Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 4
Homestead Grays 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 3
BATTING
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 0
Felton Snow 2b, ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 2 1 0 4 0
Zollie Wright rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1
Jim West 1b 3 0 1 0 1 7 1
Leroy Morney 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
Hoss Walker ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3
Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Direaux 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biz Mackey c 3 0 0 0 0 5 2
Roy Campanella pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Glover p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nish Williams ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2 2 7 24 10
FIELDING -
E: 4. Leroy Morney, Jimmy Direaux, Biz Mackey, Tom Glover.
BATTING -
3B: Wild Bill Wright.
HBP: Biz Mackey.
GDP: Felton Snow.
Team LOB: 9
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Javier Perez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2
Vic Harris lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Josh Gibson c 2 1 2 1 2 8 2
Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 11 0
Jim Williams rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4
Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 4 3
Ray Brown p 4 0 1 1 0 0 3
Totals 30 3 6 2 5 4 27 14
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson.
E: 3. Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle.
BATTING -
2B: Josh Gibson.
3B: Josh Gibson.
SH: Jelly Jackson.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson.
PITCHING
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tom Glover L 8 6 3 2 5 4 0 36
Totals 8 6 3 2 5 4 0 36
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ray Brown W 9 7 2 2 2 7 0 38
Totals 9 7 2 2 2 7 0 38
HBP: Ray Brown.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Bill Harris, 2B - , 3B - Gerald Hayes
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 9500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/1/1937, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. H.Kimbro lf J.Benjamin cf
2. F.Snow 2b J.Perez 3b
3. W.Bill Wright cf V.Harris lf
4. Z.Wright rf J.Gibson c
5. J.West 1b B.Leonard 1b
6. L.Morney 3b J.Williams rf
7. H.Walker ss M.Carlisle 2b
8. B.Mackey c J.Jackson ss
9. T.Glover p R.Brown p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; V.Harris singled to center field; J.Gibson doubled
to center field [V.Harris scored, J.Gibson scored (unearned)
(error by B.Mackey)]; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams popped to
H.Walker; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West singled; L.Morney
out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle singled; M.Carlisle stole second;
J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Carlisle
to third]; R.Brown flied to W.Bill Wright [M.Carlisle scored];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays
3.
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. 0,
Grays 3.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson tripled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 3.
4TH: F.Snow singled; W.Bill Wright tripled [F.Snow scored];
Z.Wright singled [W.Bill Wright scored]; J.West out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 3.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Williams walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
J.Jackson forced J.Williams (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to
first]; J.Jackson stole second; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 3.
5TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; T.Glover singled to center
field [T.Glover to second (error by J.Benjamin)]; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 2, Grays 3.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez walked;
J.Perez was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
T.Glover [J.Perez to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play;
J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. 2, Grays 3.
6TH: W.Bill Wright singled; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
J.West walked [W.Bill Wright to second]; L.Morney out on unknown
play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2,
Grays 3.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 2, Grays 3.
7TH: B.Mackey reached on an error by B.Leonard [B.Mackey to
first]; T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2,
Grays 3.
GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris singled to third base
[R.Brown to third (error by L.Morney), V.Harris to second];
J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. 2, Grays 3.
8TH: W.Bill Wright reached on an error by M.Carlisle [W.Bill
Wright to first]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; L.Morney singled [W.Bill Wright to second]; B.BYRD
BATTED FOR H.WALKER; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. 2, Grays 3.
GRAYS 8TH: J.DIREAUX REPLACED B.BYRD (PLAYING 2B); F.SNOW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.Williams reached on an error
by J.Direaux [J.Williams to first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 3.
9TH: B.Mackey was hit by a pitch; R.CAMPANELLA RAN FOR
B.MACKEY; N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; N.Williams walked
[R.Campanella to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow
grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to
B.Leonard) [N.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
2, Grays 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 7 4 9
Grays 3 6 3 9
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