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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Friday, August 7, 1936 (N) at Grandview Park Field, Middletown PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0   -   4  8  1
Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   3  9  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           5   1   1    2     0         5   0
Roy Parnell lf                        5   0   2    1     0         0   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Bill Yancey 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         8   3
Obie Lackey ss                        4   0   1    0     0         3   2
Jake Dunn 2b                          4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Mickey Casey c                        3   1   1    1     1         4   1
Sam Thompson p                        4   1   1    0     0         1   1
Totals                               37   4   8    4     2   2    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Yancey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Page. 
Team LOB:  8


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   1   1    0     0         1   1
  Tom Parker ph                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      5   1   2    1     0         3   3
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2    0     1         6   0
Rap Dixon lf                          4   0   1    2     1         2   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     1         1   1
Tommie Dukes c                        5   0   1    0     0         2   0
Tarcat Terry 1b                       3   0   0    0     1         9   0
Joe Strong rf                         3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Willie Gisentaner p                   4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               36   3   9    3     5   2    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Jelly Jackson, Matt Carlisle 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jelly Jackson, Tom Parker. 
SH:  Jelly Jackson. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin 2. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson W                       9       9   3    3   5   2   0  42
Totals                               9       9   3    3   5   2   0  42


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Gisentaner L                  9       8   4    4   2   2   0  39
Totals                               9       8   4    4   2   2   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Art Fields, 1B -  Cooper

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1100

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/7/1936 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Homestead                     
1. T.Page              rf        J.Jackson           ss        
2. R.Parnell           lf        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        J.Benjamin          cf        
4. B.Yancey            1b        R.Dixon             lf        
5. O.Lackey            ss        H.Spearman          3b        
6. J.Dunn              2b        T.Dukes             c         
7. D.Creacy            3b        T.Terry             1b        
8. M.Casey             c         J.Strong            rf        
9. S.Thompson          p         W.Gisentaner        p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; T.Page reached on an error by J.Jackson [T.Page to
first]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Jackson doubled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Jackson
scored]; J.Benjamin singled [M.Carlisle to third]; R.Dixon out
on unknown play [M.Carlisle scored]; J.Benjamin stole second;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

STARS 2ND: O.Lackey reached on an error by M.Carlisle [O.Lackey
to second (error by M.Carlisle)]; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
D.Creacy out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Terry walked; J.Strong out on unknown play;
W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

STARS 3RD: S.Thompson out on unknown play; T.Page out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
R.Dixon out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked [M.Carlisle to
second]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Grays 2.

STARS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on
unknown play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: T.Terry reached on an error by B.Yancey [T.Terry to
first]; J.Strong out on unknown play; W.Gisentaner out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 2.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn singled; D.Creacy out on unknown play [J.Dunn
to second]; M.Casey singled [J.Dunn scored]; S.Thompson singled
[M.Casey to second]; T.Page doubled to center field [M.Casey
scored, S.Thompson scored]; R.Parnell singled [T.Page scored];
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
J.Benjamin stole second; R.Dixon singled [J.Benjamin scored];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled [R.Dixon to
second]; T.Terry out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 4, Grays 3.

STARS 6TH: O.Lackey singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
D.Creacy out on unknown play; M.Casey walked [O.Lackey to
second]; S.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 4, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Strong walked; W.Gisentaner singled [J.Strong to
second]; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Strong to third, W.Gisentaner to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 3.

STARS 7TH: T.Page out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled;
T.Stearnes walked [R.Parnell to second]; B.Yancey out on unknown
play; O.Lackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
4, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Dixon out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 4, Grays 3.

STARS 8TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled;
M.Casey out on unknown play; S.Thompson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: T.Terry out on unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown
play; W.Gisentaner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 4, Grays 3.

STARS 9TH: T.Page out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown
play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 4, Grays 3.

GRAYS 9TH: T.PARKER BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; T.Parker doubled;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; R.Dixon
walked [T.Parker to third, J.Benjamin to second]; H.Spearman
flied to unknown fielder; T.Dukes flied to T.Page; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   8   1   8
 Grays            3   9   3  12


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