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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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