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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Thursday, August 11, 1938 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              3 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0   -   6  9  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  4  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   1   1    1     1   0     2   1
Marvin Barker cf                      5   1   2    0     0   0     3   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     5   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   5   1   2    1     0   0     3   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   1   2    1     0   0     7   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   1   0    0     2   0     3   0
Josh Johnson c                        4   0   1    0     0   1     8   1
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   0    0     1   0     1   3
Barney Brown p                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               36   6   9    5     5   1    27   5


BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Barker, Johnny Washington. 
HR:  Thad Christopher. 
Team LOB:  8


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     2   5
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Jake Dunn ss                          3   0   0    0     0   0     4   1
Bill Perkins c                        3   0   1    0     0   0     6   0
Curtis Harris 1b                      3   1   1    0     0   0     9   0
Henry Miller p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Henry McHenry p                     2   1   1    2     0   0     0   1
Totals                               31   2   4    2     0   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jake Dunn, Henry McHenry. 

BATTING -
HR:  Henry McHenry. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9       4   2    2   0   0   1  31
Totals                               9       4   2    2   0   0   1  31


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller L                       3       5   5    4   2   0   1  15
Henry McHenry                        6       4   1    0   3   1   0  26
Totals                               9       9   6    4   5   1   1  41

Henry Miller pitched to 3 batters in the 4th inning


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/11/1938 -- New York Black Yankees at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Philadelphia                  
1. D.Campbell          2b        C.Spearman          rf        
2. M.Barker            cf        R.Parnell           lf        
3. W.Cannady           3b        G.Benson            cf        
4. T.Christopher       lf        P.Patterson         2b        
5. J.Washington        1b        J.Wilson            3b        
6. Z.Wright            rf        J.Dunn              ss        
7. J.Johnson           c         B.Perkins           c         
8. L.Morney            ss        C.Harris            1b        
9. B.Brown             p         H.Miller            p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell walked; M.Barker doubled
[D.Campbell to third]; W.Cannady singled [D.Campbell scored,
M.Barker scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
J.Washington doubled to center field (G.Benson to J.Wilson)
[W.Cannady scored, J.Washington out at third]; Z.Wright out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: 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.  Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [J.Wilson to
second]; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Stars 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher homered; J.Washington singled;
Z.Wright walked [J.Washington to second]; H.MCHENRY REPLACED
H.MILLER (PITCHING); J.Johnson struck out; L.Morney forced
Z.Wright (unknown fielder) [J.Washington scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by J.Dunn), L.Morney to first]; B.Brown out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,
Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Stars 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Campbell singled; M.Barker out on unknown
play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled
[D.Campbell to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; C.Harris singled; H.McHenry homered [C.Harris scored];
C.Spearman flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5, Stars 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Johnson
singled; L.Morney walked [J.Johnson to second]; B.Brown out on
unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Stars 2.

STARS 6TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Stars 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.Barker singled; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5, Stars 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: Z.Wright walked; J.Johnson reached on an
error by H.McHenry [Z.Wright to second, J.Johnson to first];
L.Morney out on unknown play [Z.Wright to third, J.Johnson to
second]; B.Brown walked; D.Campbell flied to unknown fielder
[Z.Wright scored (unearned)]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 6, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 6, Stars 2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; T.Christopher
out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 6, Stars 2.

STARS 9TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 6, Stars 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    6   9   0   8
 Stars            2   4   2   2


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