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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

Game played on Saturday, May 21, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

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


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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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