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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 4, 1935 (D) at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   4  7  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  6  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens ss                      2   1   1    0     0   0     4   6
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Chaney White lf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     2   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         4   1   2    3     0   0     9   1
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   1    0     1   0     5   0
Jake Dunn rf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Pete Washington cf                  3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0    0     0   0     4   3
Porter Charleston p                   2   1   1    0     1   0     1   2
Totals                               31   4   7    4     2   0    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Jake Stephens, Dewey Creacy 2, Jud Wilson 2, Dick Seay 2. 
E: 1.  Jud Wilson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jud Wilson. 
SH:  Jake Stephens 2. 
GDP:  Biz Mackey, Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dick Seay. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      4   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Jimmy Binder 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     2   5
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 4   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    0     0   1    15   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
George Scales 2b                      1   0   0    0     1   1     4   2
  Matt Carlisle pr, 2b                0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Joe Strong ph, cf                   1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   2
Louis Dula p                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Willie Gisentaner ph                1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   2   6    2     3   2    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Buck Leonard 2, George Scales 2, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 2.  Jelly Jackson, Tommie Dukes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Vic Harris. 
HBP:  Buck Leonard, George Scales. 
GDP:  Jelly Jackson, Tommie Dukes. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Charleston W                  9       6   2    2   3   2   1  37
Totals                               9       6   2    2   3   2   1  37

HBP:  Porter Charleston 2. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Louis Dula L                         9       7   4    4   2   0   1  35
Totals                               9       7   4    4   2   0   1  35



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Umpires: HP - James Crump, 1B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/4/1935 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Homestead                     
1. J.Stephens          ss        B.Burbage           rf        
2. D.Creacy            3b        J.Binder            3b        
3. C.White             lf        J.Benjamin          cf        
4. J.Wilson            1b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. B.Mackey            c         V.Harris            lf        
6. J.Dunn              rf        G.Scales            2b        
7. L.Davenport         cf        J.Jackson           ss        
8. D.Seay              2b        T.Dukes             c         
9. P.Charleston        p         L.Dula              p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Stephens singled; D.Creacy out on unknown play;
C.White singled [J.Stephens to second]; J.Wilson homered
[J.Stephens scored, C.White scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: B.Burbage out on unknown play; J.Binder singled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 0.

STARS 2ND: L.Davenport reached on an error by J.Jackson
[L.Davenport to first]; D.Seay forced L.Davenport (unknown
fielder) [D.Seay to first]; Davenport fractured his foot sliding
into 2B; D.Seay stole second; P.Charleston out on unknown play;
J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: P.WASHINGTON REPLACED L.DAVENPORT (PLAYING CF);
V.Harris out on unknown play; G.Scales walked; J.Jackson reached
on a fielder's choice [G.Scales to second]; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 0.

STARS 3RD: D.Creacy out on unknown play; C.White out on unknown
play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Burbage walked; J.Binder out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin singled [B.Burbage to second]; B.Leonard hit into a
double play (J.Stephens to D.Seay) [B.Burbage out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Mackey singled; J.Dunn grounded into a double play
(G.Scales to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [B.Mackey out at second];
P.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris homered; G.Scales struck out; J.Jackson
singled; T.Dukes grounded into a double play (D.Creacy to D.Seay
to J.Wilson) [J.Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 1.

STARS 5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; P.Charleston walked;
J.Stephens out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Charleston to second]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Dula out on unknown play; B.Burbage reached on an
error by J.Wilson [B.Burbage to first]; J.Binder out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 1.

STARS 6TH: C.White out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled;
B.Mackey grounded into a double play (G.Scales to B.Leonard)
[J.Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays
1.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard was hit by a pitch; V.Harris out on
unknown play; G.Scales was hit by a pitch [B.Leonard to second];
M.CARLISLE RAN FOR G.SCALES; J.Jackson grounded into a double
play (D.Creacy to J.Wilson) [B.Leonard out at third]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 1.

STARS 7TH: M.CARLISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); T.Dukes
dropped a foul fly hit by J.Dunn; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
P.Washington out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 1.

GRAYS 7TH: T.Dukes walked; L.Dula out on unknown play;
B.Burbage out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 1.

STARS 8TH: P.Charleston singled; J.Stephens out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Charleston to second]; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; C.White singled [P.Charleston scored]; J.Wilson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled;
V.Harris singled [B.Leonard to third]; J.STRONG BATTED FOR
M.CARLISLE; J.Strong out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored];
J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4,
Grays 2.

STARS 9TH: J.STRONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J.BENJAMIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B.Mackey walked; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; P.Washington out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 2.

GRAYS 9TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR
L.DULA; W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   7   1   4
 Grays            2   6   2   8


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