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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 11, 1937 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 1  7  -   8  9  0
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 0  1 1 0  0  -   2  6  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   0    1     1         4   0
Javier Perez 3b, c                    4   1   2    2     0         3   1
Vic Harris lf, 3b                     4   2   1    0     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    4     0         6   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   3    0     0         0   0
Tommie Dukes c                        2   0   1    0     0         4   0
  Ray Brown ph, lf                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      2   0   0    0     1         1   2
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Louis Dula ph, ss                   0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Roy Welmaker p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Edsall Walker ph, p                 1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   8   9    7     3   5    21   5


BATTING -
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Vic Harris. 
CS:  Javier Perez, Buck Leonard. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         2   4
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   1   1    0     1         2   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Leroy Morney 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Biz Mackey c                          2   0   1    1     1         4   3
Woody Williams p                      2   0   0    0     0         1   3
  Bill Byrd p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               27   2   6    2     3   6    21  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Hoss Walker, Biz Mackey. 

BATTING -
3B:  Sammy Hughes. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       6       5   2    2   3   6   1  26
Edsall Walker SV                     1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               7       6   2    2   3   6   1  30


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Woody Williams L                     6.2     8   8    1   3   5   1  31
Bill Byrd                            0.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               7       9   8    1   3   5   1  33



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/11/1937, game 2 -- 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. R.Welmaker          p         W.Williams          p         

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez singled;
J.Perez was caught stealing second (B.Mackey to H.Walker);
V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright walked [H.Kimbro to
second]; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 2ND: L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; B.Mackey walked; W.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0,  0.

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

 4TH: Z.Wright singled; J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney
out on unknown play; H.Walker singled [Z.Wright to second];
B.Mackey singled [Z.Wright scored, H.Walker to second];
W.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, 
1.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled;
M.Carlisle walked [T.Dukes to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0,  1.

 5TH: H.Kimbro homered; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,  2.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; V.Harris singled; V.Harris stole second; B.Leonard
singled [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard was caught stealing second
(B.Mackey to H.Walker); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1,  2.

 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
1,  2.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams singled; R.BROWN BATTED FOR T.DUKES;
R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
L.DULA BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; L.Dula walked [J.Williams to
second]; E.WALKER BATTED FOR R.WELMAKER; E.Walker reached on an
error by B.Mackey [J.Williams to third, L.Dula to second,
E.Walker to first]; J.Benjamin walked [J.Williams scored
(unearned), L.Dula to third, E.Walker to second]; J.Perez
singled [L.Dula scored (unearned), E.Walker scored (unearned),
J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris reached on an error by H.Walker
[J.Benjamin scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Perez to second,
V.Harris to first]; B.Leonard homered (unearned) [J.Perez scored
(unearned), V.Harris scored (unearned)]; B.BYRD REPLACED
W.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.Williams singled; R.Brown out on
unknown play; 7 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8,  2.

 7TH: E.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); R.BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); L.DULA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J.PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; S.Hughes tripled; W.Bill Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            8   9   0   4
                  2   6   2   7


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