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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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