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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4

Game played on Saturday, May 28, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 3 0  0 0 0  0  -   4  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 1  0 0 2  x  -   5  7  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson rf                        2   1   0    0     2         0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   2    1     0         0   4
Sam Bankhead cf                       3   0   1    1     0         2   0
Napoleon Hairston lf                  3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         5   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    0     0         7   0
Dan Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         3   1   0    0     0         2   0
Barney Morris p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Marion Cain ph, p                   2   1   1    1     0         0   2
  Pepper Bassett ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               27   4   5    3     2   4    18   8


BATTING -
2B:  Chester Williams, Johnny Washington. 
3B:  Marion Cain. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Bankhead. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Dewey Creacy 2b                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   4
George Giles 1b                       2   2   1    0     1   0     7   0
Jake Dunn cf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   2    2     0   0     1   1
Bill Perkins c                        3   1   1    1     0   0     4   0
Curtis Harris ss                      2   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
Paul Dixon lf                         2   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
  Slim Jones ph, lf                   1   1   1    2     0   0     2   0
Jim Missouri p                        3   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Totals                               25   5   7    5     2   0    21   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Perkins. 

BATTING -
HR:  Slim Jones. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris                        1       3   2    2   0   0   0  6
Marion Cain L                        5       4   3    3   2   0   1  21
Totals                               6       7   5    5   2   0   1  27


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri W                       7       5   4    2   2   4   0  29
Totals                               7       5   4    2   2   4   0  29



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Umpires: HP - L.J. Meickle, 1B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/28/1938, game 2 --   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. L.Ruffin            c         P.Dixon             lf        
9. B.Morris            p         J.Missouri          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Benson walked; C.Williams singled [G.Benson to third];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play [G.Benson scored]; N.Hairston out
on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   1, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled;
G.Giles singled [D.Creacy to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play
[D.Creacy to third, G.Giles to second]; J.Wilson singled
[D.Creacy scored, G.Giles scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Stars 2.

 2ND: J.Washington doubled; D.Wilson out on unknown play
[J.Washington to third]; L.Ruffin reached on a fielder's choice
[J.Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Perkins;
assist by J.Missouri), L.Ruffin to second]; M.CAIN BATTED FOR
B.MORRIS; M.Cain tripled [L.Ruffin scored]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; C.Williams doubled [M.Cain scored (unearned)];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  
4, Stars 2.

STARS 2ND: M.CAIN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); C.Harris walked;
P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Missouri singled [C.Harris to
second]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, Stars 2.

 3RD: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
4, Stars 2.

STARS 3RD: G.Giles walked; J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Wilson
singled [G.Giles to third]; B.Perkins out on unknown play
[G.Giles scored]; C.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   4, Stars 3.

 4TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; M.Cain out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Stars 3.

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

 5TH: G.Benson walked; C.Williams out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead singled [G.Benson to third]; S.Bankhead stole second;
N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, Stars 3.

STARS 5TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Stars 3.

 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled;
C.Harris out on unknown play; S.JONES BATTED FOR P.DIXON;
S.Jones homered to centerfield [B.Perkins scored]; J.Missouri
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, Stars 5.

 7TH: S.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); P.BASSETT BATTED FOR
M.CAIN; P.Bassett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   5   0   4
 Stars            5   7   1   4


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