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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Sunday, June 27, 1937 (D) at Oriole Park IV, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 3  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  7  1
Washington Elite Giants             0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 2   -   6 13  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Jake Dunn 2b                          3   0   1    0     0         6   3
Ted Page rf                           3   1   1    1     1         1   0
Slim Jones 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Curtis Harris 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Paul Dixon lf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Andy Harvey ss                        4   1   2    0     0         3   4
Mickey Casey c                        3   1   1    0     0         2   1
  Larry Brown c                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Webster McDonald p                    1   0   0    1     0         2   0
  Jim Missouri p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   4   7    2     1   3    25   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jake Dunn, Slim Jones, Andy Harvey. 
E: 1.  Andy Harvey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Andy Harvey. 
3B:  Andy Harvey. 
SH:  Jake Dunn, Slim Jones, Webster McDonald. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jake Dunn. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Jimmy Direaux ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   1   3    0     0         3   4
Jim West 1b                           5   2   2    3     0        12   1
Zollie Wright rf                      4   1   3    0     0         1   1
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   2   2    2     0         1   0
Leroy Morney 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Hoss Walker ss                        4   0   1    1     0         2   3
Nish Williams c                       3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Bill Byrd p                           4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               38   6  13    6     1   4    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Leroy Morney, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sammy Hughes. 
3B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
HR:  Jim West 2, Wild Bill Wright. 
GDP:  Jim West. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald                     5       8   4    4   1   1   2  23
Jim Missouri L                       3.1     5   2    1   0   3   1  16
Totals                               8.1    13   6    5   1   4   3  39

Webster McDonald pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       7   4    2   1   3   0  35
Totals                               9       7   4    2   1   3   0  35



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/27/1937, game 1 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. G.Benson            cf        H.Kimbro            lf        
2. J.Dunn              2b        S.Hughes            2b        
3. T.Page              rf        J.West              1b        
4. S.Jones             1b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. C.Harris            3b        W.Bill Wright       cf        
6. P.Dixon             lf        L.Morney            3b        
7. A.Harvey            ss        H.Walker            ss        
8. M.Casey             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 singled; J.Dunn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Benson to second]; T.Page out on unknown play;
S.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  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.   0,  0.

 2ND: C.Harris out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; A.Harvey doubled to right field (Z.Wright to L.Morney)
[A.Harvey out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright homered; L.Morney out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams walked; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  1.

 3RD: M.Casey singled; W.McDonald out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Casey to second]; G.Benson singled [M.Casey
to third]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; T.Page singled [M.Casey
scored, G.Benson to second]; S.Jones reached on an error by
L.Morney [G.Benson to third, T.Page to second, S.Jones to
first]; C.Harris reached on an error by H.Walker [G.Benson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Page scored (unearned) (no RBI),
S.Jones to third, C.Harris to second]; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.   3,  1.

 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled; J.West
grounded into a double play (A.Harvey to J.Dunn to S.Jones)
[S.Hughes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  1.

 4TH: A.Harvey tripled to left field; M.Casey out on unknown
play; W.McDonald out on unknown play [A.Harvey scored]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,  1.

 4TH: Z.Wright singled; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  1.

 5TH: J.Dunn singled; J.Dunn was caught stealing second
(N.Williams to S.Hughes); T.Page out on unknown play; S.Jones
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,  1.

 5TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro
out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   4,  1.

 6TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, 
1.

 6TH: J.West homered; Z.Wright singled; W.Bill Wright tripled
[Z.Wright scored]; J.MISSOURI REPLACED W.MCDONALD (PITCHING);
L.Morney out on unknown play; H.Walker singled [W.Bill Wright
scored]; N.Williams out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  4.

 7TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; J.Missouri out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, 
4.

 7TH: L.BROWN REPLACED M.CASEY (PLAYING C); H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; S.Hughes singled; J.West out on unknown play;
Z.Wright singled [S.Hughes to second]; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,  4.

 8TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; T.Page walked; S.Jones out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Page to second]; C.Harris
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  4.

 8TH: L.Morney singled; H.Walker out on unknown play;
N.Williams out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  4.

 9TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; A.Harvey out on unknown
play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,  4.

 9TH: J.DIREAUX BATTED FOR H.KIMBRO; J.Direaux out on unknown
play; S.Hughes reached on an error by A.Harvey [S.Hughes to
first]; J.West homered to rightfield [S.Hughes scored
(unearned)]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   4,  6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   7   1   4
                  6  13   2   8


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