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Homestead Grays @ Newark Eagles

1937-08-15 · Day game · 7 innings · Att: 4500

Homestead Grays defeated Newark Eagles 8–1. Homestead Grays put up 6 in the 2nd. Josh Gibson went 2-for-3 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HOM	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	8	6
NW2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	3	2	2	0	1
Javier Pérez	2	1	0	0	1
Vic Harris	3	0	0	1	1
Josh Gibson	3	1	2	4	1
Buck Leonard	4	0	0	0	0
Jim Williams	4	1	0	0	0
Matt Carlisle	3	1	1	0	0
Jelly Jackson	3	1	1	1	0
Ray Brown	3	0	0	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H
Jimmie Crutchfield	3	1	0
Dick Lundy	2	0	0
Willie Wells	0	0	0
Mule Suttles	3	0	0
Ed Stone	3	0	0
Ray Dandridge	3	0	1
Lennie Pearson	3	0	0
Johnny Hayes	3	0	1
Bob Evans	2	0	0
Red Moore	2	0	0
William Bell	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Brown	7.0	2	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Evans	6.0	5	4	0
Terris McDuffie	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: W#
Javier Pérez: CS2(26)#
Javier Pérez: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Bot 1

Jimmie Crutchfield: E4#
Dick Lundy: 99/SH.1-2
Willie Wells: HP
Mule Suttles: 99
Ed Stone: E4.2-3;1-2#
Ray Dandridge: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2#
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 2

Josh Gibson: E5#
Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: E3.1-2#
Matt Carlisle: E6.2-3;1-2#
Jelly Jackson: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR)#
Ray Brown: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S5.1-3(E5/TH);B-2
Javier Pérez: W#
Vic Harris: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2#
Josh Gibson: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 2

Johnny Hayes: S7.B-2(E7)#
Bob Evans: 99
Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Dick Lundy: 99

Top 3

Jim Williams: 99
Matt Carlisle: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Ray Brown: 99

Bot 3

Red Moore: 99
Mule Suttles: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Top 4

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Javier Pérez: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Bot 4

Ray Dandridge: S
Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99
Bob Evans: 99

Top 5

Josh Gibson: W#
Buck Leonard: 46(1)3/GDP#
Jim Williams: 99

Bot 5

Jimmie Crutchfield: 99
Dick Lundy: 99
Red Moore: 99

Top 6

Matt Carlisle: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Ray Brown: 99

Bot 6

Mule Suttles: 99
Ed Stone: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99

Top 7

Jerry Benjamin: D
Javier Pérez: HP
Vic Harris: 99
Josh Gibson: T.2-H;1-H
Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: 99

Bot 7

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99
William Bell: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Wells was hit in the head and knocked unconscious
Perez threw his bat at Evans precipitating a bench-clearing brawl; Perez and Evans were ejected.

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