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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 10 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 9

Game played on Sunday, May 16, 1937 (D) at Dyckman Oval, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  2 1 0  3 1 2  0 0 0   -   9 11  1
New York Black Yankees              0 0 6  3 0 0  0 1 x   -  10 13  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           4   1   3    0     0         3   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   1   1    0     1         2   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   1   1    1     0         7   4
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   0   1    2     2         6   2
Dewey Creacy 3b                       5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jake Dunn cf                          4   1   0    0     0         1   0
  Mickey Casey ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Larry Brown c                         4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Andy Harvey ss                        3   2   2    0     1         1   3
Webster McDonald p                    4   2   2    4     0         0   1
Totals                               36   9  11    7     4   3    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Dewey Creacy. 

BATTING -
HR:  Curtis Harris, Webster McDonald. 
SH:  Ted Page, Curtis Harris. 
GDP:  Roy Parnell, Curtis Harris. 
Team LOB:  6


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens 2b                      4   2   2    1     0         3   6
George Giles 1b                       4   0   0    0     0        11   1
Fats Jenkins lf                       3   2   2    6     1         1   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Clint Thomas cf                       4   1   1    1     0         1   1
Marvin Barker rf                      3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   1   1    0     0         4   1
Curtis Henderson ss                   4   2   3    1     0         3   3
Bill Holland p                        3   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Harry Kincannon p                   1   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34  10  13   10     2   3    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jake Stephens 2, George Giles 2, Walter Cannady, Curtis Henderson. 
E: 2.  Walter Cannady, Curtis Henderson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Curtis Henderson. 
3B:  Harry Kincannon. 
HR:  Fats Jenkins 2, Clint Thomas. 
SH:  George Giles. 
HBP:  Jake Stephens. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   8      13  10   10   2   3   3  38
Totals                               8      13  10   10   2   3   3  38

HBP:  Webster McDonald. 

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland                         5.1     9   9    6   3   2   2  29
Harry Kincannon W                    3.2     2   0    0   1   1   0  13
Totals                               9      11   9    6   4   3   2  42



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Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Pat Washington

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1937, game 1 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. T.Page              rf        J.Stephens          2b        
2. R.Parnell           lf        G.Giles             1b        
3. C.Harris            2b        F.Jenkins           lf        
4. J.Wilson            1b        W.Cannady           3b        
5. D.Creacy            3b        C.Thomas            cf        
6. J.Dunn              cf        M.Barker            rf        
7. L.Brown             c         B.Clarke            c         
8. A.Harvey            ss        C.Henderson         ss        
9. W.McDonald          p         B.Holland           p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; T.Page singled; R.Parnell walked [T.Page to second];
C.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Page to
third, R.Parnell to second]; J.Wilson singled [T.Page scored,
R.Parnell scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  0.

 1ST: J.Stephens out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2, 
0.

 2ND: L.Brown singled; A.Harvey singled [L.Brown to third];
W.McDonald out on unknown play [L.Brown scored]; T.Page out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   3,  0.

 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
0.

 3RD: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
0.

 3RD: B.Clarke singled; C.Henderson doubled [B.Clarke scored];
B.Holland singled [C.Henderson scored]; J.Stephens singled
[B.Holland to second]; G.Giles out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [B.Holland to third, J.Stephens to second]; F.Jenkins
homered [B.Holland scored, J.Stephens scored]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; C.Thomas homered; M.Barker walked; B.Clarke out on
unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  6.

 4TH: J.Dunn reached on an error by C.Henderson [J.Dunn to
first]; L.Brown out on unknown play; A.Harvey walked [J.Dunn to
second]; W.McDonald homered [J.Dunn scored (unearned), A.Harvey
scored]; T.Page singled; R.Parnell grounded into a double play
(C.Henderson to J.Stephens to G.Giles) [T.Page out at second]; 3
R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   6,  6.

 4TH: C.Henderson singled; B.Holland out on unknown play;
J.Stephens singled [C.Henderson to second]; G.Giles out on
unknown play; F.Jenkins homered [C.Henderson scored, J.Stephens
scored]; W.Cannady singled to third base [W.Cannady to second
(error by D.Creacy)]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.   6,  9.

 5TH: C.Harris homered; J.Wilson walked; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   7,  9.

 5TH: M.Barker singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play;
C.Henderson was credited with a single when a runner was hit by
the batted ball (C.Harris unassisted) [M.Barker out at second];
B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   7,  9.

 6TH: A.Harvey singled; W.McDonald singled [A.Harvey to
second]; T.Page out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[A.Harvey to third, W.McDonald to second]; R.Parnell reached on
an error by W.Cannady [A.Harvey scored (unearned) (no RBI),
W.McDonald scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Parnell to first];
H.KINCANNON REPLACED B.HOLLAND (PITCHING); C.Harris out on
unknown play; J.Wilson walked [R.Parnell to second]; D.Creacy
out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   9,  9.

 6TH: J.Stephens was hit by a pitch; J.Stephens was picked off
first (W.McDonald to J.Wilson); G.Giles out on unknown play;
F.Jenkins walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   9,  9.

 7TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play;
A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   9,  9.

 7TH: C.Thomas out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   9, 
9.

 8TH: W.McDonald out on unknown play; T.Page singled; R.Parnell
singled [T.Page to second]; C.Harris grounded into a double play
(W.Cannady to J.Stephens to G.Giles) [R.Parnell out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   9,  9.

 8TH: C.Henderson out on unknown play; H.Kincannon tripled;
J.Stephens flied to T.Page [H.Kincannon scored]; G.Giles out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   9,  10.

 9TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; M.CASEY BATTED FOR J.DUNN; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   9,  10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  9  11   1   6
                 10  13   2   4


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