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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