Detroit - Indianapolis Stars 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 4 Columbus Bluebirds 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 8 2 BATTING Detroit - Indianapolis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Granville Lyons 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jim Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Black Bottom Buford 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 Rainey Bibbs ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 George Fisher rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 James Womack rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Paul Hardy c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Ewing Waddy p 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 34 1 7 0 0 5 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Granville Lyons, Black Bottom Buford, Ewing Waddy. E: 4. Granville Lyons, Jimmy Binder, Paul Hardy, Ewing Waddy. PB: 1. Paul Hardy. BATTING - GDP: George Fisher. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Ewing Waddy. CS: Jerry Benjamin. Columbus Bluebirds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Morney ss 2 1 1 0 1 7 2 Dewey Creacy 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Wilson Redus rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 0 2 2 0 11 1 Ameal Brooks lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clarence Griffin cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Duke Lattimore c 4 0 1 0 0 6 2 Kermit Dial 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bill Byrd p 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 31 3 8 3 2 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leroy Morney, Dewey Creacy, Joe Scott, Duke Lattimore. E: 2. Leroy Morney, Kermit Dial. BATTING - 2B: Clarence Griffin. SH: Leroy Morney. GDP: Ameal Brooks. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Detroit - Indianapolis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ewing Waddy L 8 8 3 2 2 2 0 34 Totals 8 8 3 2 2 2 0 34 Columbus Bluebirds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 7 1 1 0 5 0 34 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 5 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Dodson, 1B - Streets Time of Game: 1:27 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/16/1933 -- Detroit - India Stars at Columbus Bluebirds (D) Starting Lineups: Detroit - India Columbus 1. J.Benjamin cf L.Morney ss 2. G.Lyons 1b D.Creacy 3b 3. J.Binder 3b W.Redus rf 4. J.Williams lf J.Scott 1b 5. B.Buford 2b A.Brooks lf 6. R.Bibbs ss C.Griffin cf 7. G.Fisher rf D.Lattimore c 8. P.Hardy c K.Dial 2b 9. E.Waddy p B.Byrd p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons singled; J.Binder out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Bluebirds 0. BLUEBIRDS 1ST: L.Morney singled; D.Creacy singled [L.Morney to second]; W.Redus forced D.Creacy (unknown fielder) [L.Morney to third, W.Redus to first]; J.Scott singled [L.Morney scored, W.Redus to second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; C.Griffin singled [W.Redus scored, J.Scott to second]; D.Lattimore out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Bluebirds 2. STARS 2ND: B.Buford singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; G.Fisher grounded into a double play (J.Scott to L.Morney to J.Scott) [B.Buford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Bluebirds 2. BLUEBIRDS 2ND: K.Dial out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Bluebirds 2. STARS 3RD: P.Hardy out on unknown play; E.Waddy singled; J.Benjamin singled [E.Waddy to third]; E.Waddy stole home and J.Benjamin stole second; G.Lyons struck out while J.Benjamin was caught stealing third (D.Lattimore to D.Creacy); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 2. BLUEBIRDS 3RD: G.Lyons dropped a foul fly hit by D.Creacy; D.Creacy out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 2. STARS 4TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; B.Buford out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 2. BLUEBIRDS 4TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; C.Griffin doubled; D.Lattimore out on unknown play; K.Dial out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 2. STARS 5TH: G.Fisher reached on an error by L.Morney [G.Fisher to first]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; E.Waddy out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 2. BLUEBIRDS 5TH: B.Byrd singled; L.Morney reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by E.Waddy [B.Byrd to second, L.Morney to first]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; W.Redus walked [B.Byrd to third, L.Morney to second]; J.Scott singled [B.Byrd scored (unearned), L.Morney to third, W.Redus to second]; A.Brooks grounded into a double play (E.Waddy to B.Buford to G.Lyons) [J.Scott out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. STARS 6TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; B.Buford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. BLUEBIRDS 6TH: J.WOMACK REPLACED G.FISHER (PLAYING RF); C.Griffin out on unknown play; D.Lattimore singled to third base [D.Lattimore to second (error by J.Binder)]; K.Dial out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. STARS 7TH: R.Bibbs singled; J.Womack out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; E.Waddy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. BLUEBIRDS 7TH: L.Morney walked; P.Hardy allowed a passed ball [L.Morney to second]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. STARS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on unknown play; J.Binder reached on an error by K.Dial [J.Binder to first]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. BLUEBIRDS 8TH: P.Hardy dropped a foul fly hit by A.Brooks; A.Brooks out on unknown play; C.Griffin out on unknown play; D.Lattimore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. STARS 9TH: B.Buford out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; J.Womack out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Bluebirds 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 1 7 4 6 Bluebirds 3 8 2 7
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