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 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 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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