Homestead Grays 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 - 8 15 0 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 Vic Harris lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 4 4 1 0 8 0 Jim Williams rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Obie Lackey 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 Roy Partlow p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ray Brown ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 8 15 8 3 0 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris, Josh Gibson. HR: Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard 2. Team LOB: 10 Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Giles 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 Roy Parnell lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Jake Dunn ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Bill Perkins c 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Paul Dixon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Curtis Harris 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Slim Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rocky Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 0 27 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Roy Parnell. BATTING - Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow W 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 29 Ray Brown SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 32 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Slim Jones L 3 5 3 3 0 0 1 14 Rocky Ellis 5 5 1 1 3 0 0 23 Spoon Carter 1 5 4 4 0 0 2 8 Totals 9 15 8 8 3 0 3 45 Slim Jones pitched to 1 batters in the 4th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/21/1938, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. J.Benjamin cf G.Giles 1b 2. M.Carlisle 2b R.Parnell lf 3. V.Harris lf C.Spearman rf 4. J.Gibson c J.Dunn ss 5. B.Leonard 1b J.Wilson 3b 6. J.Williams rf B.Perkins c 7. O.Lackey 3b P.Dixon cf 8. J.Jackson ss C.Harris 2b 9. R.Partlow p S.Jones p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled; V.Harris singled [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [M.Carlisle scored, V.Harris to second]; J.Williams singled [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard to second]; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: C.Harris singled; S.Jones out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard homered; R.ELLIS REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING); J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: R.Ellis out on unknown play; G.Giles singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play [G.Giles to second]; C.Spearman singled [G.Giles scored]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson singled to left field [J.Jackson to second (error by R.Parnell)]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson scored]; M.Carlisle walked [J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. STARS 7TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Lackey singled [B.Leonard to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow walked [B.Leonard to third, O.Lackey to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown play; G.Giles singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. GRAYS 9TH: S.CARTER REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); Ellis sprained his wrist batting in the 8th; M.Carlisle homered; V.Harris doubled; J.Gibson doubled [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard homered [J.Gibson scored]; J.Williams singled; O.Lackey out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR R.PARTLOW; R.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 1. STARS 9TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); C.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 15 0 10 Stars 1 5 1 4
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