Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 - 8 14 1
Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 x - 10 5 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gene Benson rf 6 2 2 3 0 2 0
Chester Williams ss 5 0 0 0 1 2 2
Sam Bankhead cf 4 1 2 2 1 3 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 5 0 1 0 0 5 0
Harry Williams 2b 4 1 1 1 1 2 5
Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 4 0 1 6 0
Dan Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 1
Pepper Bassett c 4 1 1 1 0 4 0
Bill Harvey p 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Matlock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8 5 2 24 8
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Chester Williams, Harry Williams, Johnny Washington.
E: 1. Bill Harvey.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead, Harry Williams, Johnny Washington.
HR: Gene Benson.
SH: Leroy Matlock.
HBP: Pepper Bassett.
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING -
SB: Sam Bankhead.
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 3 1 0 0 2 5 0
Webster McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dewey Creacy 2b 4 2 1 3 0 3 5
George Giles 1b 3 1 0 0 1 10 0
Jake Dunn cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 0
Jud Wilson 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bill Perkins c 4 1 1 1 0 4 1
Curtis Harris ss 3 2 0 1 1 1 4
Paul Dixon lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Roy Parnell ph, lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Rocky Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jack Bruton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slim Jones ph, rf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
Totals 29 10 5 10 7 2 27 15
FIELDING -
E: 1. Rocky Ellis.
BATTING -
3B: Dewey Creacy.
HR: Jud Wilson.
HBP: Roy Parnell.
GDP: George Giles.
Team LOB: 3
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Harvey 7.1 2 7 6 6 2 1 30
Theolic Smith L 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 5
Leroy Matlock 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 8 5 10 9 7 2 1 37
HBP: Theolic Smith.
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Spoon Carter 3.2 6 5 5 3 0 1 20
Rocky Ellis 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 10
Jack Bruton W 2.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 13
Webster McDonald SV 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Totals 9 14 8 8 5 2 1 47
HBP: Webster McDonald.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - L.J. Meickle
Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/28/1938, game 1 -- at Philadelphia Stars
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Philadelphia
1. G.Benson rf C.Spearman rf
2. C.Williams ss D.Creacy 2b
3. S.Bankhead cf G.Giles 1b
4. N.Hairston lf J.Dunn cf
5. H.Williams 2b J.Wilson 3b
6. J.Washington 1b B.Perkins c
7. D.Wilson 3b C.Harris ss
8. P.Bassett c P.Dixon lf
9. B.Harvey p S.Carter p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead walked; S.Bankhead stole second; N.Hairston out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Stars 0.
STARS 1ST: C.Spearman walked; D.Creacy out on unknown play;
G.Giles grounded into a double play (C.Williams to H.Williams to
J.Washington) [C.Spearman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Stars 0.
2ND: H.Williams walked; J.Washington singled [H.Williams to
second]; D.Wilson singled [H.Williams scored, J.Washington to
third]; P.Bassett out on unknown play [J.Washington scored];
B.Harvey out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars 0.
STARS 2ND: J.Dunn walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars 0.
3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled;
N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars 0.
STARS 3RD: P.Dixon out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown
play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Stars 0.
4TH: J.Washington singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
P.Bassett singled [J.Washington to second]; B.Harvey forced
J.Washington (unknown fielder) [P.Bassett to second, B.Harvey to
first]; G.Benson homered to rightfield [P.Bassett scored,
B.Harvey scored]; C.Williams walked; R.ELLIS REPLACED S.CARTER
(PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 5, Stars 0.
STARS 4TH: D.Creacy reached on an error by B.Harvey [D.Creacy
to second]; G.Giles out on unknown play [D.Creacy to third];
J.Dunn out on unknown play [D.Creacy scored (unearned)];
J.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 5,
Stars 1.
5TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Washington doubled; D.Wilson walked; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, Stars 1.
STARS 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
5, Stars 1.
6TH: B.Harvey singled; G.Benson singled [B.Harvey to second];
G.Benson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
R.Ellis [B.Harvey to third, G.Benson to second]; C.Williams out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled [B.Harvey scored, G.Benson
scored]; J.BRUTON REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); N.Hairston out on
unknown play; H.Williams doubled [S.Bankhead scored];
J.Washington walked; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. 8, Stars 1.
STARS 6TH: J.Bruton out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 8, Stars 1.
7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; G.Benson
out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 8, Stars 1.
STARS 7TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; J.Wilson homered; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. 8, Stars 2.
8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston singled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington singled [N.Hairston
to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
8, Stars 2.
STARS 8TH: C.Harris walked; R.PARNELL BATTED FOR P.DIXON;
R.Parnell flied to N.Hairston; S.JONES BATTED FOR J.BRUTON;
S.Jones walked [C.Harris to second]; C.Spearman walked [C.Harris
to third, S.Jones to second]; D.Creacy tripled [C.Harris scored,
S.Jones scored, C.Spearman scored]; G.Giles walked; T.SMITH
REPLACED B.HARVEY (PITCHING); J.Dunn singled [D.Creacy scored,
G.Giles to second]; J.Wilson walked [G.Giles to third, J.Dunn to
second]; B.Perkins singled [G.Giles scored, J.Dunn to third,
J.Wilson to second]; C.Harris forced J.Wilson (unknown fielder)
[J.Dunn scored, B.Perkins to second, C.Harris to first];
R.Parnell was hit by a pitch [B.Perkins to third, C.Harris to
second]; L.MATLOCK REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); S.Jones singled
[B.Perkins scored, C.Harris scored, R.Parnell to second];
C.Spearman out on unknown play; 8 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 8, Stars
10.
9TH: S.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.PARNELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); W.MCDONALD REPLACED C.SPEARMAN (PITCHING);
P.Bassett was hit by a pitch; L.Matlock out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Bassett to second]; G.Benson out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 8,
Stars 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
8 14 1 12
Stars 10 5 1 3
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