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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 1, 1937 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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