, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin cf H.Kimbro lf
2. J.Perez 3b S.Hughes 2b
3. V.Harris lf W.Bill Wright cf
4. B.Leonard 1b Z.Wright rf
5. J.Williams rf J.West 1b
6. T.Dukes c L.Morney 3b
7. M.Carlisle 2b H.Walker ss
8. J.Jackson ss B.Mackey c
9. A.Waites p T.Glover p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was caught stealing
second (B.Mackey to H.Walker); J.Perez out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; W.Bill
Wright singled [S.Hughes to second]; Z.Wright grounded into a
double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [W.Bill
Wright out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard walked; J.Williams doubled [B.Leonard to
third]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; J.Jackson singled [B.Leonard scored, J.Williams to third];
A.Waites out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
2ND: J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney singled to left
field (V.Harris to J.Jackson) [L.Morney out at second]; H.Walker
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez doubled;
V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
3RD: B.Mackey out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
1, 0.
GRAYS 4TH: T.Dukes singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; A.Waites out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
4TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 1, 0.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 1, 0.
5TH: J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Leonard to second]; B.Leonard was picked
off second (T.Glover to S.Hughes); T.Dukes out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, 0.
6TH: B.Mackey doubled; T.Glover out on unknown play [B.Mackey
to third]; H.Kimbro reached on an error by J.Perez [B.Mackey
scored, H.Kimbro to first]; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 1.
GRAYS 7TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; A.Waites out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 1, 1.
7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
L.Morney doubled; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 1, 1.
GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez doubled;
V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 1.
8TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro walked; S.Hughes doubled to left field [H.Kimbro
scored]; W.Bill Wright walked; G.WALKER REPLACED A.WAITES
(PITCHING); Z.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 1, 2.
GRAYS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes reached on
an error by H.Walker [T.Dukes to first]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; R.Brown doubled
[T.Dukes scored (unearned)]; G.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 2.
9TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J.PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
J.West singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 2, 2.
GRAYS 10TH: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin stole second;
J.Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to
third]; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2,
2.
10TH: J.DIREAUX BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; J.Direaux singled;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
W.Bill Wright reached on an error by V.Harris [J.Direaux to
second, W.Bill Wright to first]; Z.Wright walked [J.Direaux to
third, W.Bill Wright to second]; E.WALKER REPLACED G.WALKER
(PITCHING); J.West walked [J.Direaux scored (unearned), W.Bill
Wright to third, Z.Wright to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Grays 2, 3.
GRAYS 11TH: E. Walker entered with 3-1 count on West; walk
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 2 8 2 9
3 7 1 9
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