Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 4 10 2
Washington Elite Giants 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 x - 8 9 2
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 0 4 0
Javier Perez 3b, ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Vic Harris lf, 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 0
Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 2 8 1
Buck Leonard 1b 5 0 1 0 0 11 0
Jim Williams rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Jelly Jackson ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tom Parker ph, lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ray Brown p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 39 4 10 3 2 8 24 8
FIELDING -
E: 2. Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle.
PB: 1. Josh Gibson.
BATTING -
2B: Jerry Benjamin, Jim Williams.
IW: Josh Gibson.
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING -
SB: Josh Gibson, Jim Williams.
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 3
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 2 2 1 0 3 0
Jim West 1b 4 1 1 1 0 14 0
Felton Snow 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3
Leroy Morney rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
Hoss Walker ss 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Biz Mackey c 4 0 2 1 0 7 4
Tom Glover p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 34 8 9 7 3 7 27 12
FIELDING -
E: 2. Hoss Walker 2.
BATTING -
2B: Wild Bill Wright.
HR: Sammy Hughes.
SH: Felton Snow.
Team LOB: 6
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown L 8 9 8 5 3 7 1 38
Totals 8 9 8 5 3 7 1 38
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tom Glover W 9 10 4 1 2 8 0 41
Totals 9 10 4 1 2 8 0 41
IW: Tom Glover.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - James Crump, 1B - Frank Forbes
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/25/1937 -- 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 B.Mackey c
9. R.Brown p T.Glover p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc Start of game delayed over argument about whether Josh
Gibso had been reinstated by NNL after jumping to Dominican
Republ; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez singled;
V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by M.Carlisle [H.Kimbro to
first]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright doubled to
center field [H.Kimbro scored (unearned)]; J.West out on unknown
play; F.Snow singled [W.Bill Wright scored (unearned)]; L.Morney
out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
2ND: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; T.Glover out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
0, 2.
GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown 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 0, 2.
3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes homered to
leftfield; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play;
H.Walker walked; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
5TH: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; S.Hughes walked; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [S.Hughes
to second]; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 6TH: 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 0, 3.
6TH: J.West out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Williams singled [J.Gibson to second]; J.Gibson stole third
and J.Williams stole second; M.Carlisle struck out; T.PARKER
BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; T.Parker flied to W.Bill Wright; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
7TH: J.PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); V.HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled; T.Glover out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled;
J.Perez reached on an error by H.Walker [J.Benjamin to third,
J.Perez to first]; V.Harris out on unknown play [J.Benjamin
scored (unearned), J.Perez to second]; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Grays 1, 3.
8TH: S.Hughes singled; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes to
second]; J.West singled [S.Hughes scored, W.Bill Wright to
second]; F.Snow out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[W.Bill Wright to third, J.West to second]; L.Morney walked;
H.Walker reached on an error by V.Harris [W.Bill Wright scored,
J.West scored (no RBI), L.Morney to second, H.Walker to first];
B.Mackey singled [L.Morney scored, H.Walker to second]; T.Glover
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [H.Walker scored
(unearned), B.Mackey to second]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 5
R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, 8.
GRAYS 9TH: J.Williams doubled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Williams
to third]; T.Parker singled [J.Williams scored, M.Carlisle to
second]; R.Brown struck out; J.Benjamin grounded out (T.Glover
to J.West) [M.Carlisle to third, T.Parker to second]; J.Perez
reached on an error by H.Walker [M.Carlisle scored (unearned)
(no RBI), T.Parker to third, J.Perez to first]; V.Harris singled
[T.Parker scored (unearned), J.Perez to second]; J.Gibson was
walked intentionally [J.Perez to third, V.Harris to second];
B.Leonard flied to W.Bill Wright; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Grays 4, 8.
9TH: Game 2 of scheduled DH called in 4th inning due to Sunday
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 4 10 2 10
8 9 2 6
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