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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 3 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

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

Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  8  0
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 1  0 2 x   -   3  6  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   2    0     0         1   0
Jake Dunn 2b                          2   0   0    0     0         2   3
Ted Page rf                           2   1   1    0     1         0   0
Slim Jones 1b                         3   0   1    1     0         7   0
Curtis Harris 3b                      3   0   3    0     0         1   1
Paul Dixon lf                         2   0   0    0     1         2   0
Mickey Casey c                        2   0   1    0     0         1   1
Andy Harvey ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Laymon Yokely p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               21   1   8    1     2   8    15   7

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

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson, Slim Jones. 
SH:  Jake Dunn. 
GDP:  Paul Dixon. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Gene Benson, Slim Jones, Curtis Harris. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       2   1   2    1     1         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       2   0   0    0     0         1   2
Jim West 1b                           3   0   1    0     0         5   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leroy Morney 3b                       2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Hoss Walker ss                        1   0   0    0     0         3   2
Nish Williams c                       2   1   2    1     0         8   3
Andy Porter p                         2   1   1    1     0         0   2
Totals                               18   3   6    3     1   1    18   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sammy Hughes, Jim West, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
HR:  Henry Kimbro, Nish Williams, Andy Porter. 
SH:  Sammy Hughes. 
HBP:  Hoss Walker. 
GDP:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Laymon Yokely L                      5       6   3    3   1   1   3  21
Totals                               5       6   3    3   1   1   3  21

HBP:  Laymon Yokely. 

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        6       8   1    1   2   8   0  24
Totals                               6       8   1    1   2   8   0  24



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/27/1937, game 2 --   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. M.Casey             c         H.Walker            ss        
8. A.Harvey            ss        N.Williams          c         
9. L.Yokely            p         A.Porter            p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc 18-minute rain delay at start of game; G.Benson singled;
J.Dunn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to
second]; G.Benson was caught stealing third (N.Williams to
L.Morney); T.Page walked; S.Jones doubled [T.Page scored];
C.Harris singled [S.Jones to third]; S.Jones was caught stealing
home (N.Williams to H.Walker to N.Williams); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   1,  0.

 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; J.West out on unknown
play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, 
0.

 2ND: P.Dixon out on unknown play; M.Casey singled; A.Harvey
out on unknown play; L.Yokely out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   1,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; L.Morney out on
unknown play; H.Walker was hit by a pitch; N.Williams singled
[H.Walker to second]; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   1,  0.

 3RD: G.Benson doubled; J.Dunn out on unknown play; T.Page out
on unknown play; S.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   1,  0.

 3RD: H.Kimbro homered; S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West
singled; Z.Wright grounded into a double play (A.Harvey to
J.Dunn to S.Jones) [J.West out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  1,  1.

 4TH: C.Harris singled; C.Harris was caught stealing second
(N.Williams to H.Walker); P.Dixon walked; M.Casey out on unknown
play; A.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, 
1.

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

 5TH: L.Yokely 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,  1.

 5TH: N.Williams homered; A.Porter homered; H.Kimbro singled;
H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (M.Casey to J.Dunn);
S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  3.

 6TH: T.Page singled; S.Jones out on unknown play; C.Harris
singled [T.Page to second]; P.Dixon grounded into a double play
(H.Walker to S.Hughes to J.West) [C.Harris out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   8   0   5
                  3   6   0   3


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