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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Saturday, August 12, 1933 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 2   -   4  8  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 1  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   3  9  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
John Henry Russell 2b                 4   1   1    0     0         4   4
Oscar Charleston 1b                   4   1   1    2     0        10   4
Josh Gibson c                         4   2   2    1     0         6   0
Judy Johnson 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Ted Page rf                           4   0   3    1     0         0   0
Bill Perkins lf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Bert Hunter p                         3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Totals                               35   4   8    4     0   1    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  John Henry Russell, Oscar Charleston, Chester Williams. 
E: 1.  Chester Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson, Bill Perkins. 
HR:  Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Henry Russell, Josh Gibson. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens 2b                      5   0   1    0     0         6   4
Chaney White lf                       5   0   2    0     0         1   1
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   1   0    0     2         1   5
Rap Dixon rf                          5   1   2    2     0   1     1   1
Dick Lundy ss                         3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   2    0     0         1   1
Eggie Dallard 1b                      4   0   1    0     0        13   2
Pete Washington cf                    4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Webster McDonald p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Mickey Casey ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Jim Willis pr                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   3   9    3     4   6    27  16

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jake Stephens. 

BATTING -
2B:  Rap Dixon, Biz Mackey, Pete Washington. 
3B:  Chaney White. 
HR:  Rap Dixon. 
GDP:  Jake Stephens. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bert Hunter W                        9       9   3    3   4   6   1  40
Totals                               9       9   3    3   4   6   1  40


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   9       8   4    4   0   1   2  35
Totals                               9       8   4    4   0   1   2  35



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Umpires: HP -  Westerveldt, 1B -  Clarke

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/12/1933 --   at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. C.Papa Bell         cf        J.Stephens          2b        
2. J.Henry Russell     2b        C.White             lf        
3. O.Charleston        1b        J.Wilson            3b        
4. J.Gibson            c         R.Dixon             rf        
5. J.Johnson           3b        D.Lundy             ss        
6. T.Page              rf        B.Mackey            c         
7. B.Perkins           lf        E.Dallard           1b        
8. C.Williams          ss        P.Washington        cf        
9. B.Hunter            p         W.McDonald          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 out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: J.Stephens singled; C.White singled [J.Stephens to
second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown
play; D.Lundy out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: J.Gibson homered to leftfield; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; T.Page singled; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  0.

 2ND: B.Mackey doubled to center field; E.Dallard out on
unknown play; P.Washington doubled to right field [B.Mackey
scored]; W.McDonald out on unknown play; J.Stephens out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  1.

 3RD: B.Hunter out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; J.Henry Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  1,  1.

 3RD: C.White out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; R.Dixon homered to centerfield; D.Lundy walked; B.Mackey
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, 
2.

 4TH: E.Dallard singled; P.Washington out on unknown play;
W.McDonald out on unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 5TH: T.Page singled to second base [T.Page to second (error by
J.Stephens)]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.   1,  2.

 5TH: C.White out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; R.Dixon
doubled to right field [J.Wilson scored]; D.Lundy out on unknown
play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, 
3.

 6TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1,  3.

 6TH: E.Dallard out on unknown play; P.Washington out on
unknown play; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1,  3.

 7TH: J.Gibson doubled to center field; J.Gibson stole third;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; T.Page flied to P.Washington
[J.Gibson scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.   2,  3.

 7TH: J.Stephens out on unknown play; C.White out on unknown
play; J.Wilson reached on an error by C.Williams [J.Wilson to
first]; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   2, 
3.

 8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
2,  3.

 8TH: D.Lundy out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled; E.Dallard
out on unknown play; P.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  3.

 9TH: J.Henry Russell singled; J.Henry Russell stole second;
O.Charleston homered to centerfield [J.Henry Russell scored];
J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
T.Page singled; B.Perkins doubled [T.Page to third]; C.Williams
out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,  3.

 9TH: M.CASEY BATTED FOR W.MCDONALD; M.Casey walked; J.WILLIS
RAN FOR M.CASEY; J.Stephens grounded into a double play
(C.Williams to J.Henry Russell to O.Charleston) [J.Willis out at
second]; C.White tripled; J.Wilson walked; R.Dixon struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,  3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   8   1   4
                  3   9   1  10


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