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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 5

Game played on Saturday, August 21, 1937 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Washington Elite Giants             0 2 0  0 0 3   -   5  9  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  2 0 4   -   6  6  0

BATTING

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Jim West 1b                           3   1   2    0     0   0     9   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   1   1    0     0   0     3   1
Biz Mackey c                          3   1   1    1     0   0     3   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   1   2    3     0   0     1   1
Totals                               27   5   9    5     1   0    18   5

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Biz Mackey. 
3B:  Hoss Walker. 
HR:  Wild Bill Wright, Bill Byrd. 
Team LOB:  5


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Jake Dunn ss                          2   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Gene Benson cf                        2   2   0    0     1   0     0   0
Paul Dixon lf                         3   1   2    1     0   0     5   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   1   1    3     0   0     9   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   1   1    1     0   0     1   3
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     0   0     1   1
Curtis Harris 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
Sam Thompson p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               24   6   6    6     1   1    18   9


BATTING -
2B:  Paul Dixon 2, Larry Brown. 
3B:  Jud Wilson. 
SH:  Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          6       6   6    6   1   1   0  26
Totals                               6       6   6    6   1   1   0  26


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson W                       6       9   5    5   1   0   2  28
Totals                               6       9   5    5   1   0   2  28



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/21/1937 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. H.Kimbro            lf        T.Page              rf        
2. F.Snow              3b        J.Dunn              ss        
3. Z.Wright            rf        G.Benson            cf        
4. W.Bill Wright       cf        P.Dixon             lf        
5. S.Hughes            2b        J.Wilson            1b        
6. J.West              1b        D.Creacy            3b        
7. H.Walker            ss        L.Brown             c         
8. B.Mackey            c         C.Harris            2b        
9. B.Byrd              p         S.Thompson          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro to second];
Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,  0.

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

 2ND: J.West singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey
out on unknown play; B.Byrd homered to centerfield [J.West
scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
2,  0.

 2ND: P.Dixon doubled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Creacy
out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   2,  0.

 3RD: F.Snow out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  0.

 3RD: C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Thompson out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  0.

 4TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West singled; H.Walker
out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   2,  0.

 4TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Benson walked; P.Dixon
doubled [G.Benson scored, P.Dixon to third (on throw)]; J.Wilson
out on unknown play [P.Dixon scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  2.

 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out
on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   2,  2.

 5TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; S.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,
 2.

 6TH: W.Bill Wright homered; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker tripled; B.Mackey doubled
[H.Walker scored]; B.Byrd singled [B.Mackey scored]; H.Kimbro
out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5,  2.

 6TH: T.Page singled; J.Dunn out on a sacrifice bunt (J.West
unassisted) [T.Page to second]; G.Benson reached on an error by
H.Walker [T.Page to third, G.Benson to first]; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; J.Wilson tripled to right field [T.Page scored,
G.Benson scored]; On a bunt D.Creacy singled [J.Wilson scored];
L.Brown doubled to left field [D.Creacy scored]; C.Harris struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5,  6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5   9   1   5
                  6   6   0   2


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