Akron Grays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 5 Detroit - Indianapolis Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 BATTING Akron Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Charley Looney 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 Townsend Tapley ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 John Tapley 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 Clarence Lewis lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 Joe Ware cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 Abe Mitchell 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 Lou Dials rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Clarence Palm c 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willie Powell p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 40 1 11 1 2 9 31 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Charley Looney, Townsend Tapley, Abe Mitchell. E: 5. Charley Looney 2, Abe Mitchell 2, Willie Powell. BATTING - 2B: Charley Looney, Joe Ware. SH: Lou Dials, Willie Powell. GDP: John Tapley, Joe Ware. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: John Tapley, Lou Dials. CS: John Tapley. Detroit - Indianapolis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 Granville Lyons 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 Wade Johnston lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 George Gill 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Columbus Vance pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddy Armour 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Clarence Smith rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Paul Hardy c 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 Anderson Pryor 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 Logan Hensley p 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 Totals 38 2 8 2 3 7 33 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Granville Lyons 2, Ray Dandridge, Anderson Pryor 2. E: 1. George Gill. BATTING - SH: Jerry Benjamin, Ray Dandridge 2, Logan Hensley. HBP: George Gill. GDP: Wade Johnston. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - SB: Clarence Smith. PITCHING Akron Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Powell L 10.1 8 2 2 3 7 0 46 Totals 10.1 8 2 2 3 7 0 46 HBP: Willie Powell. Detroit - Indianapolis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Logan Hensley W 11 11 1 0 2 9 0 44 Totals 11 11 1 0 2 9 0 44 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: 2:15 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/16/1933, game 1 -- Akron Grays at Detroit - India Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Akron Detroit - India 1. C.Looney 2b J.Benjamin cf 2. T.Tapley ss G.Lyons 1b 3. J.Tapley 3b W.Johnston lf 4. C.Lewis lf G.Gill 3b 5. J.Ware cf R.Dandridge ss 6. A.Mitchell 1b C.Smith rf 7. L.Dials rf P.Hardy c 8. C.Palm c A.Pryor 2b 9. W.Powell p L.Hensley p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Looney out on unknown play; T.Tapley out on unknown play; J.Tapley singled; J.Tapley stole second; C.Lewis walked; J.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons singled; W.Johnston grounded into a double play (T.Tapley to C.Looney to A.Mitchell) [G.Lyons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: A.Mitchell singled to left field; L.Dials reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by G.Gill [A.Mitchell to second, L.Dials to first]; C.Palm out on unknown play; W.Powell out on unknown play; C.Looney walked [A.Mitchell to third, L.Dials to second]; T.Tapley singled to left field [A.Mitchell scored (unearned), L.Dials to third, C.Looney to second]; J.Tapley out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: G.Gill singled; R.Dandridge out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Gill to second]; C.Smith walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Pryor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Ware doubled; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; L.Dials out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: L.Hensley singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Hensley to second]; G.Lyons out on unknown play; W.Johnston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 4TH: C.Palm singled; W.Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Palm to second]; C.Looney out on unknown play; T.Tapley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: G.Gill reached on an error by C.Looney [G.Gill to first]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; C.Smith out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Tapley out on unknown play; C.Lewis singled; J.Ware grounded into a double play (A.Pryor to G.Lyons) [C.Lewis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: A.Mitchell dropped a foul fly hit by A.Pryor; A.Pryor out on unknown play; L.Hensley out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 6TH: A.Mitchell out on unknown play; L.Dials singled; L.Dials stole second; C.Palm out on unknown play; W.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; W.Johnston walked; G.Gill out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 7TH: C.Looney out on unknown play; T.Tapley singled; J.Tapley grounded into a double play (A.Pryor to R.Dandridge to G.Lyons) [T.Tapley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 7TH: C.Smith singled; C.Smith stole second; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Pryor out on unknown play [C.Smith to third]; L.Hensley singled [C.Smith scored]; J.Benjamin reached on an error by C.Looney [L.Hensley to second, J.Benjamin to first]; G.Lyons walked [L.Hensley to third, J.Benjamin to second]; W.Johnston out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. GRAYS 8TH: C.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Ware singled; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; L.Dials out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: G.Gill reached on an error by A.Mitchell [G.Gill to first]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; C.Smith reached on an error by W.Powell [G.Gill to second, C.Smith to first]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Pryor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. GRAYS 9TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; W.Powell out on unknown play; C.Looney doubled; T.Tapley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. STARS 9TH: L.Hensley singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on unknown play; W.Johnston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. GRAYS 10TH: J.Tapley singled; J.Tapley was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to R.Dandridge); C.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. STARS 10TH: G.Gill was hit by a pitch; C.VANCE RAN FOR G.GILL; R.Dandridge out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Vance to second]; C.Smith out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. GRAYS 11TH: B.ARMOUR REPLACED C.VANCE (PLAYING 3B); A.Mitchell out on unknown play; L.Dials out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 1. STARS 11TH: A.Pryor singled to center field; L.Hensley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Pryor to second]; J.Benjamin singled to left field [A.Pryor scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 11 5 10 Stars 2 8 1 13
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