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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4 Detroit - Indianapolis Stars (DI1) 0

Game played on Friday, May 5, 1933 (D) at Victory Field, Indianapolis IN
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  4  0
Detroit - Indianapolis Stars        0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  6  3

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Ted Page rf                           4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   4   1   1    3     0         8   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   0    0     1        11   2
Judy Johnson 3b                       3   0   1    1     1         0   0
John Henry Russell 2b                 4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Jimmie Crutchfield lf                 3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Obie Lackey ss                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Harry Kincannon p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Totals                               31   4   4    4     2   5    27   8


BATTING -
HR:  Oscar Charleston. 
GDP:  John Henry Russell. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Page, Judy Johnson. 

Detroit - Indianapolis Stars         AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Granville Lyons 1b                    3   0   1    0     0        13   0
Jimmy Binder 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Black Bottom Buford 2b                3   0   1    0     1         2   6
Jim Williams lf                       4   0   0    0     0         4   0
LeRoy Taylor rf                       3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Rainey Bibbs ss                       4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Paul Hardy c                          2   0   0    0     0         5   0
  Ernest Finch ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dave Snowden p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Columbus Vance ph                   1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   0   6    0     3  11    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Granville Lyons, Black Bottom Buford, Rainey Bibbs. 
E: 3.  Black Bottom Buford, Jim Williams, Rainey Bibbs. 

BATTING -
SH:  Paul Hardy, Dave Snowden. 
HBP:  Granville Lyons. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Columbus Vance. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Kincannon W                    9       6   0    0   3  11   0  36
Totals                               9       6   0    0   3  11   0  36

HBP:  Harry Kincannon. 

Detroit - Indianapolis Stars         IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Snowden L                       9       4   4    2   2   5   1  33
Totals                               9       4   4    2   2   5   1  33



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Stringel, 1B -  Hannibal

Time of Game: 1:27   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/5/1933 --   at Detroit - India Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Detroit - India               
1. C.Papa Bell         cf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. T.Page              rf        G.Lyons             1b        
3. O.Charleston        1b        J.Binder            3b        
4. J.Gibson            c         B.Buford            2b        
5. J.Johnson           3b        J.Williams          lf        
6. J.Henry Russell     2b        L.Taylor            rf        
7. J.Crutchfield       lf        R.Bibbs             ss        
8. O.Lackey            ss        P.Hardy             c         
9. H.Kincannon         p         D.Snowden           p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell singled to second base [C.Papa Bell to second
(error by B.Buford)]; T.Page out on unknown play [C.Papa Bell to
third]; O.Charleston out on unknown play [C.Papa Bell scored
(unearned)]; J.Gibson walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons was hit by a
pitch; J.Binder out on unknown play; B.Buford walked [G.Lyons to
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  
1, Stars 0.

 2ND: J.Henry Russell out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: L.Taylor walked; R.Bibbs out on unknown play;
P.Hardy out on unknown play; D.Snowden out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Stars 0.

 3RD: H.Kincannon out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; T.Page singled to shortstop [T.Page to second
(error by R.Bibbs)]; T.Page stole third; O.Charleston homered
[T.Page scored]; J.Gibson reached on an error by J.Williams
[J.Gibson to second]; J.Johnson singled [J.Gibson scored
(unearned)]; J.Johnson stole second; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.   4, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on
unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Stars 0.

 4TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; O.Lackey out on
unknown play; H.Kincannon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Buford out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Stars 0.

 5TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
4, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: R.Bibbs singled; P.Hardy out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs to second]; D.Snowden out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs to third]; J.Benjamin
walked; G.Lyons out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,
Stars 0.

 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; J.Henry
Russell grounded into a double play (B.Buford to R.Bibbs to
G.Lyons) [J.Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: J.Binder singled; B.Buford out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; L.Taylor singled [J.Binder to
second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,
Stars 0.

 7TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; O.Lackey out on
unknown play; H.Kincannon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; D.Snowden out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Stars 0.

 8TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown
play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
4, Stars 0.

STARS 8TH: G.Lyons singled; J.Binder out on unknown play;
B.Buford singled [G.Lyons to second]; J.Williams out on unknown
play; L.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,
Stars 0.

 9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Henry Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  4, Stars 0.

STARS 9TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; E.FINCH BATTED FOR
P.HARDY; E.Finch out on unknown play; C.VANCE BATTED FOR
D.SNOWDEN; C.Vance singled; C.Vance was caught stealing second
(J.Gibson to J.Henry Russell); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, Stars
0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   4   0   2
 Stars            0   6   3   9


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