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
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
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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