Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 - 7 13 1
Pittsburgh Crawfords 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 7 13 0
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
Roy Parnell lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0
Gene Benson cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0
Pat Patterson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0
Jud Wilson 1b 5 2 3 1 0 15 0
Jake Dunn ss 4 0 2 2 1 1 0
Bill Perkins c 3 0 2 3 2 5 0
Dewey Creacy 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0
Spoon Carter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slim Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 6 5 4 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Jake Dunn.
BATTING -
2B: Clyde Spearman, Roy Parnell, Pat Patterson, Jake Dunn.
GDP: Dewey Creacy.
Team LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fats Jenkins rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0
Chester Williams 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 0
Sam Bankhead cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 5 2 4 1 0 2 0
Harry Williams 2b 4 1 2 2 1 2 1
George Giles 1b 5 1 1 1 0 9 0
Bus Clarkson ss 5 0 1 1 0 3 1
Leon Ruffin c 5 0 1 0 0 6 0
Johnny Taylor p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 4 27 2
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Harry Williams, George Giles, Bus Clarkson.
PB: 1. Leon Ruffin.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead 2, Napoleon Hairston, Harry Williams.
3B: Harry Williams, George Giles.
SH: Chester Williams.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Spoon Carter 7 12 6 6 2 4 0 36
Rocky Ellis 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 8
Totals 9 13 7 7 3 4 0 44
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Taylor 9 13 7 7 5 4 0 44
Totals 9 13 7 7 5 4 0 44
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - John Craig, 3B - Winston
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/7/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Philadelphia
1. C.Spearman rf F.Jenkins rf
2. R.Parnell lf C.Williams 3b
3. G.Benson cf S.Bankhead cf
4. P.Patterson 2b N.Hairston lf
5. J.Wilson 1b H.Williams 2b
6. J.Dunn ss G.Giles 1b
7. B.Perkins c B.Clarkson ss
8. D.Creacy 3b 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.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
0, 0.
1ST: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
S.Bankhead doubled to right field [C.Williams scored];
N.Hairston singled to center field [S.Bankhead scored];
H.Williams tripled [N.Hairston scored]; G.Giles out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Stars 0, 3.
STARS 2ND: P.Patterson doubled; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [P.Patterson to
third]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Stars 0, 3.
2ND: L.Ruffin singled; J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Jenkins
out on unknown play; C.Williams singled [L.Ruffin to second];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0,
3.
STARS 3RD: 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. Stars 0, 3.
3RD: N.Hairston singled; H.Williams walked [N.Hairston to
second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars
0, 3.
STARS 4TH: G.Benson singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
J.Wilson singled [G.Benson to second]; J.Dunn walked [G.Benson
to third, J.Wilson to second]; B.Perkins singled [G.Benson
scored, J.Wilson scored, J.Dunn to second]; D.Creacy grounded
into a double play (H.Williams to B.Clarkson to G.Giles)
[B.Perkins out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, 3.
4TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Stars 2, 3.
STARS 5TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked;
R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, 3.
5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston doubled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, 3.
STARS 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Dunn doubled; B.Perkins walked; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, 3.
6TH: B.Clarkson singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled [B.Clarkson to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Stars 2, 3.
STARS 7TH: Rain delay; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Spearman
out on unknown play; R.Parnell doubled; G.Benson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, 3.
7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston singled;
H.Williams doubled [N.Hairston scored]; G.Giles tripled
[H.Williams scored]; B.Clarkson reached on an error by J.Dunn
[G.Giles scored, B.Clarkson to first]; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars
2, 6.
STARS 8TH: 30-minute rain delay; P.Patterson singled; J.Wilson
singled [P.Patterson to second]; J.Dunn singled [P.Patterson
scored, J.Wilson to third]; B.Perkins out on unknown play
[J.Wilson scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; S.JONES BATTED
FOR S.CARTER; S.Jones out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Stars 4, 6.
8TH: R.ELLIS REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING); F.Jenkins walked;
C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Jenkins
to second]; S.Bankhead doubled to right field [F.Jenkins
scored]; N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, 7.
STARS 9TH: C.Spearman doubled to right field; R.Parnell walked;
G.Benson singled [C.Spearman to third, R.Parnell to second];
L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [C.Spearman scored, R.Parnell to
third, G.Benson to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
J.Wilson singled to pitcher [R.Parnell scored, G.Benson to
third]; J.Dunn forced J.Wilson (unknown fielder) [G.Benson
scored, J.Dunn to first]; B.Perkins walked [J.Dunn to second];
D.Creacy out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 7, 7.
9TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
7, 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Stars 7 13 1 10
7 13 0 10
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