New York Black Yankees 7 – 20 Homestead Grays
23 May 1937 · CLE06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 20-19-5 runs-hits-errors line | Homestead Grays | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 64 | final score 20–7 | 1 in 16,119 games | |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Josh Gibson | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Black Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Homestead Grays | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 19 | 5 |
Box score
New York Black Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Stephens | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Giles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Fats Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marvin Barker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Curtis Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Clarke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy K. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Black Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Brown | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Roosevelt Davis | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bud Barbee | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy K. Williams | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Benjamin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Harris | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Javier Perez | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Josh Gibson | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Jim Williams | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Matt Carlisle | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Tommie Dukes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jelly Jackson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Brown | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 |