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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 12 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 9

Game played on Saturday, August 28, 1937 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Washington Elite Giants             2 0 3  0 0 0  0 2 2   -   9 10  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 4 3  0 0 0  5 0 x   -  12 13  0

BATTING

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   5   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      4   2   2    3     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Woody Williams p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jimmy Direaux p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   9  10    9     2   0    24   0


BATTING -
2B:  Zollie Wright, Felton Snow. 
HR:  Zollie Wright, Bill Byrd. 
Team LOB:  3


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           5   0   2    3     0   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Paul Dixon lf                         5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   3   2    2     1   0     0   0
Mickey Casey ss                       3   2   1    1     1   0     0   0
Sam Thompson p                        4   1   3    5     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37  12  13   12     5   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Sam Thompson 2. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Woody Williams L                     2.1     6   7    7   5   0   0  18
Jimmy Direaux                        5.2     7   5    5   0   0   0  24
Totals                               8      13  12   12   5   0   0  42


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson W                       9      10   9    9   2   0   2  39
Totals                               9      10   9    9   2   0   2  39



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/28/1937 --   at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Kimbro
out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; Z.Wright homered [S.Hughes scored]; J.West walked;
F.Snow out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  0.

 1ST: T.Page out on unknown play; L.Brown walked; G.Benson
walked [L.Brown to second]; P.Dixon out on unknown play;
J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   2,  0.

 2ND: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled;
W.Williams out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  0.

 2ND: C.Harris walked; D.Creacy walked [C.Harris to second];
M.Casey walked [C.Harris to third, D.Creacy to second];
S.Thompson doubled [C.Harris scored, D.Creacy scored, M.Casey
scored]; T.Page singled [S.Thompson scored]; L.Brown out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  4.

 3RD: S.Hughes singled; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes to
second]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; F.Snow doubled [S.Hughes scored, W.Bill Wright scored];
H.Walker singled [F.Snow scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5,  4.

 3RD: J.Wilson singled; C.Harris singled [J.Wilson to third];
D.Creacy singled [J.Wilson scored, C.Harris to second]; M.Casey
out on unknown play; S.Thompson doubled [C.Harris scored,
D.Creacy to third]; J.DIREAUX REPLACED W.WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
T.Page out on unknown play [D.Creacy scored]; L.Brown out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5,  7.

 4TH: J.Direaux out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, 
7.

 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, 
7.

 5TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 5,  7.

 5TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,  7.

 6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,  7.

 6TH: S.Thompson out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,  7.

 7TH: J.Direaux out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, 
7.

 7TH: G.Benson singled; P.Dixon singled [G.Benson to second];
J.Wilson singled [G.Benson scored, P.Dixon to second]; C.Harris
out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled [P.Dixon scored, J.Wilson
to second]; M.Casey singled [J.Wilson scored, D.Creacy to
second]; S.Thompson singled [D.Creacy scored, M.Casey to
second]; T.Page singled [M.Casey scored, S.Thompson to second];
L.Brown out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 5 R,
7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   5,  12.

 8TH: W.Bill Wright singled; Z.Wright doubled [W.Bill Wright
scored]; J.West out on unknown play [Z.Wright to third]; F.Snow
out on unknown play [Z.Wright scored]; H.Walker out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   7,  12.

 8TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   7, 
12.

 9TH: B.Mackey walked; B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.DIREAUX; B.Byrd
homered [B.Mackey scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   9,  12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  9  10   0   3
                 12  13   0   6


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