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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

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

Homestead Grays                     0 6 0  0 0 0  2  -   8  6  4
Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   1  2  6

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   2   2    0     1   0     0   0
Javier Perez 3b                       2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Tex Burnett pr                      0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Harry Williams 3b                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   2    4     1   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   8   6    6     4   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
3B:  Josh Gibson. 
HBP:  Javier Perez. 
GDP:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jerry Benjamin. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Lundy 2b                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Willie Wells ss                       0   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Red Moore pr, 1b                    2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Mule Suttles 1b, lf                   3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 3b, ss                  3   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Lennie Pearson lf, 3b                 3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Bob Evans p                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  William Bell ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   1   2    0     0   0    21   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Lundy, Red Moore, Ray Dandridge. 
E: 6.  Red Moore, Ed Stone, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson 3. 

BATTING -
SH:  Dick Lundy. 
HBP:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          7       2   1    0   0   0   0  27
Totals                               7       2   1    0   0   0   0  27

HBP:  Ray Brown. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans L                          6       5   8    2   4   0   0  29
Terris McDuffie                      1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               7       6   8    2   4   0   0  33

Bob Evans pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP:  Bob Evans. 


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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 2 -- 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. R.Brown             p         B.Evans             p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second
(J.Hayes to W.Wells); J.Perez out on unknown play; V.Harris out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[J.Crutchfield to first]; D.Lundy out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to second]; W.Wells was hit by
a pitch; Wells was hit in the head and knocked unconscious;
R.MOORE RAN FOR W.WELLS; M.Suttles out on unknown play; E.Stone
reached on an error by M.Carlisle [J.Crutchfield to third,
R.Moore to second, E.Stone to first]; R.Dandridge reached on an
error by M.Carlisle [J.Crutchfield scored (unearned) (no RBI),
R.Moore to third, E.Stone to second, R.Dandridge to first];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. 
Grays 0, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 2ND: R.MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); M.SUTTLES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R.DANDRIDGE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); J.Gibson
reached on an error by L.Pearson [J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard
out on unknown play; J.Williams reached on an error by R.Moore
[J.Gibson to second, J.Williams to first]; M.Carlisle reached on
an error by R.Dandridge [J.Gibson to third, J.Williams to
second, M.Carlisle to first]; J.Jackson singled to right field
[J.Gibson scored (unearned) (error by E.Stone), J.Williams
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Stone), M.Carlisle scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin
singled to third base [J.Jackson to third (error by L.Pearson),
J.Benjamin to second]; J.Perez walked; V.Harris walked
[J.Jackson scored (unearned), J.Benjamin to third, J.Perez to
second]; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored (unearned), J.Perez
scored (unearned), V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; 6 R (0 ER), 3 H, 5 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 6, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Hayes singled to left field [J.Hayes to second
(error by V.Harris)]; B.Evans out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield
out on unknown play; D.Lundy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 6, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled
to third base [M.Carlisle to second (error by L.Pearson)];
J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: R.Moore out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 6, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 4TH: 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 6, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard grounded into a double
play (D.Lundy to R.Dandridge to R.Moore) [J.Gibson out at
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 6, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Lundy out on
unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 6, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 6TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 6, 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 6, Eagles 1.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin doubled; J.Perez was hit by a pitch;
Perez threw his bat at Evans precipitating a bench-clearing
brawl; Perez and Evans were ejected.; T.BURNETT RAN FOR J.PEREZ;
T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED B.EVANS (PITCHING); V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson tripled [J.Benjamin scored, T.Burnett scored];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: H.WILLIAMS REPLACED T.BURNETT (PLAYING 3B);
L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
W.BELL BATTED FOR T.MCDUFFIE; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 8, Eagles 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            8   6   4   4
 Eagles           1   2   6   5


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