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

Game played on Wednesday, September 1, 1937 (N) at Elks Park, Chester PA
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 0  2 0 0  0  -   3  7  0
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  0 0 0  3  -   4  9  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Jim Starks 1b                         3   1   2    1     0         6   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   1   1    1     0         6   0
Johnny Washington 2b                  2   0   0    0     1         4   2
Dan Wilson lf                         3   0   1    1     0         0   0
Scottie Duncan p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               26   3   7    3     1   3    19   2


BATTING -
2B:  Buddy Burbage, Henry Spearman. 
GDP:  Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  3


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           4   1   1    1     0         0   1
Jake Dunn ss                          3   1   2    2     0         0   4
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Paul Dixon lf                         3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   0   1    0     0         7   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         4   1
Mickey Casey c                        2   0   1    0     0         3   0
  Slim Jones ph                       1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Jim Missouri p                        2   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Rocky Ellis ph                      0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               27   4   9    4     1   5    21  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jud Wilson, Curtis Harris, Dewey Creacy. 
E: 1.  Jim Missouri. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson. 
3B:  Jake Dunn. 
SH:  Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Scottie Duncan L                     6.1     9   4    4   1   5   0  29
Totals                               6.1     9   4    4   1   5   0  29


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri W                       7       7   3    3   1   3   0  27
Totals                               7       7   3    3   1   3   0  27



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Watson

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/1/1937 --   at   (N)

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. P.Bassett           c         C.Harris            2b        
7. J.Washington        2b        D.Creacy            3b        
8. D.Wilson            lf        M.Casey             c         
9. S.Duncan            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 doubled; J.Starks singled [H.Spearman scored];
C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  0.

 1ST: T.Page out on unknown play; J.Dunn tripled; G.Benson
doubled [J.Dunn scored]; P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Wilson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  1.

 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Washington walked;
J.Washington was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
J.Missouri [J.Washington to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; S.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1, 
1.

 2ND: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled; M.Casey
out on unknown play; J.Missouri out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   1,  1.

 3RD: B.Burbage doubled to right field (T.Page to D.Creacy)
[B.Burbage out at third]; E.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  1.

 3RD: 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.   1,  1.

 4TH: J.Starks singled; C.Williams out on unknown play
[J.Starks to second]; P.Bassett singled [J.Starks scored];
J.Washington out on unknown play [P.Bassett to second]; D.Wilson
singled [P.Bassett scored]; S.Duncan out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  1.

 4TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled; C.Harris
out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   3,  1.

 5TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson singled;
H.Spearman grounded into a double play (D.Creacy to C.Harris to
J.Wilson) [E.Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
1.

 5TH: M.Casey singled; J.Missouri singled [M.Casey to second];
T.Page out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Casey to third, J.Missouri to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3,  1.

 6TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
1.

 6TH: 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.   3, 
1.

 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; S.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
1.

 7TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; S.JONES BATTED FOR M.CASEY;
S.Jones singled; R.ELLIS BATTED FOR J.MISSOURI; R.Ellis walked
[S.Jones to second]; T.Page singled [S.Jones scored, R.Ellis to
third, T.Page to second (on throw)]; J.Dunn singled [R.Ellis
scored, T.Page scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  3   7   0   3
                  4   9   1   6


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