Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 4
Detroit - Indianapolis Stars 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 x - 10 17 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 2 1 0 3 0
John Henry Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 0
Bill Perkins c 4 0 1 0 0 3 1
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2
Jimmie Crutchfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Anthony Cooper rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1
Chester Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 5 2
Josh Gibson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
William Bell p 3 0 1 1 0 0 5
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 2 24 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. John Henry Russell, Oscar Charleston, Chester Williams.
E: 4. Judy Johnson, Jimmie Crutchfield, Anthony Cooper, Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Bill Perkins.
3B: Oscar Charleston.
Team LOB: 6
Detroit - Indianapolis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 5 2 0 3 0
Granville Lyons 1b 5 1 1 1 0 8 1
Wade Johnston lf 5 0 2 2 0 2 0
Clarence Palm c 2 1 1 0 0 3 0
Paul Hardy c 3 0 1 0 0 5 1
George Gill 3b 4 2 2 1 0 2 3
Ray Dandridge ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
Clarence Smith rf 3 0 2 2 0 2 0
Anderson Pryor 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Logan Hensley p 4 1 2 1 0 1 2
Totals 37 10 17 9 1 5 27 10
FIELDING -
E: 1. Ray Dandridge.
BATTING -
2B: Jerry Benjamin, Clarence Palm.
3B: Jerry Benjamin, Granville Lyons.
SH: George Gill, Clarence Smith, Anderson Pryor.
GDP: Granville Lyons.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
CS: Wade Johnston.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
William Bell L 8 17 10 7 1 5 0 41
Totals 8 17 10 7 1 5 0 41
Detroit - Indianapolis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Logan Hensley W 9 8 2 2 0 2 0 35
Totals 9 8 2 2 0 2 0 35
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Hill, 1B - Moore, 2B - , 3B - Anderson
Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/9/1933, game 1 -- at Detroit - India Stars
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Detroit - India
1. C.Papa Bell cf J.Benjamin cf
2. J.Henry Russell 2b G.Lyons 1b
3. O.Charleston 1b W.Johnston lf
4. B.Perkins c C.Palm c
5. J.Johnson 3b G.Gill 3b
6. J.Crutchfield lf R.Dandridge ss
7. A.Cooper rf C.Smith rf
8. C.Williams ss A.Pryor 2b
9. W.Bell p L.Hensley p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; O.Charleston tripled; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Stars 0.
STARS 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; G.Lyons grounded into a double
play (J.Henry Russell to C.Williams to O.Charleston) [J.Benjamin
out at second]; W.Johnston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Stars 0.
2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Stars 0.
STARS 2ND: C.Palm doubled; G.Gill singled to right field
[C.Palm scored, G.Gill to second (error by A.Cooper)];
R.Dandridge reached on an error by J.Johnson [G.Gill to third,
R.Dandridge to first]; C.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Gill scored (unearned), R.Dandridge to second];
A.Pryor out on unknown play; L.Hensley singled to left field
[R.Dandridge scored (unearned)]; J.Benjamin singled [L.Hensley
to second]; G.Lyons out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2
LOB. 0, Stars 3.
3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Stars 3.
STARS 3RD: W.Johnston out on unknown play; C.Palm out on
unknown play; G.Gill singled; R.Dandridge singled [G.Gill to
second]; C.Smith singled [G.Gill scored, R.Dandridge to second];
A.Pryor reached on an error by C.Williams [R.Dandridge scored
(unearned) (no RBI), C.Smith to second, A.Pryor to first];
L.Hensley out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Stars 5.
4TH: J.Henry Russell out on unknown play; P.HARDY REPLACED
C.PALM (PLAYING C); Palm was hit in the eye by a foul ball and
needed 3 stitche; O.Charleston out on unknown play; B.Perkins
doubled; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
0, Stars 5.
STARS 4TH: J.Benjamin doubled; G.Lyons out on unknown play;
W.Johnston singled [J.Benjamin scored]; P.Hardy singled
[W.Johnston to second]; G.Gill out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [W.Johnston to third, P.Hardy to second]; R.Dandridge
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Stars 6.
5TH: J.Crutchfield singled; A.Cooper singled [J.Crutchfield to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; W.Bell singled
[J.Crutchfield scored, A.Cooper to second]; C.Papa Bell singled
[A.Cooper scored, W.Bell to second]; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 2, Stars 6.
STARS 5TH: C.Smith singled; A.Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Smith to second]; L.Hensley out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin singled to right field (A.Cooper to B.Perkins)
[C.Smith out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars 6.
6TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
2, Stars 6.
STARS 6TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; W.Johnston singled;
W.Johnston was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to C.Williams);
P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Stars 6.
7TH: A.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Stars 6.
STARS 7TH: G.Gill out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; C.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
2, Stars 6.
8TH: C.Papa Bell singled; J.Henry Russell out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars 6.
STARS 8TH: A.Pryor walked; L.Hensley singled to left field
[A.Pryor to third (error by J.Crutchfield), L.Hensley to
second]; J.Benjamin tripled [A.Pryor scored, L.Hensley scored];
G.Lyons tripled [J.Benjamin scored]; W.Johnston out on unknown
play [G.Lyons scored]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.Gill out
on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 2, Stars 10.
9TH: J.Johnson singled to shortstop [J.Johnson to second
(error by R.Dandridge)]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
A.Cooper out on unknown play; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2, Stars
10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 8 4 6
Stars 10 17 1 7
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