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Pirrone All Stars(P) (PIR) 5 Philadelphia Royal Giants (PRG) 3

Game played on Sunday, October 8, 1939 (D) at Gilmore Field, Los Angeles CA
Exhibition game

Pirrone All Stars(P)                0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 1  2  -   5  9  3
Philadelphia Royal Giants           1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0  -   3  9  1

BATTING

Pirrone All Stars(P)                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ernie Orsatti rf                      4   1   2    1     1   0     3   0
Red Kress ss                          5   1   1    0     0   1     3   7
Fern Bell cf                          5   1   2    0     0   0     0   1
Frank Demaree lf                      4   1   1    2     1   0     1   0
Buster Adams 3b                       5   0   1    2     0   0     0   2
Bill Cissell 2b                       5   0   1    0     0   0     3   6
Larry Barton 1b                       4   1   0    0     0   0    18   0
Al Montgomery c                       4   0   0    0     0   2     2   0
Julio Bonetti p                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   5
Totals                               40   5   9    5     2   3    30  21

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Red Kress 2, Buster Adams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Fern Bell. 
HR:  Frank Demaree. 
IW:  Frank Demaree. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Royal Giants            AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter ss                      5   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Jake Dunn 2b                          5   1   0    0     0   0     5   2
Wild Bill Wright cf                   5   0   1    0     0   0     7   0
Mule Suttles rf                       5   0   2    0     0   0     3   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     6   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    1     0   0     4   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   0   2    1     0   0     0   1
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   0    0     0   0     4   1
Terris McDuffie p                     4   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               40   3   9    3     0   1    30   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jake Dunn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Hoskins, Jim West. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Pirrone All Stars(P)                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Julio Bonetti W                      10      9   3    2   0   1   0  40
Totals                               10      9   3    2   0   1   0  40


Philadelphia Royal Giants            IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    10      9   5    5   2   3   1  42
Totals                               10      9   5    5   2   3   1  42

IW:  Terris McDuffie. 


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Umpires: HP - Jack Powell, 1B - Dewey Widner

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 3800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 10/8/1939, game 1 -- Pirrone All Stars(P) at
Philadelphia Royal Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Pirrone                       Philadelphia                  
1. E.Orsatti           rf        M.Carter            ss        
2. R.Kress             ss        J.Dunn              2b        
3. F.Bell              cf        W.Wright            cf        
4. F.Demaree           lf        M.Suttles           rf        
5. B.Adams             3b        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. B.Cissell           2b        J.West              1b        
7. L.Barton            1b        H.Walker            3b        
8. A.Montgomery        c         P.Bassett           c         
9. J.Bonetti           p         T.McDuffie          p         

ALL STARS(P) 1ST: E.Orsatti flied to W.Wright; R.Kress flied to
W.Wright; F.Bell popped to J.Dunn; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All
Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 1ST: M.Carter grounded out (R.Kress to L.Barton);
J.Dunn reached on an error by R.Kress [J.Dunn to first];
W.Wright flied to F.Demaree; M.Suttles singled to right field
[J.Dunn to third]; B.Hoskins singled to left field [J.Dunn
scored (unearned), M.Suttles to second]; J.West grounded out
(B.Cissell to L.Barton); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  All
Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ALL STARS(P) 2ND: F.Demaree flied to W.Wright; B.Adams grounded
out (T.McDuffie to J.West); B.Cissell flied to B.Hoskins; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ROYAL GIANTS 2ND: H.Walker singled to third base [H.Walker to
second (error by B.Adams)]; P.Bassett popped to B.Cissell;
T.McDuffie grounded out (R.Kress to L.Barton); M.Carter grounded
out (J.Bonetti to L.Barton); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(P)
0, Royal Giants 1.

ALL STARS(P) 3RD: L.Barton flied to B.Hoskins; A.Montgomery
popped to P.Bassett in foul territory; J.Bonetti grounded out
(M.Carter to J.West); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0,
Royal Giants 1.

ROYAL GIANTS 3RD: J.Dunn grounded out (J.Bonetti to L.Barton);
W.Wright grounded out (L.Barton unassisted); M.Suttles reached
on an error by R.Kress [M.Suttles to first]; B.Hoskins grounded
out (L.Barton unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(P)
0, Royal Giants 1.

