Homestead Grays 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 4 - 13 17 2 Philadelphia Stars 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 - 14 14 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin rf, 2b 6 4 4 2 0 2 0 Vic Harris lf, 3b 3 2 3 4 3 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 3 0 2 6 1 Tommie Dukes c 4 0 1 2 0 5 2 Joe Greene c 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Ray Brown cf 6 1 1 0 0 4 0 Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Fox Blevins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Strong lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b, ss 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 Jelly Jackson ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Tom Parker ph, rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Willie Gisentaner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arnold Waites p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Louis Dula p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 45 13 17 11 5 4 26 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Vic Harris, Jimmy Binder. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Tom Parker. 3B: Buck Leonard. HR: Jerry Benjamin 2, Vic Harris. GDP: Tommie Dukes. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jack Marshall 2b 4 3 2 1 2 3 5 Roy Parnell lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 1 2 1 3 0 Jud Wilson 1b 4 3 2 3 2 11 1 Ralph Burgin rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 Lloyd Davenport rf 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Jake Dunn ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 Dewey Creacy 3b 5 1 4 5 0 1 1 Larry Brown c 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Mickey Casey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Thompson p 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 Slim Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Webster McDonald p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 14 14 12 8 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jud Wilson, Jake Dunn. E: 2. Jack Marshall 2. BATTING - 2B: Jack Marshall 2, Jud Wilson, Dewey Creacy 2. HR: Jud Wilson. SH: Roy Parnell. HBP: Roy Parnell, Turkey Stearnes. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Jake Dunn. CS: Turkey Stearnes, Jake Dunn. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Gisentaner 0.1 3 6 5 2 1 0 7 Arnold Waites 4 7 5 5 2 2 1 23 Louis Dula L 4.1 4 3 2 4 2 0 19 Totals 8.2 14 14 12 8 5 1 49 HBP: Willie Gisentaner, Arnold Waites. Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Thompson 6 12 8 8 2 2 2 31 Slim Jones 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 1 8 Webster McDonald W 1.1 4 4 1 1 2 0 11 Totals 9 17 13 10 5 4 3 50 Sam Thompson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - James Crump Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/9/1936 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. J.Benjamin rf J.Marshall 2b 2. V.Harris lf R.Parnell lf 3. B.Leonard 1b T.Stearnes cf 4. T.Dukes c J.Wilson 1b 5. R.Brown cf R.Burgin rf 6. J.Binder 3b J.Dunn ss 7. M.Carlisle 2b D.Creacy 3b 8. J.Jackson ss L.Brown c 9. W.Gisentaner p S.Thompson p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin homered; V.Harris walked; B.Leonard singled [V.Harris to third]; T.Dukes grounded into a double play (J.Wilson to J.Dunn to J.Wilson) [B.Leonard out at second]; R.Brown popped to J.Wilson; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: J.Marshall doubled; R.Parnell singled [J.Marshall to third]; T.Stearnes was hit by a pitch [R.Parnell to second]; J.Wilson walked [J.Marshall scored, R.Parnell to third, T.Stearnes to second]; R.Burgin walked [R.Parnell scored, T.Stearnes to third, J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy doubled [T.Stearnes scored, J.Wilson scored, R.Burgin scored]; A.WAITES REPLACED W.GISENTANER (PITCHING); L.Brown flied to unknown fielder; S.Thompson reached on an error by J.Binder [D.Creacy to third, S.Thompson to first]; J.Marshall doubled [D.Creacy scored (unearned), S.Thompson to third]; R.Parnell was hit by a pitch; T.Stearnes flied to unknown fielder; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 6. GRAYS 2ND: J.Binder singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; A.Waites out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 6. STARS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Burgin singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play [R.Burgin to second]; D.Creacy singled [R.Burgin scored]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 7. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin doubled; V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin to third]; J.Benjamin stole home; B.Leonard out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 7. STARS 3RD: S.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 7. GRAYS 4TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 7. STARS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; J.Wilson homered; R.Burgin out on unknown play; J.Dunn singled; J.Dunn stole second; D.Creacy doubled [J.Dunn scored]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 9. GRAYS 5TH: A.Waites singled; J.Benjamin singled [A.Waites to second]; V.Harris homered [A.Waites scored, J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard tripled; B.Leonard stole home; T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 9. STARS 5TH: S.Thompson walked; J.Marshall walked [S.Thompson to second]; R.Parnell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Thompson to third, J.Marshall to second]; T.Stearnes singled [S.Thompson scored, J.Marshall scored]; L.DULA REPLACED A.WAITES (PITCHING); T.Stearnes was caught stealing second (T.Dukes to J.Jackson); J.Wilson out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 11. GRAYS 6TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; L.Dula singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 11. STARS 6TH: R.Burgin out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 11. GRAYS 7TH: L.DAVENPORT REPLACED R.BURGIN (PLAYING RF); V.Harris walked; B.Leonard singled [V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second (on throw)]; T.Dukes singled [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard scored]; S.JONES REPLACED S.THOMPSON (PITCHING); R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 11. STARS 7TH: J.GREENE REPLACED T.DUKES (PLAYING C); S.Jones out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 11. GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; J.Benjamin homered; V.Harris walked; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; W.MCDONALD REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING); J.Greene flied to L.Davenport; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 11. STARS 8TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; J.Wilson doubled; L.Davenport singled to left field [J.Wilson scored (no RBI) (error by V.Harris), L.Davenport to third]; J.Dunn walked; J.Dunn was caught stealing second (J.Greene to J.Jackson) [L.Davenport scored (unearned)]; D.Creacy flied to unknown fielder; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 13. GRAYS 9TH: R.Brown singled; F.BLEVINS BATTED FOR J.BINDER; F.Blevins out on unknown play; M.Carlisle reached on an error by J.Marshall [R.Brown to second, M.Carlisle to first]; T.PARKER BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; T.Parker doubled [R.Brown scored, M.Carlisle scored (unearned)]; L.Dula reached on an error by J.Marshall [T.Parker to third, L.Dula to first]; J.Benjamin flied to unknown fielder; V.Harris singled [T.Parker scored (unearned), L.Dula to second]; B.Leonard walked [L.Dula to third, V.Harris to second]; J.Greene singled [L.Dula scored (unearned), V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 13. STARS 9TH: J.STRONG REPLACED F.BLEVINS (PLAYING LF); J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); M.CARLISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); M.CASEY BATTED FOR L.BROWN; M.Casey out on unknown play; W.McDonald out on unknown play; J.Marshall walked; R.Parnell singled [J.Marshall to second]; T.Stearnes walked [J.Marshall to third, R.Parnell to second]; J.Wilson walked [J.Marshall scored, R.Parnell to third, T.Stearnes to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 14. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 13 17 2 10 Stars 14 14 2 9
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