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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 29, 1937 (D) at Oriole Park IV, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  3  0
Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   2  6  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jim Starks 1b                         3   1   1    1     0         8   1
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   1    0     0         4   2
Johnny Washington 2b                  3   0   0    0     0         1   4
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     0         7   1
  Leon Ruffin ph, c                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dan Wilson lf                         3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Barney Morris p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               29   1   3    1     0   3    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jim Starks 2, Chester Williams 2, Johnny Washington 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jim Starks. 
SH:  Emmett Wilson. 
Team LOB:  2


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jake Dunn ss                          2   1   1    0     2         3   3
Gene Benson cf                        3   1   1    1     1         2   0
Paul Dixon lf                         3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        11   1
Curtis Harris 2b                      2   0   1    0     2         2   2
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         2   2
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Webster McDonald p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               27   2   6    2     6   7    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Curtis Harris. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson, Paul Dixon, Jud Wilson. 
GDP:  Gene Benson, Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jake Dunn. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      8       6   2    2   6   7   0  33
Totals                               8       6   2    2   6   7   0  33

WP:  Barney Morris. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald W                   9       3   1    1   0   3   1  30
Totals                               9       3   1    1   0   3   1  30



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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 Sunday, 8/29/1937, game 1 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. B.Burbage           rf        T.Page              rf        
2. E.Wilson            cf        J.Dunn              ss        
3. H.Spearman          3b        G.Benson            cf        
4. J.Starks            1b        P.Dixon             lf        
5. C.Williams          ss        J.Wilson            1b        
6. J.Washington        2b        C.Harris            2b        
7. P.Bassett           c         D.Creacy            3b        
8. D.Wilson            lf        M.Casey             c         
9. B.Morris            p         W.McDonald          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage singled; E.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [B.Burbage to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: T.Page out on unknown play; J.Dunn singled; G.Benson
doubled [J.Dunn scored]; P.Dixon doubled [G.Benson scored];
J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris walked; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,  2.

 2ND: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0,  2.

 2ND: M.Casey out on unknown play; W.McDonald out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  2.

 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, 
2.

 3RD: J.Dunn walked; G.Benson grounded into a double play
(J.Washington to C.Williams to J.Starks) [J.Dunn out at second];
P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  2.

 4TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; J.Starks homered; C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH: J.Wilson doubled; C.Harris walked; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; W.McDonald out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1,  2.

 5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1,  2.

 5TH: T.Page out on unknown play; J.Dunn walked; J.Dunn was
caught stealing second (P.Bassett to C.Williams); G.Benson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 6TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, 
2.

 6TH: P.Dixon walked; J.Wilson grounded into a double play
(J.Washington to C.Williams to J.Starks) [P.Dixon out at
second]; C.Harris singled; D.Creacy singled [C.Harris to
second]; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1,
 2.

 7TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown
play; C.Williams singled to second base [C.Williams to second
(error by C.Harris)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 7TH: W.McDonald out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 8TH: L.RUFFIN BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 8TH: L.RUFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); G.Benson walked;
B.Morris threw a wild pitch [G.Benson to second]; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 9TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR
E.WILSON; B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   3   0   2
                  2   6   1   7


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