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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 7 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Saturday, May 29, 1937 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  3 0 0  0 1 0   -   4  6  2
Washington Elite Giants             0 1 4  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   7 13  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   0    0     2         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      5   1   1    1     0         1   1
Vic Harris lf                         5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   2   1    0     1         0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Tommie Dukes 1b                       4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Javier Perez 3b                       2   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Ray Brown ph, 3b                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     2         0   1
Louis Dula p                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Clifford Allen p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  George Walker p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Tom Parker ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   4   6    4     5   8    24   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Matt Carlisle, Tommie Dukes, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 2.  Jerry Benjamin, Ray Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommie Dukes. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felton Snow 3b                        3   2   2    0     2   0     0   0
Henry Kimbro lf                       3   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Leroy Morney 2b                       5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   5   2   3    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   0   3    3     1   0     0   0
Bob Griffith p                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   7  13    7     6   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Leroy Morney. 
3B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
GDP:  Bob Griffith. 
Team LOB:  13


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula L                         2.1     4   3    3   1   0   0  12
Clifford Allen                       0       3   2    2   2   0   0  5
George Walker                        5.2     6   2    2   3   0   0  27
Totals                               8      13   7    7   6   0   0  44


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       9       6   4    4   5   8   0  39
Totals                               9       6   4    4   5   8   0  39



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/29/1937 -- Homestead Grays at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                                                   
1. J.Benjamin          cf        F.Snow              3b        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        H.Kimbro            lf        
3. V.Harris            lf        L.Morney            2b        
4. J.Gibson            c         Z.Wright            rf        
5. J.Williams          rf        W.Bill Wright       cf        
6. T.Dukes             1b        J.West              1b        
7. J.Perez             3b        H.Walker            ss        
8. J.Jackson           ss        B.Mackey            c         
9. L.Dula              p         B.Griffith          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

 1ST: F.Snow walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0,  0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 0,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright tripled; J.West out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled [W.Bill Wright
scored]; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 0,  1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Perez out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0,  1.

 3RD: F.Snow singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Morney
doubled [F.Snow scored]; C.ALLEN REPLACED L.DULA (PITCHING);
Z.Wright singled [L.Morney scored]; W.Bill Wright singled
[Z.Wright to second]; J.West singled [Z.Wright to third, W.Bill
Wright to second]; H.Walker walked [Z.Wright scored, W.Bill
Wright to third, J.West to second]; B.Mackey walked [W.Bill
Wright scored, J.West to third, H.Walker to second]; G.WALKER
REPLACED C.ALLEN (PITCHING); B.Griffith grounded into a double
play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to T.Dukes) [B.Mackey out at
second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0,  5.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin stole second;
M.Carlisle singled [J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Gibson singled [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Williams
singled [M.Carlisle scored, J.Gibson to second]; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; J.Perez singled [J.Gibson scored, J.Williams to
second]; J.Jackson walked [J.Williams to third, J.Perez to
second]; G.Walker out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Grays 3,  5.

 4TH: F.Snow walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 3,  5.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3,  5.

 5TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; H.Walker singled; B.Mackey singled [H.Walker scored];
B.Griffith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, 
6.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Dukes singled; R.BROWN BATTED FOR J.PEREZ;
R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3,  6.

 6TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); F.Snow singled;
H.Kimbro walked [F.Snow to second]; L.Morney out on unknown
play; Z.Wright singled [F.Snow scored, H.Kimbro to second];
W.Bill Wright singled [H.Kimbro to third, Z.Wright to second];
J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3,  7.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson walked; G.Walker out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice [J.Jackson to second];
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3,  7.

 7TH: B.Mackey singled; B.Griffith out on unknown play; F.Snow
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [B.Mackey to second];
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3,  7.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson walked; J.Williams out on unknown play;
T.Dukes doubled [J.Gibson scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, 
7.

 8TH: Z.Wright reached on an error by J.Benjamin [Z.Wright to
first]; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; J.West reached on an
error by R.Brown [Z.Wright to second, J.West to first]; H.Walker
out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4,  7.

GRAYS 9TH: T.PARKER BATTED FOR G.WALKER; T.Parker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4,  7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            4   6   2   8
                  7  13   0  13


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