Homestead Grays 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 4 0 - 13 11 1 Philadelphia Stars 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 8 12 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Ray Brown rf 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 Josh Gibson c 3 3 1 2 2 0 4 2 Buck Leonard 1b 5 3 3 5 0 0 14 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 Tommie Dukes cf 3 0 2 4 2 0 4 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 Edsall Walker p 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 13 11 12 9 0 27 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Spearman. HR: Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 7 Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell lf 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 Clyde Spearman rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 Pat Patterson 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 6 Jake Dunn ss 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 Bill Perkins c 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 Curtis Harris 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 Gene Benson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dewey Creacy 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jack Bruton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry Miller p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry McHenry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Missouri p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 8 12 7 0 0 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Jake Dunn. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 12 8 7 0 0 0 40 Totals 9 12 8 7 0 0 0 40 WP: Edsall Walker. Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Bruton L 4.2 6 7 7 4 0 1 24 Henry Miller 3.1 5 6 6 5 0 1 20 Jim Missouri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 11 13 13 9 0 2 47 WP: Henry Miller 2. 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, 8/27/1938, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. V.Harris lf R.Parnell lf 2. M.Carlisle 2b C.Spearman rf 3. R.Brown rf P.Patterson 2b 4. J.Gibson c J.Dunn ss 5. B.Leonard 1b B.Perkins c 6. H.Spearman 3b C.Harris 1b 7. T.Dukes cf G.Benson cf 8. J.Jackson ss D.Creacy 3b 9. E.Walker p J.Bruton p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: R.Parnell reached on an error by J.Jackson [R.Parnell to first]; C.Spearman singled [R.Parnell to third]; P.Patterson out on unknown play [R.Parnell scored (unearned)]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 1. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 1. STARS 2ND: C.Harris out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 1. GRAYS 3RD: T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Jackson walked; E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 1. STARS 3RD: J.Bruton out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled; C.Spearman singled [R.Parnell to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Dunn doubled [R.Parnell scored, C.Spearman scored, J.Dunn to third (on throw)]; E.Walker threw a wild pitch [J.Dunn scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 4. GRAYS 4TH: M.Carlisle singled; R.Brown walked [M.Carlisle to second]; J.Gibson walked [M.Carlisle to third, R.Brown to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [M.Carlisle scored, R.Brown to third, J.Gibson to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled [R.Brown scored, J.Gibson scored]; J.Jackson walked [T.Dukes to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 4. STARS 4TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 4. GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman singled [B.Leonard to third, H.Spearman to second (on throw)]; H.MILLER REPLACED J.BRUTON (PITCHING); T.Dukes singled [B.Leonard scored, H.Spearman scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 4. STARS 5TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled; C.Spearman out on unknown play [R.Parnell to second]; P.Patterson singled [R.Parnell scored]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 5. GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 5. STARS 6TH: B.Perkins singled; C.Harris out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [B.Perkins to second]; D.Creacy singled [B.Perkins scored, G.Benson to second]; H.Miller out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 6. GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; H.Miller threw a wild pitch [J.Gibson to second]; B.Leonard homered [J.Gibson scored]; H.Spearman walked; T.Dukes walked [H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 6. STARS 7TH: C.Spearman singled; P.Patterson singled [C.Spearman to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play [C.Spearman to third, P.Patterson to second]; B.Perkins singled [C.Spearman scored, P.Patterson scored]; C.Harris out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 8. GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Brown walked [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play [V.Harris to third, R.Brown to second]; B.Leonard singled [V.Harris scored, R.Brown scored]; H.Spearman doubled [B.Leonard scored, H.Spearman to third (on throw)]; H.Miller threw a wild pitch [H.Spearman scored]; T.Dukes walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 8. STARS 8TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR H.MILLER; H.McHenry out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 8. GRAYS 9TH: J.MISSOURI REPLACED H.MCHENRY (PITCHING); E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 8. STARS 9TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 13, Stars 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 13 11 1 7 Stars 8 12 0 5
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