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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 5

Game played on Sunday, June 13, 1937 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  0 1 0  3 0 0  3  -   8 12  1
Washington Elite Giants             0 2 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0  -   5 10  4

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        5   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Jake Dunn rf                          5   2   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Mickey Casey ph                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Dewey Creacy ph, 3b                 1   0   1    3     0   0     0   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         6   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Paul Dixon lf                         4   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 3b, rf                  5   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Obie Lackey 2b                        5   1   0    0     0   0     1   1
Andy Harvey ss                        5   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Larry Brown c                         4   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Rocky Ellis p                       3   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               45   8  12    8     3   0    30   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Obie Lackey, Andy Harvey. 
E: 1.  Andy Harvey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dewey Creacy. 
IW:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  10


Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   5   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney 3b                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Nish Williams c                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Jim Willis p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Tom Glover p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               40   5  10    5     0   0    30   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Henry Kimbro, Sammy Hughes, Leroy Morney, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Sammy Hughes, Jim West, Zollie Wright, Wild Bill Wright, Leroy Morney. 
HBP:  Jim West. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald                     4.2     9   5    5   0   0   0  23
Rocky Ellis W                        5.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  18
Totals                               10     10   5    5   0   0   0  41

HBP:  Rocky Ellis. 

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd                            6.2     8   5    0   1   0   0  32
Jim Willis L                         3       3   3    3   2   0   0  14
Tom Glover                           0.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               10     12   8    3   3   0   0  48

IW:  Jim Willis. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/13/1937 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. G.Benson            cf        H.Kimbro            lf        
2. J.Dunn              rf        S.Hughes            2b        
3. J.Wilson            1b        J.West              1b        
4. P.Dixon             lf        Z.Wright            rf        
5. C.Harris            3b        W.Bill Wright       cf        
6. O.Lackey            2b        L.Morney            3b        
7. A.Harvey            ss        H.Walker            ss        
8. L.Brown             c         N.Williams          c         
9. W.McDonald          p         B.Byrd              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Dunn reached on an error by
L.Morney [J.Dunn to second]; J.Wilson singled [J.Dunn scored
(unearned)]; P.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1,  0.

 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes doubled; J.West
out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   1,  0.

 2ND: O.Lackey out on unknown play; A.Harvey out on unknown
play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright singled; L.Morney doubled [W.Bill Wright
scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Byrd singled [L.Morney scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 3RD: W.McDonald out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 3RD: S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West doubled; Z.Wright
out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, 
2.

 4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
 2.

 5TH: O.Lackey reached on an error by S.Hughes [O.Lackey to
first]; A.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown
play; W.McDonald singled [O.Lackey to second]; G.Benson singled
[O.Lackey scored (unearned), W.McDonald to second]; J.Dunn out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   2,  2.

 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; S.Hughes
out on unknown play; J.West singled [H.Kimbro scored]; Z.Wright
doubled [J.West scored]; W.Bill Wright singled [Z.Wright
scored]; R.ELLIS REPLACED W.MCDONALD (PITCHING); L.Morney popped
to A.Harvey; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  5.

 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Dixon walked; C.Harris
singled [P.Dixon to second]; O.Lackey out on unknown play;
A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   2,  5.

 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  5.

 7TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; R.Ellis reached on an error
by H.Walker [R.Ellis to first]; G.Benson singled [R.Ellis to
second]; J.Dunn forced G.Benson (unknown fielder) [R.Ellis to
third, J.Dunn to first]; J.Wilson singled [R.Ellis scored
(unearned), J.Dunn to second]; P.Dixon singled [J.Dunn scored
(unearned), J.Wilson to second]; C.Harris singled [J.Wilson
scored (unearned), P.Dixon to second]; J.WILLIS REPLACED B.BYRD
(PITCHING); O.Lackey out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.   5,  5.

 7TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; J.West was hit by a pitch; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5,  5.

 8TH: A.Harvey singled; L.Brown out on unknown play; R.Ellis
out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   5,  5.

 8TH: W.Bill Wright doubled; L.Morney lined into a double play
(O.Lackey to A.Harvey) [W.Bill Wright out at second]; H.Walker
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,  5.

 9TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
P.Dixon singled; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   5,  5.

 9TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, 
5.

 10TH: O.Lackey out on unknown play; A.Harvey out on unknown
play; L.Brown walked; R.Ellis singled to left field [L.Brown to
third (error by H.Kimbro)]; G.Benson was walked intentionally
[R.Ellis to second]; M.CASEY BATTED FOR J.DUNN; T.GLOVER
REPLACED J.WILLIS (PITCHING); D.CREACY BATTED FOR M.CASEY;
D.Creacy doubled to center field [L.Brown scored, R.Ellis
scored, G.Benson scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   8,  5.

 10TH: D.CREACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); C.HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); S.Hughes reached on an error by A.Harvey
[S.Hughes to first]; J.West out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on
unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.   8,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  8  12   1  10
                  5  10   4   6


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