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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 3

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

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  1 1 1  0  -   3  8  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 3  0 0 1  x  -   4  6  0

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      3   1   1    0     0         2   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     2   1   1    0     0         0   1
Jim Starks 1b                         3   0   2    2     0         4   1
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   1    0     0         1   3
Johnny Washington 2b                  1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Theolic Smith ph, 2b                2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   1   1    0     0         6   1
  Bill Harvey ph                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dan Wilson lf                         2   0   1    1     1         4   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Oscar Charleston ph                 0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               24   3   8    3     2   4    18   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Emmett Wilson, Henry Spearman, Jim Starks, Chester Williams, Johnny Washington. 
E: 2.  Henry Spearman, Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Spearman, Jim Starks, Pepper Bassett. 
SH:  Henry Spearman, Bill Harvey. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jim Starks, Chester Williams, Dan Wilson. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           3   1   0    0     0         1   0
Jake Dunn ss                          3   1   1    2     0         2   2
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Paul Dixon lf                         2   0   1    0     1         3   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   1   1    0     0         9   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      2   0   1    0     0         1   2
Dewey Creacy 3b                       2   0   1    1     1         1   1
Larry Brown c                         1   1   0    0     0         3   2
  Mickey Casey c                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Jim Missouri p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Rocky Ellis p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               23   4   6    4     2   5    21  12


BATTING -
2B:  Jake Dunn, Curtis Harris. 
SH:  Curtis Harris. 
HBP:  Larry Brown. 
GDP:  Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    6       6   4    3   2   5   0  27
Totals                               6       6   4    3   2   5   0  27

HBP:  Roosevelt Davis. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri W                       5.1     6   3    3   0   2   0  20
Rocky Ellis SV                       1.2     2   0    0   2   2   0  8
Totals                               7       8   3    3   2   4   0  28



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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 2 --   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        L.Brown             c         
9. R.Davis             p         J.Missouri          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 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.Starks out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
C.Williams was caught stealing second (L.Brown to J.Dunn);
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: P.Dixon walked; J.Wilson grounded into a double play
(J.Starks to C.Williams to J.Starks) [P.Dixon out at second];
C.Harris reached on an error by J.Washington [C.Harris to
first]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0,
 0.

 3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 3RD: L.Brown was hit by a pitch; J.Missouri out on unknown
play; T.Page reached on an error by H.Spearman [L.Brown to
second, T.Page to first]; J.Dunn doubled [L.Brown scored, T.Page
scored (unearned)]; G.Benson singled [J.Dunn scored]; P.Dixon
singled [G.Benson to second]; J.Wilson hit into a double play
(E.Wilson to H.Spearman to J.Washington) [G.Benson out at
third]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0,  3.

 4TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown
play; H.Spearman doubled; J.Starks doubled [H.Spearman scored];
C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  3.

 4TH: C.Harris doubled; D.Creacy walked; L.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Missouri out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1,  3.

 5TH: T.SMITH BATTED FOR J.WASHINGTON; T.Smith out on unknown
play; P.Bassett doubled; D.Wilson singled [P.Bassett scored];
R.Davis out on unknown play; D.Wilson was caught stealing second
(L.Brown to J.Dunn); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  3.

 5TH: T.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); J.Dunn out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  3.

 6TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson singled; R.ELLIS
REPLACED J.MISSOURI (PITCHING); M.CASEY REPLACED L.BROWN
(PLAYING C); H.Spearman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [E.Wilson to second]; J.Starks singled [E.Wilson
scored]; J.Starks was caught stealing second (M.Casey to
C.Harris); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  3.

 6TH: J.Wilson singled; C.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Wilson to second]; D.Creacy singled
[J.Wilson scored]; M.Casey out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  4.

 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; T.Smith singled; B.HARVEY
BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [T.Smith to second]; D.Wilson walked; O.CHARLESTON
BATTED FOR R.DAVIS; O.Charleston walked [T.Smith to third,
D.Wilson to second]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.   3,  4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  3   8   2   4
                  4   6   0   5


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