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Homestead Grays (HOM) 11 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6

Game played on Monday, August 31, 1936 (N) at League Park, Akron OH
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 1  0 2 0  1 2 0   -   6  8  1
Homestead Grays                     3 0 2  1 0 4  0 1 x   -  11 17  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Dunn rf                          4   2   2    0     1         0   0
Roy Parnell lf                        3   1   1    1     2         2   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   2    2     0         1   2
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     0         7   0
Bill Yancey ss                        3   1   1    1     1         5   2
Joe Scott 1b                          2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Jud Wilson ph, 1b                   2   1   1    0     0         1   0
Obie Lackey 2b                        4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Webster McDonald p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Sam Thompson ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bert Hunter p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   2
   Haynes ph                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   6   8    4     4   5    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Turkey Stearnes. 

BATTING -
3B:  Obie Lackey. 
HR:  Bill Yancey. 
GDP:  Turkey Stearnes, Obie Lackey. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jud Wilson. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   2   1    0     0         4   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   2   3    2     0         1   4
Vic Harris lf                         5   2   2    2     0         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   2    3     2        13   0
Tarcat Terry 3b                       4   1   2    0     0         1   3
Ray Brown rf                          5   0   2    3     0         3   0
Tommie Dukes c                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Pepper Bassett c                    5   0   1    0     0         5   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      5   0   2    1     0         0   6
Roy Welmaker p                        3   2   2    0     0         0   1
  Arnold Waites p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39  11  17   11     2   5    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard 2, Tarcat Terry, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 2.  Vic Harris, Buck Leonard. 
PB: 1.  Tommie Dukes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Matt Carlisle. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Jerry Benjamin 2, Tarcat Terry. 
HBP:  Matt Carlisle. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Pepper Bassett, Jelly Jackson. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   6      14  10   10   2   2   1  34
Bert Hunter                          2       3   1    1   0   3   0  11
Totals                               8      17  11   11   2   5   1  45

HBP:  Bert Hunter. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       6.1     7   4    3   4   4   0  29
Arnold Waites SV                     2.2     1   2    1   0   1   1  9
Totals                               9       8   6    4   4   5   1  38

WP:  Roy Welmaker. 


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Umpires: HP -  Lobach, 1B -  Garman

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/31/1936 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Homestead                     
1. J.Dunn              rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. R.Parnell           lf        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        V.Harris            lf        
4. D.Creacy            3b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. L.Brown             c         T.Terry             3b        
6. B.Yancey            ss        R.Brown             rf        
7. J.Scott             1b        T.Dukes             c         
8. O.Lackey            2b        J.Jackson           ss        
9. W.McDonald          p         R.Welmaker          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Dunn out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked; T.Dukes
allowed a passed ball [R.Parnell to second]; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin tripled; M.Carlisle singled [J.Benjamin
scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered
[M.Carlisle scored]; T.Terry out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 3.

STARS 2ND: P.BASSETT REPLACED T.DUKES (PLAYING C); L.Brown out
on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled;
J.Jackson stole second; R.Welmaker out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0,
Grays 3.

STARS 3RD: O.Lackey out on unknown play; W.McDonald out on
unknown play; J.Dunn singled; R.Parnell walked [J.Dunn to
second]; T.Stearnes singled [J.Dunn scored, R.Parnell to
second]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle doubled; V.Harris singled [M.Carlisle
scored]; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; T.Terry singled
[V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown flied to
unknown fielder [V.Harris scored]; P.Bassett singled to center
field (T.Stearnes to L.Brown) [B.Leonard out at home, T.Terry to
third]; P.Bassett stole second; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 5.

STARS 4TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown
play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Grays 5.

GRAYS 4TH: R.Welmaker singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Welmaker to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris singled [R.Welmaker to third]; B.Leonard
singled [R.Welmaker scored, V.Harris to second]; T.Terry out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 6.

STARS 5TH: O.Lackey tripled; W.McDonald out on unknown play;
J.Dunn walked; R.Parnell forced J.Dunn (unknown fielder)
[O.Lackey scored, R.Parnell to first]; R.Welmaker threw a wild
pitch [R.Parnell to second]; T.Stearnes singled [R.Parnell
scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 6.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 6.

STARS 6TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; B.Yancey walked;
J.WILSON BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; J.Wilson singled [B.Yancey to
second]; O.Lackey grounded into a double play (T.Terry to
B.Leonard) [B.Yancey out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
3, Grays 6.

GRAYS 6TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); R.Welmaker
singled; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [R.Welmaker to second]; M.Carlisle singled [R.Welmaker
scored, J.Benjamin to third]; V.Harris forced M.Carlisle
(unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris to first];
B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to second]; T.Terry out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to third, B.Leonard
to second]; R.Brown singled [V.Harris scored, B.Leonard scored];
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,
Grays 10.

STARS 7TH: S.THOMPSON BATTED FOR W.MCDONALD; S.Thompson out on
unknown play; J.Dunn singled; R.Parnell singled [J.Dunn scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Leonard)]; A.WAITES REPLACED
R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); T.Stearnes grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [R.Parnell out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 10.

GRAYS 7TH: B.HUNTER REPLACED S.THOMPSON (PITCHING); J.Jackson
reached on an error by T.Stearnes [J.Jackson to first]; A.Waites
out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle
was hit by a pitch [J.Jackson to second]; V.Harris out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 10.

STARS 8TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Yancey homered; J.Wilson reached on an error by V.Harris
[J.Wilson to third]; J.Wilson stole home; O.Lackey out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 6, Grays 10.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; T.Terry singled;
R.Brown singled [T.Terry to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; J.Jackson singled [T.Terry scored, R.Brown to second];
A.Waites out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 6,
Grays 11.

STARS 9TH:  BATTED FOR B.HUNTER;  out on unknown play; J.Dunn
out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 6, Grays 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            6   8   1   5
 Grays           11  17   2  10


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