Homestead Grays 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 6
Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 - 6 8 1
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Javier Perez 3b 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vic Harris lf 3 3 0 1 2 2 0
Josh Gibson c 4 1 2 3 1 4 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 3 2 1 12 0
Jim Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 4 5
Jelly Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 3 3
Edsall Walker p 3 1 1 1 1 0 4
Totals 34 7 8 7 6 4 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Buck Leonard 2, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson 2, Edsall Walker.
E: 6. Javier Perez 2, Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle 2, Jelly Jackson.
BATTING -
2B: Josh Gibson 2.
3B: Buck Leonard.
HBP: Jim Williams.
GDP: Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
CS: Jelly Jackson.
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 1 0 1 1 3 3
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 0
Jim West 1b 4 0 0 2 0 10 0
Felton Snow 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 5
Leroy Morney rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hoss Walker ss 4 0 1 0 0 7 6
Nish Williams c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Campanella c 4 1 2 0 0 4 1
Bill Byrd pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Direaux p 3 1 1 0 1 0 2
Totals 35 6 8 4 4 3 27 17
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Sammy Hughes 2, Jim West 2, Hoss Walker 2.
E: 1. Hoss Walker.
BATTING -
2B: Roy Campanella.
3B: Wild Bill Wright.
GDP: Sammy Hughes, Jim West.
Team LOB: 6
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Edsall Walker W 9 8 6 4 4 3 0 39
Totals 9 8 6 4 4 3 0 39
WP: Edsall Walker.
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jimmy Direaux L 9 8 7 7 6 4 0 41
Totals 9 8 7 7 6 4 0 41
WP: Jimmy Direaux 3.
HBP: Jimmy Direaux.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/24/1937 -- 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. J.Gibson c J.West 1b
5. B.Leonard 1b F.Snow 3b
6. J.Williams rf L.Morney rf
7. M.Carlisle 2b H.Walker ss
8. J.Jackson ss N.Williams c
9. E.Walker p J.Direaux p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown
play; V.Harris walked; J.Direaux threw a wild pitch [V.Harris to
second]; J.Gibson doubled [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard tripled
[J.Gibson scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.West grounded into a
double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [W.Bill
Wright out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle singled; J.Jackson forced M.Carlisle
(unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to first]; J.Direaux threw a wild
pitch [J.Jackson to second]; E.Walker singled [J.Jackson
scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, 0.
2ND: J.Perez dropped a foul fly hit by F.Snow; F.Snow out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, 0.
GRAYS 3RD: R.CAMPANELLA REPLACED N.WILLIAMS (PLAYING C);
V.Harris walked; J.Gibson reached on an error by H.Walker
[V.Harris to second, J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard singled
[V.Harris scored, J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams out on unknown
play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, 0.
3RD: R.Campanella out on unknown play; J.Direaux out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 4, 0.
GRAYS 4TH: E.Walker walked; J.Benjamin walked [E.Walker to
second]; J.Perez forced J.Benjamin (unknown fielder) [E.Walker
to third, J.Perez to first]; V.Harris reached on a fielder's
choice [E.Walker scored, J.Perez to second]; J.Gibson doubled
[J.Perez scored, V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams
out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, 0.
4TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright tripled to
left field; J.West out on unknown play [W.Bill Wright scored];
F.Snow walked; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 7, 1.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson singled; J.Jackson was caught stealing
second (R.Campanella to H.Walker); E.Walker out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7,
1.
5TH: H.Walker singled to center field; R.Campanella forced
H.Walker (unknown fielder) [R.Campanella to second (error by
M.Carlisle)]; J.Direaux walked; H.Kimbro singled to shortstop
[R.Campanella scored (no RBI) (error by J.Jackson), J.Direaux to
third, H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes reached on an error by
M.Carlisle [J.Direaux scored, H.Kimbro to third, S.Hughes to
first]; W.Bill Wright walked [S.Hughes to second]; E.Walker
threw a wild pitch [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), S.Hughes to
third, W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West out on unknown play
[S.Hughes scored (unearned)]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 4 R (2
ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 5.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
7, 5.
6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; R.Campanella singled to left field [R.Campanella to second
(error by V.Harris)]; J.Direaux out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 5.
GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Direaux threw a wild pitch
[B.Leonard to second]; J.Williams was hit by a pitch; M.Carlisle
grounded into a double play (H.Walker to S.Hughes to J.West)
[B.Leonard to third, J.Williams out at second]; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 5.
7TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, 5.
GRAYS 8TH: 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.
Grays 7, 5.
8TH: F.Snow 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 7, 5.
GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard grounded into a double play (H.Walker to S.Hughes to
J.West) [J.Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
7, 5.
9TH: R.Campanella doubled; B.BYRD RAN FOR R.CAMPANELLA;
J.Direaux singled [B.Byrd to third]; H.Kimbro reached on an
error by J.Perez [B.Byrd scored, J.Direaux to second, H.Kimbro
to first]; S.Hughes grounded into a double play (E.Walker to
J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [J.Direaux to third, H.Kimbro out at
second]; W.Bill Wright flied to V.Harris; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Grays 7, 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 7 8 6 7
6 8 1 6
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