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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

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

Homestead Grays                     0 2 0  0 0 0  1  -   3  8  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 0  0 1 5  x  -   8 14  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    1     0   0     1   5
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Josh Gibson c                         2   0   0    0     1   0     2   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
Jim Williams rf                       3   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Obie Lackey 3b                        3   1   2    0     0   0     0   2
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   1    1     0   0     4   2
  Tommie Dukes ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Welmaker p                        2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Leo Hannibal p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Brown ph                        1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   3   8    3     1   0    18  10


BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Giles 1b                       2   1   0    0     2   0     6   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   1   2    2     0   0     2   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   3    0     0   0     1   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   1   1    1     0   0     2   3
Dewey Creacy 3b                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
  Jud Wilson 3b                       2   0   1    1     0   0     1   2
Bill Perkins c                        3   2   2    2     1   0     3   0
Paul Dixon cf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      3   2   2    1     0   0     5   2
Webster McDonald p                    3   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   8  14    8     3   0    21   9


BATTING -
2B:  Curtis Harris. 
HR:  Bill Perkins. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Clyde Spearman. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       5      11   6    6   3   0   1  28
Leo Hannibal                         1       3   2    2   0   0   0  6
Totals                               6      14   8    8   3   0   1  34

Roy Welmaker pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald W                   7       8   3    3   1   0   0  30
Totals                               7       8   3    3   1   0   0  30



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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 2 -- 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        D.Creacy            3b        
6. J.Williams          rf        B.Perkins           c         
7. O.Lackey            3b        P.Dixon             cf        
8. J.Jackson           ss        C.Harris            2b        
9. R.Welmaker          p         W.McDonald          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 out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled;
C.Spearman singled [R.Parnell to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
O.Lackey singled [J.Williams to second]; J.Jackson singled
[J.Williams scored, O.Lackey to third]; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play [O.Lackey scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Perkins singled; P.Dixon out on unknown play;
C.Harris doubled [B.Perkins scored]; W.McDonald singled
[C.Harris scored]; G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 2.

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 2.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
D.Creacy singled [C.Spearman to second]; B.Perkins walked
[C.Spearman to third, D.Creacy to second]; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 2.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; O.Lackey singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: W.McDonald out on unknown play; G.Giles walked;
R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled [G.Giles to
third]; C.Spearman was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to
J.Jackson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 2.

GRAYS 5TH: J.WILSON REPLACED D.CREACY (PLAYING 3B); R.Welmaker
singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Perkins homered; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: C.Harris singled; W.McDonald singled [C.Harris to
second]; G.Giles walked [C.Harris to third, W.McDonald to
second]; L.HANNIBAL REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); R.Parnell
singled [C.Harris scored, W.McDonald scored, G.Giles to second];
C.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Dunn singled [G.Giles scored,
R.Parnell to second]; J.Wilson singled [R.Parnell scored, J.Dunn
to third]; B.Perkins out on unknown play [J.Dunn scored];
P.Dixon out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2,
Stars 8.

GRAYS 7TH: T.DUKES BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR L.HANNIBAL; R.Brown singled; J.Benjamin
singled [R.Brown to third]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play
[R.Brown scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   8   0   6
 Stars            8  14   0   8


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