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Homestead Grays @ Washington Elite Giants

1937-07-25 · Day game · Terrapin Park · Att: 4000

Washington Elite Giants defeated Homestead Grays 8–4. Washington Elite Giants put up 5 in the 8th. Charlie Hughes went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	10
WEG	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5		8	9

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Benjamin	5	1	1	0	0	0
Javier Pérez	5	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Harris	5	0	1	2	0	0
Josh Gibson	3	0	1	0	2	0
Buck Leonard	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Williams	4	1	2	0	0	0
Matt Carlisle	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jelly Jackson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Parker	2	1	1	1	0	0

Washington Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Kimbro	5	1	1	1	0
Charlie Hughes	4	2	2	1	1
Wild Bill Wright	4	2	2	1	0
Jim West	4	1	1	1	0
Felton Snow	3	0	1	1	0
Leroy Morney	3	1	0	0	1
Hoss Walker	3	1	0	1	1
Biz Mackey	4	0	2	1	0
Tom Glover	4	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Brown	8.0	9	3	0

Washington Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Glover	9.0	10	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Javier Pérez: S
Vic Harris: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 1

Henry Kimbro: E4
Charlie Hughes: 99
Wild Bill Wright: D8.1-H(UR)
Jim West: 99
Felton Snow: S.2-H(UR)
Leroy Morney: 99

Top 2

Buck Leonard: S
Jim Williams: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 2

Hoss Walker: 99
Biz Mackey: 99
Tom Glover: 99

Top 3

Ray Brown: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Javier Pérez: 99

Bot 3

Henry Kimbro: 99
Charlie Hughes: HR/7
Wild Bill Wright: 99
Jim West: 99

Top 4

Vic Harris: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 4

Felton Snow: 99
Leroy Morney: 99
Hoss Walker: W
Biz Mackey: 99

Top 5

Jim Williams: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Jelly Jackson: S
Ray Brown: 99

Bot 5

Tom Glover: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99
Charlie Hughes: W#
Wild Bill Wright: PB.1-2#
Wild Bill Wright: 99

Top 6

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

Bot 6

Jim West: 99
Felton Snow: 99
Leroy Morney: 99

Top 7

Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: S.1-2
Matt Carlisle: SB3;SB2
Matt Carlisle: K
Tom Parker: 8

Bot 7

Hoss Walker: 99
Biz Mackey: S
Tom Glover: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99

Top 8

Ray Brown: 99
Jerry Benjamin: D
Javier Pérez: E6.2-3
Vic Harris: 99/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 8

Charlie Hughes: S
Wild Bill Wright: S.1-2
Jim West: S.2-H;1-2
Felton Snow: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Leroy Morney: W
Hoss Walker: E5.3-H;2-H(NR);1-2
Biz Mackey: S.2-H;1-2
Tom Glover: 99
Henry Kimbro: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Charlie Hughes: 99

Top 9

Jim Williams: D
Matt Carlisle: S.2-3
Tom Parker: S.3-H;1-2
Ray Brown: K
Jerry Benjamin: 13.2-3;1-2
Javier Pérez: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Vic Harris: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Josh Gibson: IW.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 8

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score Start of game delayed over argument about whether Josh Gibson had been reinstated by NNL after jumping to Dominican Republic
Game 2 of scheduled DH called in 4th inning due to Sunday curfew

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