Homestead Grays 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 - 9 8 3 Philadelphia Stars 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 - 10 14 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 Vic Harris lf 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 Rap Dixon rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 3 1 0 2 11 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Pepper Bassett c 4 1 2 3 0 6 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 Edsall Walker p 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 Ray Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willie Gisentaner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 8 9 4 8 26 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Matt Carlisle, Pepper Bassett, Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Spearman 2. 3B: Buck Leonard. HR: Rap Dixon, Pepper Bassett. Team LOB: 4 Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Page rf 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 Dewey Creacy 3b 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 Roy Parnell lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bill Yancey ph, 2b 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 Jud Wilson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 6 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Obie Lackey 2b, lf 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 Jake Dunn ss 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 Larry Brown c 5 0 3 2 0 9 2 Rocky Ellis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Slim Jones p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Laymon Yokely p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mickey Casey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 10 14 8 5 6 27 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Obie Lackey. BATTING - 2B: Obie Lackey, Jake Dunn 2. HR: Turkey Stearnes. SH: Slim Jones. Team LOB: 12 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker 6.1 9 6 3 4 4 1 35 Ray Brown 2 3 3 3 0 2 0 9 Willie Gisentaner L 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 8.2 14 10 7 5 6 1 48 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Slim Jones 6.1 7 8 5 4 8 1 31 Laymon Yokely W 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 Totals 9 8 9 6 4 8 2 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Turner, 1B - Judy Gans Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/18/1936, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. J.Benjamin cf T.Page rf 2. V.Harris lf D.Creacy 3b 3. R.Dixon rf R.Parnell lf 4. B.Leonard 1b J.Wilson 1b 5. H.Spearman 3b T.Stearnes cf 6. M.Carlisle 2b O.Lackey 2b 7. P.Bassett c J.Dunn ss 8. J.Jackson ss L.Brown c 9. E.Walker p S.Jones p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Dixon homered; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: T.Page out on unknown play; D.Creacy walked; R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled [D.Creacy to third, J.Wilson to second (on throw)]; T.Stearnes reached on an error by J.Jackson [D.Creacy scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Stearnes to first]; O.Lackey walked [T.Stearnes to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 2. GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 2. STARS 2ND: L.Brown out on unknown play; S.Jones singled; T.Page singled [S.Jones to third]; D.Creacy out on unknown play [S.Jones scored]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 3. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker reached on an error by O.Lackey [E.Walker to first]; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to third]; V.Harris forced J.Benjamin (unknown fielder) [E.Walker scored (unearned), V.Harris to first]; R.Dixon out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; H.Spearman doubled [V.Harris scored (unearned), B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 3. STARS 3RD: J.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Stearnes homered; O.Lackey out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. GRAYS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Jackson walked; E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. STARS 4TH: L.Brown singled; S.Jones reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by P.Bassett [L.Brown to second, S.Jones to first]; T.Page out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked [L.Brown to third, S.Jones to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Dixon walked; B.Leonard walked [R.Dixon to second]; H.Spearman doubled [R.Dixon scored, B.Leonard to third]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled [B.Leonard scored, H.Spearman scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 4. STARS 5TH: T.Stearnes walked; O.Lackey out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 4. GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 4. STARS 6TH: S.Jones out on unknown play; T.Page singled; D.Creacy out on unknown play; B.YANCEY BATTED FOR R.PARNELL; B.Yancey singled [T.Page to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, Stars 4. GRAYS 7TH: B.YANCEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); O.LACKEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R.Dixon out on unknown play; B.Leonard tripled; L.YOKELY REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING); H.Spearman out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 4. STARS 7TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; O.Lackey reached on an error by M.Carlisle [O.Lackey to first]; J.Dunn doubled [O.Lackey scored (unearned)]; L.Brown singled [J.Dunn scored]; R.BROWN REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); L.Yokely out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 6. GRAYS 8TH: P.Bassett homered; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 6. STARS 8TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 6. GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 6. STARS 9TH: T.Stearnes struck out; O.Lackey doubled to left field; J.Dunn doubled to left field [O.Lackey scored]; L.Brown singled to right field [J.Dunn scored]; R.ELLIS RAN FOR L.BROWN; M.CASEY BATTED FOR L.YOKELY; W.GISENTANER REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); M.Casey popped to J.Jackson; T.Page walked [R.Ellis to second]; D.Creacy singled [R.Ellis scored, T.Page to third]; B.Yancey singled to left field [T.Page scored, D.Creacy to second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 9 8 3 4 Stars 10 14 1 12
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