ALL STARS(P) 4TH: E.Orsatti singled to center field; R.Kress
struck out; F.Bell forced E.Orsatti (H.Walker to J.Dunn) [F.Bell
to first]; F.Demaree flied to W.Wright; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ROYAL GIANTS 4TH: J.West grounded out (J.Bonetti to L.Barton);
H.Walker grounded out (R.Kress to L.Barton); P.Bassett flied to
E.Orsatti; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ALL STARS(P) 5TH: B.Adams popped to M.Carter; B.Cissell flied
to B.Hoskins; L.Barton popped to J.West in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ROYAL GIANTS 5TH: T.McDuffie struck out; M.Carter singled to
center field; J.Dunn forced M.Carter (B.Cissell to R.Kress)
[J.Dunn to first]; W.Wright grounded out (L.Barton unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ALL STARS(P) 6TH: A.Montgomery flied to B.Hoskins; J.Bonetti
grounded out (M.Carter to J.West); E.Orsatti popped to J.Dunn; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 1.

ROYAL GIANTS 6TH: M.Suttles singled to left field; B.Hoskins
doubled to center field (F.Bell to R.Kress to A.Montgomery)
[M.Suttles out at home]; J.West doubled to left field [B.Hoskins
scored]; H.Walker singled to left field [J.West scored];
P.Bassett popped to R.Kress; T.McDuffie forced H.Walker (B.Adams
to B.Cissell) [T.McDuffie to first]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All
Stars(P) 0, Royal Giants 3.

ALL STARS(P) 7TH: R.Kress singled to right field; F.Bell
doubled to right field [R.Kress to third]; F.Demaree flied to
B.Hoskins [R.Kress scored]; B.Adams popped to J.Dunn; B.Cissell
flied to W.Wright; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(P) 1, Royal
Giants 3.

ROYAL GIANTS 7TH: M.Carter flied to E.Orsatti; J.Dunn grounded
out (J.Bonetti to L.Barton); W.Wright flied to E.Orsatti; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 1, Royal Giants 3.

ALL STARS(P) 8TH: L.Barton reached on an error by J.Dunn
[L.Barton to first]; A.Montgomery struck out; J.Bonetti singled
to right field [L.Barton to third]; E.Orsatti singled to left
field [L.Barton scored, J.Bonetti to second]; R.Kress forced
E.Orsatti (P.Bassett to J.Dunn) [J.Bonetti to third, R.Kress to
first]; F.Bell flied to M.Suttles; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  All
Stars(P) 2, Royal Giants 3.

ROYAL GIANTS 8TH: M.Suttles grounded out (B.Adams to L.Barton);
B.Hoskins grounded out (B.Cissell to L.Barton); J.West grounded
out (B.Cissell to L.Barton); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P)
2, Royal Giants 3.

ALL STARS(P) 9TH: F.Demaree homered to leftfield; B.Adams flied
to B.Hoskins; B.Cissell singled to center field; L.Barton flied
to M.Suttles; A.Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
All Stars(P) 3, Royal Giants 3.

ROYAL GIANTS 9TH: H.Walker lined to R.Kress; P.Bassett grounded
out (R.Kress to L.Barton); T.McDuffie popped to L.Barton in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(P) 3, Royal Giants 3.

ALL STARS(P) 10TH: J.Bonetti flied to W.Wright; E.Orsatti
walked; R.Kress flied to W.Wright; F.Bell singled to right field
[E.Orsatti to second]; F.Demaree was walked intentionally
[E.Orsatti to third, F.Bell to second]; B.Adams singled to left
field [E.Orsatti scored, F.Bell scored, F.Demaree to second];
B.Cissell flied to M.Suttles; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  All
Stars(P) 5, Royal Giants 3.

ROYAL GIANTS 10TH: M.Carter lined to L.Barton; J.Dunn grounded
out (J.Bonetti to L.Barton); W.Wright singled to right field;
M.Suttles forced W.Wright (R.Kress to B.Cissell) [M.Suttles to
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(P) 5, Royal Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 All Stars(P)     5   9   3   7
 Royal Giants     3   9   1   7


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