Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 6 0 3 0 6 3 0 0 - 18 17 3
Philadelphia Stars 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 9 11 3
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gene Benson rf 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
Chester Williams ss 5 3 2 2 1 0 1 0
Sam Bankhead cf 6 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 6 3 3 6 0 0 1 0
Harry Williams 2b 5 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 14 0
Dan Wilson 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Leroy Matlock p 2 2 1 2 1 0 5 0
Johnny Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 44 18 17 18 5 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 3. Chester Williams, Dan Wilson, Johnny Taylor.
BATTING -
HR: Napoleon Hairston.
SH: Leroy Matlock.
Team LOB: 5
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Roy Parnell lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
George Giles 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 9 0
Bill Perkins c 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
Jake Dunn ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 0
Dewey Creacy 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Curtis Harris 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
Paul Dixon cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
Webster McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Bruton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Missouri p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 11 9 1 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 3. Clyde Spearman, Bill Perkins, Dewey Creacy.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 5
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock W 5 11 9 8 1 0 0 28
Johnny Taylor SV 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Totals 9 11 9 8 1 0 0 41
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Webster McDonald 1 3 5 5 2 0 0 8
Jack Bruton 2 3 4 3 2 0 0 12
Jim Missouri L 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 11
Spoon Carter 4 7 5 4 0 0 0 19
Totals 9 17 18 16 5 0 1 50
Webster McDonald pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd inning
Jack Bruton pitched to 3 batters in the 4th inning
Jim Missouri pitched to 4 batters in the 6th inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - James Crump, 1B - Phil Cockrell
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1938, game 2 -- at Philadelphia Stars (D)
Starting Lineups:
Philadelphia
1. G.Benson rf C.Spearman rf
2. C.Williams ss R.Parnell lf
3. S.Bankhead cf G.Giles 1b
4. N.Hairston lf B.Perkins c
5. H.Williams 2b J.Dunn ss
6. J.Washington 1b D.Creacy 3b
7. D.Wilson 3b C.Harris 2b
8. L.Ruffin c P.Dixon cf
9. L.Matlock p W.McDonald p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Perkins dropped a foul fly hit by G.Benson; G.Benson out
on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 0, Stars 0.
STARS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Stars 0.
2ND: N.Hairston singled; H.Williams walked [N.Hairston to
second]; J.Washington singled [N.Hairston scored, H.Williams to
second]; D.Wilson walked [H.Williams to third, J.Washington to
second]; L.Ruffin singled [H.Williams scored, J.Washington
scored, D.Wilson to second]; J.BRUTON REPLACED W.MCDONALD
(PITCHING); L.Matlock reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by
D.Creacy [D.Wilson to third, L.Ruffin to second, L.Matlock to
first]; G.Benson singled [D.Wilson scored, L.Ruffin to third,
L.Matlock to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play [L.Ruffin
scored, L.Matlock to third]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play
[L.Matlock scored (unearned)]; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 6
R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 6, Stars 0.
STARS 2ND: B.Perkins singled; J.Dunn singled [B.Perkins to
second]; D.Creacy reached on an error by D.Wilson [B.Perkins to
third, J.Dunn to second, D.Creacy to first]; C.Harris walked
[B.Perkins scored, J.Dunn to third, D.Creacy to second]; P.Dixon
singled [J.Dunn scored, D.Creacy scored (unearned), C.Harris to
second]; J.Bruton out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled
[C.Harris scored, P.Dixon to third, C.Spearman to second (on
throw)]; R.Parnell singled [P.Dixon scored, C.Spearman scored];
G.Giles out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 6 R
(5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 6, Stars 6.
3RD: H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington walked;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Stars 6.
STARS 3RD: J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; C.Harris singled to shortstop [C.Harris to second (error
by C.Williams)]; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 6, Stars 6.
4TH: L.Matlock walked; G.Benson singled [L.Matlock to second];
C.Williams singled [L.Matlock scored, G.Benson to third,
C.Williams to second (on throw)]; J.MISSOURI REPLACED J.BRUTON
(PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on unknown play [G.Benson scored,
C.Williams to third]; N.Hairston out on unknown play [C.Williams
scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
9, Stars 6.
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. 9, Stars 6.
5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin singled; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 9, Stars 6.
STARS 5TH: G.Giles singled; B.Perkins singled [G.Giles to
second]; J.Dunn singled [G.Giles scored, B.Perkins to second];
D.Creacy out on unknown play; C.Harris singled [B.Perkins
scored, J.Dunn to second]; P.Dixon out on unknown play;
J.Missouri singled [J.Dunn scored, C.Harris to second];
C.Spearman out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 9, Stars
9.
6TH: G.Benson singled; C.Williams walked [G.Benson to second];
S.Bankhead singled [G.Benson to third, C.Williams to second];
N.Hairston homered [G.Benson scored, C.Williams scored,
S.Bankhead scored]; S.CARTER REPLACED J.MISSOURI (PITCHING);
H.Williams singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson
singled [H.Williams to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play
[H.Williams to third, D.Wilson to second]; L.Matlock singled
[H.Williams scored, D.Wilson scored]; G.Benson out on unknown
play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 15, Stars 9.
STARS 6TH: J.TAYLOR REPLACED L.MATLOCK (PITCHING); R.Parnell
reached on an error by J.Taylor [R.Parnell to first]; G.Giles
out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Dunn out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 15, Stars 9.
7TH: C.Williams singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play
[C.Williams to second]; N.Hairston singled [C.Williams scored];
H.Williams singled to right field [N.Hairston to third (error by
C.Spearman), H.Williams to second]; J.Washington singled
[N.Hairston scored, H.Williams scored (unearned)]; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. 18, Stars 9.
STARS 7TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
18, Stars 9.
8TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
18, Stars 9.
STARS 8TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 18, Stars 9.
9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
18, Stars 9.
STARS 9TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
18, Stars 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
18 17 3 5
Stars 9 11 3 5
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