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Homestead Grays (HOM) 13 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8

Game played on Saturday, August 27, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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