Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 - 7 10 0 Cincinnati Tigers 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 6 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 Javier Perez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 5 0 0 1 0 11 5 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 Jim Williams rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ray Brown lf 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 Jelly Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 4 4 Roy Welmaker p 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 38 7 10 7 1 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 4. Buck Leonard 4, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson 4. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin. 3B: Jim Williams, Ray Brown. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Javier Perez. Team LOB: 7 Cincinnati Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 4 1 1 0 0 13 2 Neil Robinson cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Howard Easterling ss 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 Josh Johnson c 4 0 2 1 0 4 1 Sonny Harris 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 Jesse Houston lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Provine Bradley 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 5 Eugene Bremer p 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 Totals 31 4 11 4 2 4 27 15 FIELDING - E: 6. Jelly Taylor 2, Howard Easterling 3, Sonny Harris. BATTING - 2B: Howard Easterling. HR: Sonny Harris. SH: Neil Robinson, Eugene Bremer. GDP: Lloyd Davenport, Sonny Harris, Provine Bradley, Eugene Bremer. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 9 11 4 4 2 4 1 35 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 1 35 Cincinnati Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Bremer L 9 10 7 4 1 4 0 41 Totals 9 10 7 4 1 4 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Ward, 1B - Percy Reed Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/26/1937 -- Homestead Grays at Cincinnati Tigers (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Cincinnati 1. J.Benjamin cf L.Davenport rf 2. J.Perez 3b J.Taylor 1b 3. B.Leonard 1b N.Robinson cf 4. J.Gibson c H.Easterling ss 5. J.Williams rf J.Johnson c 6. R.Brown lf S.Harris 3b 7. M.Carlisle 2b J.Houston lf 8. J.Jackson ss P.Bradley 2b 9. R.Welmaker p E.Bremer p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: L.Davenport walked; J.Taylor singled [L.Davenport to second]; N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to third, J.Taylor to second]; H.Easterling doubled [L.Davenport scored, J.Taylor scored]; J.Johnson singled [H.Easterling scored]; S.Harris grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [J.Johnson out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Tigers 3. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Williams tripled; R.Brown singled [J.Williams scored]; R.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Taylor [R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 2ND: J.Houston singled; P.Bradley singled [J.Houston to second]; E.Bremer out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Houston to third, P.Bradley to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Tigers 3. GRAYS 3RD: R.Welmaker singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Welmaker to second]; J.Perez singled [R.Welmaker scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling walked; H.Easterling was picked off first (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: S.Harris homered; J.Houston out on unknown play; P.Bradley singled; E.Bremer grounded into a double play (M.Carlisle to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [P.Bradley out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 4. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson singled to third base [J.Jackson to second (error by S.Harris)]; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: L.Davenport singled; J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Tigers 4. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; J.Williams out on unknown play [J.Gibson to second]; R.Brown singled [J.Gibson scored]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: J.Johnson singled; S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston singled [J.Johnson to second]; P.Bradley grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [J.Houston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Tigers 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson reached on an error by H.Easterling [J.Jackson to second (error by H.Easterling)]; R.Welmaker reached on an error by J.Taylor [J.Jackson to third, R.Welmaker to first]; J.Benjamin doubled [J.Jackson scored (unearned), R.Welmaker scored (unearned)]; J.Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: E.Bremer singled; L.Davenport grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [E.Bremer out at second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Tigers 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Brown tripled; M.Carlisle singled [R.Brown scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Tigers 4. GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin reached on an error by H.Easterling [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Perez out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; P.Bradley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Tigers 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 10 0 7 Tigers 4 11 6 4
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