Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 10 12 2
Philadelphia Stars 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 7 4
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fats Jenkins rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Chester Williams ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
Sam Bankhead cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Harry Williams 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 3
George Giles 1b 4 3 1 0 1 0 10 1
Mickey Casey c 5 2 1 0 0 0 6 2
Bus Clarkson 3b 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 3
Napoleon Hairston lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
Johnny Taylor p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 42 10 12 10 1 0 27 12
FIELDING -
E: 2. Harry Williams, Bus Clarkson.
BATTING -
HR: Harry Williams, Bus Clarkson.
Team LOB: 6
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Roy Parnell lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Jake Dunn ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
Jud Wilson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 0
Bill Perkins c 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 0
Curtis Harris 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 4
Gene Benson cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Dewey Creacy 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spoon Carter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Miller p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 35 5 7 5 1 0 27 10
FIELDING -
E: 4. Roy Parnell, Jake Dunn, Curtis Harris 2.
BATTING -
HR: Curtis Harris.
Team LOB: 4
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Taylor W 9 7 5 4 1 0 1 36
Totals 9 7 5 4 1 0 1 36
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Rocky Ellis L 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 7
Spoon Carter 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 9
Henry Miller 6.1 6 4 0 0 0 0 27
Totals 9 12 10 5 1 0 2 43
Rocky Ellis pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/10/1938, game 1 -- at Philadelphia Stars
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Philadelphia
1. F.Jenkins rf C.Spearman rf
2. C.Williams ss R.Parnell lf
3. S.Bankhead cf J.Dunn ss
4. H.Williams 2b J.Wilson 1b
5. G.Giles 1b B.Perkins c
6. M.Casey c C.Harris 2b
7. B.Clarkson 3b G.Benson cf
8. N.Hairston lf D.Creacy 3b
9. J.Taylor p R.Ellis p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Stars 0.
STARS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Stars 0.
2ND: H.Williams homered; G.Giles singled; M.Casey reached on
an error by J.Dunn [G.Giles to second, M.Casey to first];
B.Clarkson singled [G.Giles scored, M.Casey to second]; S.CARTER
REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); N.Hairston singled [M.Casey scored
(unearned), B.Clarkson to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 3
R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 3, Stars 0.
STARS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins reached on
an error by B.Clarkson [B.Perkins to first]; C.Harris out on
unknown play [B.Perkins to second]; G.Benson singled [B.Perkins
scored (unearned)]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 3, Stars 1.
3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; G.Giles walked; M.Casey singled [G.Giles to second];
B.Clarkson homered [G.Giles scored, M.Casey scored]; H.MILLER
REPLACED S.CARTER (PITCHING); N.Hairston out on unknown play; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6, Stars 1.
STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 6, Stars 1.
4TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error
by C.Harris [F.Jenkins to second, S.Bankhead to first];
H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 6, Stars
1.
STARS 4TH: J.Dunn singled; J.Wilson walked [J.Dunn to second];
B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play;
G.Benson singled [J.Dunn scored, J.Wilson to second]; D.Creacy
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, Stars 2.
5TH: G.Giles reached on an error by C.Harris [G.Giles to
first]; M.Casey out on unknown play; B.Clarkson singled [G.Giles
to second]; N.Hairston singled [G.Giles scored (unearned),
B.Clarkson to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Jenkins
singled to left field [B.Clarkson scored (unearned), N.Hairston
to third, F.Jenkins to second (error by R.Parnell)]; C.Williams
singled [N.Hairston scored (unearned), F.Jenkins scored
(unearned)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 1 LOB. 10, Stars 2.
STARS 5TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell singled to second base [R.Parnell to
second (error by H.Williams)]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 10, Stars 2.
6TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10,
Stars 2.
STARS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 10, Stars 2.
7TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10,
Stars 2.
STARS 7TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 10, Stars 2.
8TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead singled; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 10, Stars 2.
STARS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
10, Stars 2.
9TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10,
Stars 2.
STARS 9TH: J.Wilson singled; B.Perkins singled [J.Wilson to
second]; C.Harris homered [J.Wilson scored, B.Perkins scored];
G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play;
H.Miller out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10, Stars
5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
10 12 2 6
Stars 5 7 4 4
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