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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Saturday, August 13, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  2 2 1  0 0 0   -   6 11  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 0  0 1 0  0 2 0   -   5  5  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown lf                          5   0   0    1     0   0     2   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   2    1     0   0     0   2
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   1    0     1   0     8   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    0     2   0    10   0
Jim Williams rf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Tom Parker rf                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   2    2     0   0     1   3
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   1   1    0     0   0     5   3
Roy Partlow p                         4   1   2    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               39   6  11    5     3   0    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  9


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   1    1     1   0     2   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Henry McHenry rf                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   1   1    0     0   0     4   4
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   1   1    2     0   0     2   1
Jud Wilson 1b                         2   0   0    0     1   0    12   0
  Rocky Ellis pr                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Slim Jones 1b                       0   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
Curtis Harris 3b                      4   1   1    2     0   0     1   3
Dewey Creacy c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    2   1   0    0     0   0     1   2
  Jack Bruton p                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               33   5   5    5     3   0    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Clyde Spearman, Jake Dunn. 

BATTING -
HR:  Pat Patterson, Curtis Harris. 
HBP:  Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow W                        9       5   5    4   3   0   2  37
Totals                               9       5   5    4   3   0   2  37

HBP:  Roy Partlow. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   5       9   5    4   3   0   1  27
Jack Bruton                          4       2   1    1   0   0   0  15
Totals                               9      11   6    5   3   0   1  42



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/13/1938, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. J.Benjamin          cf        R.Parnell           lf        
2. R.Brown             lf        C.Spearman          rf        
3. H.Spearman          3b        J.Dunn              ss        
4. J.Gibson            c         P.Patterson         2b        
5. B.Leonard           1b        J.Wilson            1b        
6. J.Williams          rf        G.Benson            cf        
7. M.Carlisle          2b        C.Harris            3b        
8. J.Jackson           ss        D.Creacy            c         
9. R.Partlow           p         W.McDonald          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin homered; R.Brown out on unknown play;
H.Spearman singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard
walked [H.Spearman to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
R.Partlow singled [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Grays 1, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; G.Benson walked; C.Harris homered [G.Benson
scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Stars 2.

GRAYS 3RD: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard walked [J.Gibson to second]; J.Williams out on unknown
play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 1, Stars 2.

STARS 3RD: W.McDonald out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked;
C.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson singled; R.Partlow singled [J.Jackson
scored (no RBI) (error by C.Spearman), R.Partlow to second];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play [R.Partlow to third]; R.Brown out
on unknown play [R.Partlow scored (unearned)]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 2.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play [J.Gibson to third,
B.Leonard to second]; M.Carlisle singled [J.Gibson scored,
B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; W.McDonald reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[W.McDonald to second]; R.Parnell singled [W.McDonald scored
(unearned)]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Stars 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.BRUTON REPLACED W.MCDONALD (PITCHING); J.Benjamin
singled; R.Brown out on unknown play [J.Benjamin to second];
H.Spearman singled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 6, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; J.Wilson walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 3.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Williams reached on an error by J.Dunn [J.Williams
to first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 3.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 3.

STARS 8TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Dunn singled; P.Patterson homered [J.Dunn
scored]; J.Wilson was hit by a pitch; R.ELLIS RAN FOR J.WILSON;
G.Benson forced R.Ellis (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to first]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 5.

GRAYS 9TH: S.JONES REPLACED R.ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); H.MCHENRY
REPLACED C.SPEARMAN (PLAYING RF); J.Gibson out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 6, Stars 5.

STARS 9TH: T.PARKER REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); C.Harris
out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; J.Bruton
singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 6, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            6  11   1   9
 Stars            5   5   2   5


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