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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Monday, June 13, 1938 (N) at Tin Plate Field, Monessen PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 2  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  5  2
Pittsburgh Crawfords                2 0 2  1 0 3  0 0 x   -   8 14  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   1   0    0     1         2   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   1    2     0         2   0
George Giles 1b                       4   0   1    0     0        10   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   2    1     0         4   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   0   0    1     0         0   5
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Paul Dixon cf                         1   1   0    0     2         2   0
Spoon Carter p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rocky Ellis p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Jim Missouri p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Henry McHenry p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   4   5    4     3   4    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Pat Patterson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Roy Parnell, Pat Patterson. 
HR:  Bill Perkins. 
SH:  Rocky Ellis. 
GDP:  Pat Patterson, Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  2


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson rf                        5   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   1   2    1     0   0     1   2
Sam Bankhead cf                       4   2   2    3     1   0     5   0
Napoleon Hairston lf                  3   1   2    1     2   0     1   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   2    1     0   0     3   2
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   0   0    0     0   0     9   2
Dan Wilson 3b                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Leon Ruffin c                         2   1   1    0     1   0     5   0
Johnny Taylor p                       4   1   3    1     0   0     1   4
Totals                               36   8  14    7     4   0    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Chester Williams 2, Harry Williams 2, Johnny Washington 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Napoleon Hairston, Harry Williams, Dan Wilson. 
3B:  Harry Williams. 
HR:  Sam Bankhead. 
SH:  Harry Williams, Leon Ruffin. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter                         0.1     2   2    2   0   0   1  3
Rocky Ellis L                        2.1     3   2    2   1   0   0  11
Jim Missouri                         3       5   4    3   2   0   0  16
Henry McHenry                        2.1     4   0    0   1   0   0  12
Totals                               8      14   8    7   4   0   1  42


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Taylor W                      9       5   4    4   3   4   1  33
Totals                               9       5   4    4   3   4   1  33



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Kovach

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/13/1938 -- Philadelphia Stars at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                                                
1. C.Spearman          rf        G.Benson            rf        
2. R.Parnell           lf        C.Williams          ss        
3. G.Giles             1b        S.Bankhead          cf        
4. P.Patterson         2b        N.Hairston          lf        
5. B.Perkins           c         H.Williams          2b        
6. J.Dunn              ss        J.Washington        1b        
7. D.Creacy            3b        D.Wilson            3b        
8. P.Dixon             cf        L.Ruffin            c         
9. S.Carter            p         J.Taylor            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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.  Stars
0,  0.

 1ST: G.Benson singled to second base [G.Benson to second
(error by P.Patterson)]; C.Williams out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead homered to left-center [G.Benson scored]; R.ELLIS
REPLACED S.CARTER (PITCHING); N.Hairston out on unknown play;
H.Williams doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0,  2.

STARS 2ND: P.Patterson doubled; B.Perkins out on unknown play
[P.Patterson to third]; J.Dunn out on unknown play [P.Patterson
scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1,  2.

 2ND: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1,  2.

STARS 3RD: P.Dixon walked; R.Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Dixon to second]; C.Spearman walked;
R.Parnell doubled [P.Dixon scored, C.Spearman scored]; G.Giles
out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,  2.

 3RD: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead walked; N.Hairston doubled [S.Bankhead scored];
H.Williams tripled [N.Hairston scored]; J.MISSOURI REPLACED
R.ELLIS (PITCHING); J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,  4.

STARS 4TH: B.Perkins homered to rightfield; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4,  4.

 4TH: D.Wilson doubled to center field; L.Ruffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Wilson to third]; J.Taylor
singled to center field [D.Wilson scored]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 4,  5.

STARS 5TH: 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.  Stars 4,  5.

 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston walked;
H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4,  5.

STARS 6TH: G.Giles singled; P.Patterson grounded into a double
play (C.Williams to H.Williams to J.Washington) [G.Giles out at
second]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 4,  5.

 6TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked; J.Taylor
singled [L.Ruffin to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play;
C.Williams singled [L.Ruffin scored, J.Taylor to second];
S.Bankhead singled [J.Taylor scored, C.Williams to third];
H.MCHENRY REPLACED J.MISSOURI (PITCHING); S.Bankhead stole
second [C.Williams scored (unearned) (error by P.Patterson)];
N.Hairston walked; H.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4,  8.

STARS 7TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; P.Dixon walked; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4,  8.

 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin singled; J.Taylor singled [L.Ruffin to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4,  8.

STARS 8TH: 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.
 Stars 4,  8.

 8TH: C.Williams singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
N.Hairston singled [C.Williams to second]; H.Williams out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Williams to third,
N.Hairston to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4,  8.

STARS 9TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled;
J.Dunn grounded into a double play (C.Williams to H.Williams to
J.Washington) [B.Perkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 4,  8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   5   2   2
                  8  14   0  10


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