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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Saturday, May 29, 1937 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 2  1 0 0  3 0 0   -   6 13  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 0  0 0 1  2 0 0   -   5  6  0

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage cf                      5   2   3    2     0         4   0
Bill Evans lf                         5   1   1    2     0         2   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   0   2    1     0         3   5
Oscar Charleston 1b                   5   0   0    0     0         9   0
Jimmy Binder 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         3   2
 Butler 3b                            4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Dan Wilson rf                         4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    1     0         3   3
Theolic Smith p                       4   2   3    0     0         0   1
Totals                               40   6  13    6     0   1    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.   Butler. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buddy Burbage, Chester Williams. 
3B:  Theolic Smith. 
HR:  Buddy Burbage. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           4   1   0    0     1         2   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   1   2    2     0         2   0
Curtis Harris lf, 1b                  5   1   1    0     0         5   0
Jud Wilson 1b, 3b                     3   0   0    0     1        12   1
Mickey Casey c                        3   1   2    1     1         2   1
Dewey Creacy 3b                       0   1   0    0     1         1   2
  Paul Dixon lf                       2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Jake Dunn 2b                          4   0   0    0     0         1   5
Andy Harvey ss                        4   0   1    2     0         2   4
Sam Thompson p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Larry Brown ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rocky Ellis p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Halley Harding ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   5   6    5     5   2    27  15


BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson, Mickey Casey, Andy Harvey. 
HR:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith W                      9       6   5    5   5   2   1  39
Totals                               9       6   5    5   5   2   1  39


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson L                       7      12   6    6   0   1   1  33
Rocky Ellis                          2       1   0    0   0   0   0  7
Totals                               9      13   6    6   0   1   1  40



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Cool Turner

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/29/1937 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. B.Burbage           cf        T.Page              rf        
2. B.Evans             lf        G.Benson            cf        
3. C.Williams          ss        C.Harris            lf        
4. O.Charleston        1b        J.Wilson            1b        
5. J.Binder            2b        M.Casey             c         
6.                     3b        D.Creacy            3b        
7. D.Wilson            rf        J.Dunn              2b        
8. L.Ruffin            c         A.Harvey            ss        
9. T.Smith             p         S.Thompson          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage singled; B.Evans out on unknown play; C.Williams
out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: T.Page out on unknown play; G.Benson doubled; C.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: J.Binder out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
D.Wilson singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: M.Casey singled; D.Creacy walked [M.Casey to second];
J.Dunn out on unknown play; A.Harvey doubled [M.Casey scored,
D.Creacy scored]; S.Thompson out on unknown play; T.Page out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  2.

 3RD: T.Smith tripled; B.Burbage homered [T.Smith scored];
B.Evans out on unknown play; C.Williams singled; O.Charleston
out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   2,  2.

 3RD: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Wilson walked; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   2,  2.

 4TH:  singled; D.Wilson singled [ to third]; P.DIXON REPLACED
D.CREACY (PLAYING LF); C.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
J.WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Creacy was spiked on
his hand at 3B and had to leave game; L.Ruffin singled [ scored,
D.Wilson to second]; T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Burbage out
on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.   3,  2.

 4TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  2.

 5TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   3,  2.

 5TH: S.Thompson out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
2.

 6TH:  out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  2.

 6TH: C.Harris singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Casey
doubled [C.Harris scored]; P.Dixon walked; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; A.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3, 
3.

 7TH: T.Smith singled; B.Burbage doubled [T.Smith to third];
B.Evans singled [T.Smith scored, B.Burbage scored]; C.Williams
doubled [B.Evans scored]; O.Charleston out on unknown play;
J.Binder out on unknown play;  out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   6,  3.

 7TH: L.BROWN BATTED FOR S.THOMPSON; L.Brown out on unknown
play; T.Page walked; G.Benson homered [T.Page scored]; C.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.   6,  5.

 8TH: R.ELLIS REPLACED L.BROWN (PITCHING); D.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; T.Smith singled;
B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   6,  5.

 8TH: M.Casey walked; P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Dunn out
on unknown play; A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   6,  5.

 9TH: B.Evans out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
6,  5.

 9TH: H.HARDING BATTED FOR R.ELLIS; H.Harding out on unknown
play; T.Page reached on an error by  [T.Page to first]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.   6,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  6  13   1   7
                  5   6   0   7


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