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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Saturday, August 8, 1936 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  2  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 x   -   2  7  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    1     0         0   5
Jerry Benjamin rf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Tarcat Terry 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         8   3
Tom Parker lf                         2   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Willie Gisentaner ph, lf            1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Louis Dula cf                         2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Rap Dixon ph, cf                    1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   1   1    0     0         4   0
Roy Welmaker p                        2   0   0    0     0         1   4
Totals                               29   1   2    1     0  12    24  15

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Henry Spearman 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Roy Welmaker. 
Team LOB:  2


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Page rf                           4   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   1   0    0     0   0     1   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0    10   1
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Obie Lackey ss                        3   0   2    1     0   0     0   2
Jake Dunn 2b                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Larry Brown c                         3   1   1    0     0   0    12   0
Bert Hunter p                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               32   2   7    2     0   0    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bert Hunter. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       8       7   2    1   0   0   0  32
Totals                               8       7   2    1   0   0   0  32


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bert Hunter W                        9       2   1    1   0  12   0  30
Totals                               9       2   1    1   0  12   0  30



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/8/1936, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. J.Jackson           ss        T.Page              rf        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        R.Parnell           lf        
3. J.Benjamin          rf        T.Stearnes          cf        
4. H.Spearman          3b        J.Wilson            1b        
5. T.Terry             1b        D.Creacy            3b        
6. T.Parker            lf        O.Lackey            ss        
7. L.Dula              cf        J.Dunn              2b        
8. T.Dukes             c         L.Brown             c         
9. R.Welmaker          p         B.Hunter            p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Jackson reached on an error by B.Hunter [J.Jackson to
first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: 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. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Terry out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown
play; L.Dula out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; O.Lackey singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Dukes singled; R.Welmaker out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; M.Carlisle singled [T.Dukes scored]; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: L.Brown out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
1, Stars 0.

GRAYS 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Terry out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; T.Stearnes reached on
an error by H.Spearman [T.Stearnes to first]; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; D.Creacy singled [T.Stearnes to second]; O.Lackey
singled [T.Stearnes scored (unearned), D.Creacy to second];
J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
1, Stars 1.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Dula out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 1, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
1, Stars 1.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 1.

STARS 6TH: R.Parnell singled to third base [R.Parnell to second
(error by H.Spearman)]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; J.Wilson
out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 1.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Terry out on
unknown play; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR T.PARKER; W.Gisentaner out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 1.

STARS 7TH: W.GISENTANER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); O.Lackey
out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Brown
singled; B.Hunter singled [L.Brown to second]; T.Page singled
[L.Brown scored, B.Hunter to second]; R.Parnell out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

GRAYS 8TH: R.DIXON BATTED FOR L.DULA; R.Dixon out on unknown
play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: R.DIXON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); T.Stearnes out
on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 2.

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

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