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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0

Game played on Monday, May 23, 1938 (N) at Elks Park, Chester PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  0
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 2  0 2 x   -   5  4  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Josh Gibson c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Jim Williams rf                       2   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Jack Johnson 3b                       2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Tom Parker p                          1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Louis Dula p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               20   0   2    0     0   0    15   4


BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  2


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Parnell lf                        2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
George Giles 1b                       1   2   1    0     2   0     8   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         2   1   1    1     1   0     2   1
Bill Perkins c                        2   0   1    2     1   0     8   0
Jake Dunn ss                          2   0   0    1     1   0     0   2
Curtis Harris 2b                      2   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
Paul Dixon cf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Missouri p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               19   5   4    5     7   0    18   5


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Perkins. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker L                         2.1     3   3    3   4   0   0  14
Louis Dula                           2.2     1   2    2   3   0   0  12
Totals                               5       4   5    5   7   0   0  26


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri W                       6       2   0    0   0   0   0  20
Totals                               6       2   0    0   0   0   0  20



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/23/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. V.Harris            lf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        R.Parnell           lf        
3. B.Leonard           1b        G.Giles             1b        
4. J.Gibson            c         J.Wilson            3b        
5. J.Williams          rf        B.Perkins           c         
6. J.Johnson           3b        J.Dunn              ss        
7. M.Carlisle          2b        C.Harris            2b        
8. J.Jackson           ss        P.Dixon             cf        
9. T.Parker            p         J.Missouri          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown
play; B.Leonard doubled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

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

GRAYS 2ND: J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: C.Harris walked; P.Dixon out on unknown play;
J.Missouri out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 1.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: R.Parnell walked; G.Giles walked [R.Parnell to
second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins doubled
[R.Parnell scored, G.Giles scored]; L.DULA REPLACED T.PARKER
(PITCHING); J.Dunn walked; C.Harris out on unknown play; P.Dixon
out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 3.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 3.

STARS 4TH: J.Missouri out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 3.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Williams singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 3.

STARS 5TH: G.Giles singled; J.Wilson walked [G.Giles to
second]; B.Perkins walked [G.Giles to third, J.Wilson to
second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play [G.Giles scored, J.Wilson to
third]; C.Harris out on unknown play [J.Wilson scored]; P.Dixon
out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 5.

GRAYS 6TH: L.Dula out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            0   2   0   2
 Stars            5   4   0   6


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