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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 4

Game played on Thursday, August 26, 1937 (D) at Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH
Regular-Season game

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



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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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