Homestead Grays 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 Javier Perez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Vic Harris lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Jim Williams rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 2 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Javier Perez. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin. SH: Javier Perez. Team LOB: 8 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dick Lundy 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Willie Wells ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Stone rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 Ray Dandridge 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lennie Pearson lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terris McDuffie p 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 3 1 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Dick Lundy, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. BATTING - 2B: Ed Stone. SH: Johnny Hayes. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Terris McDuffie. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 5 2 1 3 1 0 36 Totals 9 5 2 1 3 1 0 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie L 9 8 3 2 3 2 0 38 Totals 9 8 3 2 3 2 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/15/1937, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Newark 1. J.Benjamin cf J.Crutchfield cf 2. J.Perez 3b D.Lundy 2b 3. V.Harris lf W.Wells ss 4. J.Gibson c M.Suttles 1b 5. B.Leonard 1b E.Stone rf 6. J.Williams rf R.Dandridge 3b 7. M.Carlisle 2b L.Pearson lf 8. J.Jackson ss J.Hayes c 9. E.Walker p T.McDuffie p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin singled; J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Lundy out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled to shortstop [M.Carlisle to second (error by W.Wells)]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Eagles 0. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [E.Walker to second]; J.Perez singled [E.Walker scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [J.Perez to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: T.McDuffie singled; T.McDuffie stole second; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Lundy singled [T.McDuffie scored]; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Williams walked; J.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an error by M.Suttles [J.Williams to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone doubled; R.Dandridge walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Eagles 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin doubled; J.Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; V.Harris walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard singled [V.Harris to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Lundy out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 6TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 1. GRAYS 7TH: 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 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson reached on an error by J.Perez [L.Pearson to second]; J.Hayes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to third]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Eagles 2. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to second base [B.Leonard to second (error by D.Lundy)]; J.Williams singled [B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: D.Lundy out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled; E.Stone walked [M.Suttles to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. GRAYS 9TH: 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 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 8 1 8 Eagles 2 5 3 7
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