Philadelphia Stars 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 10 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 x - 10 7 3 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 Roy Parnell lf 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 Gene Benson cf 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 Pat Patterson 2b 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 Jud Wilson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 Jake Dunn ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 Bill Perkins c 4 1 1 1 0 7 1 Curtis Harris 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Jack Bruton p 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 Webster McDonald p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 5 10 5 2 2 24 13 FIELDING - E: 1. Bill Perkins. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 2 2 3 1 2 0 Felton Snow ss 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 Sammy Hughes 2b 5 2 2 0 0 8 2 Wild Bill Wright rf 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 Jim West 1b 2 1 1 3 2 9 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 George Scales 3b 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 Biz Mackey c 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 Bill Byrd p 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bob Griffith p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 10 7 10 5 1 27 11 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Kimbro 2, Jim West. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Jim West. HBP: George Scales, Biz Mackey. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Sammy Hughes, George Scales. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Bruton 5 4 5 5 4 1 0 24 Webster McDonald L 3 3 5 4 1 0 0 15 Totals 8 7 10 9 5 1 0 39 WP: Jack Bruton. HBP: Jack Bruton, Webster McDonald. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 6 8 5 4 1 1 0 27 Bob Griffith SV 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 2 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Kemp, 2B - Lee, 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 10791 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Baltimore 1. C.Spearman rf H.Kimbro cf 2. R.Parnell lf F.Snow ss 3. G.Benson cf S.Hughes 2b 4. P.Patterson 2b W.Wright rf 5. J.Wilson 3b J.West 1b 6. J.Dunn ss B.Hoskins lf 7. B.Perkins c G.Scales 3b 8. C.Harris 1b B.Mackey c 9. J.Bruton p B.Byrd 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.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. STARS 2ND: P.Patterson singled to right field (W.Wright to F.Snow) [P.Patterson out at second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West walked; J.Bruton threw a wild pitch [J.West to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play [J.West to third]; G.Scales out on unknown play [J.West scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. STARS 3RD: B.Perkins singled to center field [B.Perkins to second (error by H.Kimbro)]; C.Harris singled [B.Perkins to third]; J.Bruton singled [B.Perkins scored, C.Harris to third]; C.Spearman out on unknown play [C.Harris scored]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. STARS 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: S.Hughes singled; S.Hughes stole second; W.Wright out on unknown play [S.Hughes to third]; J.West walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play [S.Hughes scored]; G.Scales was hit by a pitch [J.West to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 2. STARS 5TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled [H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright walked [H.Kimbro to third, S.Hughes to second]; J.West doubled [H.Kimbro scored, S.Hughes scored, W.Wright scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 5. STARS 6TH: R.Parnell singled; G.Benson singled [R.Parnell to second]; P.Patterson singled [R.Parnell scored, G.Benson to second]; J.Wilson forced P.Patterson (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to third, J.Wilson to first]; J.Dunn singled to center field [G.Benson scored, J.Wilson to third (error by H.Kimbro)]; B.Perkins out on unknown play [J.Wilson scored (unearned)]; C.Harris reached on an error by J.West [J.Dunn to second, C.Harris to first]; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.MCDONALD REPLACED J.BRUTON (PITCHING); G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd reached on an error by B.Perkins [B.Byrd to second]; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd scored (unearned)]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 6. STARS 7TH: B.GRIFFITH REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 6. STARS 8TH: P.Patterson walked; J.Wilson singled [P.Patterson to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris singled [P.Patterson to third, J.Wilson to second]; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales walked; G.Scales stole second; B.Mackey was hit by a pitch; B.Griffith singled [G.Scales scored, B.Mackey to second]; H.Kimbro doubled [B.Mackey scored, B.Griffith scored, H.Kimbro to third (on throw)]; F.Snow out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 10. STARS 9TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 5, Elite Giants 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 5 10 1 7 Elite Giants 10 7 3 5
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