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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7

Game played on Monday, June 8, 1936 (N) at League Park, Akron OH
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 3   -   7  9  4
Homestead Grays                     2 2 0  0 1 0  0 3 x   -   8 12  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport rf                    3   1   1    0     0         0   0
   Morgan rf                          2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jake Dunn 2b                          5   1   1    0     0         1   2
Roy Parnell lf                        4   2   2    1     0         2   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   2   2    3     1         1   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   0   2    3     1        14   1
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Larry Brown c                       2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bill Yancey ss                        2   0   0    0     2         1   4
Webster McDonald p                    2   0   1    0     0         0   1
  Slim Jones p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Laymon Yokely p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jack Marshall ph                    0   0   0    0     1         0   0
   Bronson pr                         0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   7   9    7     6   4    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jake Dunn 2, Roy Parnell, Dewey Creacy. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jud Wilson, Webster McDonald. 
3B:  Roy Parnell. 
HR:  Turkey Stearnes 2. 
SH:  Dewey Creacy. 
HBP:  Roy Parnell, Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  9


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   2   1    0     0         4   0
  Ray Brown cf                        2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Matt Carlisle ss, 2b                  4   0   1    1     0         0   2
Rap Dixon rf                          4   2   3    5     1         1   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   1   2    1     0         4   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   3    1     0         0   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   0   0    0     1        10   0
Tarcat Terry 2b                       1   0   0    0     1         1   3
  Louis Dula ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jelly Jackson ss                    1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   1    0     0         2   0
   Dotson c                           1   1   1    0     0         2   0
Tom Parker p                          2   1   0    0     0         1   1
  Willie Gisentaner p                 2   1   0    0     0         1   0
  Arnold Waites p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   8  12    8     3   2    27   8


BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Vic Harris, Henry Spearman 2,  Dotson. 
3B:  Rap Dixon. 
HR:  Rap Dixon. 
SH:  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   4       8   5    5   2   1   0  22
Slim Jones                           3.1     2   2    0   1   1   0  15
Laymon Yokely                        0.2     2   1    0   0   0   1  4
Totals                               8      12   8    5   3   2   1  41

Webster McDonald pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker W                         5.1     5   4    4   1   2   1  22
Willie Gisentaner                    3.1     4   3    3   5   2   1  20
Arnold Waites SV                     0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9       9   7    7   6   4   2  43

HBP:  Tom Parker, Willie Gisentaner. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Garman, 1B -  Lobach

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/8/1936 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Homestead                     
1. L.Davenport         rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. J.Dunn              2b        M.Carlisle          ss        
3. R.Parnell           lf        R.Dixon             rf        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        V.Harris            lf        
5. D.Creacy            3b        H.Spearman          3b        
6. J.Wilson            1b        B.Leonard           1b        
7. M.Casey             c         T.Terry             2b        
8. B.Yancey            ss        T.Dukes             c         
9. W.McDonald          p         T.Parker            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin doubled; M.Carlisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; R.Dixon tripled
[J.Benjamin scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play [R.Dixon
scored]; H.Spearman doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

STARS 2ND: T.Stearnes homered to rightfield; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Casey out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Terry walked; T.Dukes singled [T.Terry to second];
T.Parker forced T.Terry (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to second,
T.Parker to first]; J.Benjamin forced T.Dukes (unknown fielder)
[T.Parker to second, J.Benjamin to first]; M.Carlisle singled
[T.Parker scored, J.Benjamin to second]; R.Dixon singled
[J.Benjamin scored, M.Carlisle to second]; V.Harris out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 4.

STARS 3RD: B.Yancey out on unknown play; W.McDonald doubled;
L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 4.

GRAYS 3RD: H.Spearman doubled; B.Leonard walked; T.Terry out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 4.

STARS 4TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 4.

GRAYS 4TH: D.Creacy dropped a foul fly hit by J.Benjamin;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Grays 4.

STARS 5TH: J.Wilson singled; J.Wilson was picked off first
(T.Parker to B.Leonard); M.Casey out on unknown play; B.Yancey
walked; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 4.

GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris doubled; S.JONES REPLACED W.MCDONALD
(PITCHING); H.Spearman singled [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman to second];
L.DULA BATTED FOR T.TERRY; L.Dula out on unknown play; T.Dukes
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 5.

STARS 6TH: R.BROWN REPLACED J.BENJAMIN (PLAYING CF); J.JACKSON
REPLACED L.DULA (PLAYING SS);  REPLACED T.DUKES (PLAYING C);
M.CARLISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); L.Davenport singled;
J.Dunn singled [L.Davenport to second]; R.Parnell was hit by a
pitch [L.Davenport to third, J.Dunn to second]; T.Stearnes out
on unknown play; W.GISENTANER REPLACED T.PARKER (PITCHING);
D.Creacy out on unknown play; J.Wilson doubled [L.Davenport
scored, J.Dunn scored, R.Parnell scored]; M.Casey out on unknown
play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 6TH:  REPLACED L.DAVENPORT (PLAYING RF); L.BROWN REPLACED
M.CASEY (PLAYING C); W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; R.Brown
reached on an error by J.Dunn [R.Brown to first]; M.Carlisle out
on unknown play; R.Dixon walked [R.Brown to second]; V.Harris
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 5.

STARS 7TH: B.Yancey walked; S.Jones out on unknown play;  out
on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 5.

STARS 8TH: R.Parnell singled; T.Stearnes walked [R.Parnell to
second]; D.Creacy out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Parnell to third, T.Stearnes to second]; J.Wilson walked;
L.Brown out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 8TH:  doubled; W.Gisentaner reached on an error by J.Dunn
[ to third, W.Gisentaner to first]; R.Brown out on unknown play;
L.YOKELY REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING); M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; R.Dixon homered (unearned) [ scored (unearned),
W.Gisentaner scored (unearned)]; V.Harris singled to left field
[V.Harris to second (error by R.Parnell)]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 8.

STARS 9TH: J.MARSHALL BATTED FOR L.YOKELY; J.Marshall walked; 
RAN FOR J.MARSHALL;  out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; R.Parnell tripled [ scored]; T.Stearnes homered [R.Parnell
scored]; D.Creacy walked; J.Wilson was hit by a pitch [D.Creacy
to second]; A.WAITES REPLACED W.GISENTANER (PITCHING); L.Brown
grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 7, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            7   9   4   9
 Grays            8  12   0   9


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