Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 0
Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Henry Spearman 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1
Chester Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 5
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 1 1 0 0 9 0
Jimmy Binder 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2
Dan Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Bill Harvey lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Pepper Bassett c 4 0 1 0 0 7 0
Barney Morris p 3 1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 9 27 11
BATTING -
2B: Oscar Charleston.
HR: Henry Spearman.
Team LOB: 5
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gene Benson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Paul Dixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Curtis Harris 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Mickey Casey c 3 0 0 0 0 9 1
Jake Dunn cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0
Andy Harvey ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3
Halley Harding 2b 2 0 0 0 1 5 2
Rocky Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Larry Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0 2 7 27 9
FIELDING -
E: 1. Rocky Ellis.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 2
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Morris W 9 1 0 0 2 7 0 29
Totals 9 1 0 0 2 7 0 29
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Rocky Ellis L 9 8 3 3 0 9 1 35
Totals 9 8 3 3 0 9 1 35
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Pat Washington
Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/31/1937, game 2 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. B.Burbage rf G.Benson lf
2. H.Spearman 3b P.Dixon rf
3. C.Williams ss C.Harris 1b
4. O.Charleston 1b J.Wilson 3b
5. J.Binder 2b M.Casey c
6. D.Wilson cf J.Dunn cf
7. B.Harvey lf A.Harvey ss
8. P.Bassett c H.Harding 2b
9. B.Morris p R.Ellis p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage singled; H.Spearman 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: G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
2ND: J.Binder out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown
play; J.Dunn walked; A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
3RD: H.Harding out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
4TH: H.Spearman singled; H.Spearman was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by R.Ellis [H.Spearman to second];
C.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
0.
4TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
5TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; P.Bassett singled; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
5TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 0.
6TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
6TH: H.Harding out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
7TH: O.Charleston doubled to center field; J.Binder out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled to
center field [O.Charleston scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 0.
7TH: P.Dixon struck out; C.Harris struck out; J.Wilson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 0.
8TH: B.Morris singled; B.Burbage out on unknown play;
H.Spearman homered to leftfield [B.Morris scored]; C.Williams
out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 0.
8TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
A.Harvey singled to center field (D.Wilson to C.Williams)
[A.Harvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 0.
9TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled; B.Harvey
out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 3, 0.
9TH: H.Harding walked; L.BROWN BATTED FOR R.ELLIS; L.Brown out
on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 0.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 8 0 5
0 1 1 2
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