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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 15, 1937 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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



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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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