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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Thursday, June 9, 1938 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 x   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
  Ray Brown cf                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Vic Harris lf                         2   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
  Tommie Dukes ph, lf                 1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    0     1   0     8   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1   0     8   1
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   2    1     0   0     1   0
Jack Johnson 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Roy Partlow p                         3   0   2    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               30   2   5    2     4   0    24   5


BATTING -
2B:  Roy Partlow. 
GDP:  Buck Leonard, Jack Johnson. 
Team LOB:  5


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   1   1    0     1   0     4   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   1   1    0     0   0     4   0
Jake Dunn ss                          3   2   2    3     1   0     2   3
Bill Perkins c                        3   0   3    1     1   0     6   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   0   0    0     1   0     1   4
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     9   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Paul Dixon cf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               31   4   7    4     6   0    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jake Dunn 2, Pat Patterson, Curtis Harris 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Perkins. 
HR:  Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow L                        8       7   4    4   6   0   1  37
Totals                               8       7   4    4   6   0   1  37

WP:  Roy Partlow. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald W                   9       5   2    2   4   0   0  34
Totals                               9       5   2    2   4   0   0  34

WP:  Webster McDonald. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 6/9/1938 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. J.Benjamin          cf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        R.Parnell           lf        
3. V.Harris            lf        J.Dunn              ss        
4. J.Gibson            c         B.Perkins           c         
5. B.Leonard           1b        P.Patterson         2b        
6. J.Williams          rf        C.Harris            1b        
7. J.Johnson           3b        D.Creacy            3b        
8. J.Jackson           ss        P.Dixon             cf        
9. R.Partlow           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 out on
unknown play; V.Harris walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman walked; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
J.Dunn homered to leftfield [C.Spearman scored]; B.Perkins
walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 2.

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

STARS 2ND: D.Creacy out on unknown play; P.Dixon lined to
J.Benjamin; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 2.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow singled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 2.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [C.Spearman to
second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 2.

GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled;
B.Leonard walked [J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams singled
[J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Johnson grounded into
a double play (P.Patterson to J.Dunn to C.Harris) [J.Williams
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Stars 2.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow doubled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell singled; R.Partlow threw a wild pitch
[R.Parnell to second]; J.Dunn singled [R.Parnell scored];
B.Perkins doubled [J.Dunn scored]; P.Patterson walked; C.Harris
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 4.

GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard grounded into a double play (J.Dunn to C.Harris)
[J.Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars
4.

STARS 6TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; P.Dixon walked;
W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 4.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn walked;
B.Perkins singled [J.Dunn to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
1, Stars 4.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play
[J.Benjamin to second]; T.DUKES BATTED FOR V.HARRIS; W.McDonald
threw a wild pitch [J.Benjamin to third]; T.Dukes out on unknown
play [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: T.DUKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R.BROWN
REPLACED J.BENJAMIN (PLAYING CF); D.Creacy walked; P.Dixon out
on unknown play; W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 4.

GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            2   5   0   5
 Stars            4   7   0   9


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