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Homestead Grays @ Philadelphia Stars

1938-05-21 · Day game · 7 innings

Philadelphia Stars defeated Homestead Grays 8–3. Philadelphia Stars put up 5 in the 6th. Bill Perkins went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HOM	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
PH5	0	2	0	0	1	5		8	14

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jerry Benjamin	4	0	1	0	0
Matt Carlisle	4	0	1	1	0
Vic Harris	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Gibson	2	0	0	0	1
Buck Leonard	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Williams	3	1	1	0	0
Obie Lackey	3	1	2	0	0
Jelly Jackson	2	0	1	1	0
Roy Welmaker	2	0	1	1	0
Tommie Dukes	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Brown	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
George Giles	2	1	0	0	2
Roy Parnell	4	1	2	2	0
Clyde Spearman	4	0	3	0	0
Jake Dunn	4	1	1	1	0
Dewey Creacy	2	0	1	0	0
Bill Perkins	3	2	2	2	1
Paul Dixon	4	0	0	0	0
Curtis Harris	3	2	2	1	0
Webster McDonald	3	1	2	1	0
Jud Wilson	2	0	1	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Welmaker	5.0	11	3	0
Leo Hannibal	1.0	3	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Webster McDonald	7.0	8	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: S
Vic Harris: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 1

George Giles: 99
Roy Parnell: S
Clyde Spearman: S.1-2
Jake Dunn: 99
Dewey Creacy: 99

Top 2

Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: S
Obie Lackey: S.1-2
Jelly Jackson: S.2-H;1-3
Roy Welmaker: 99.3-H
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 2

Bill Perkins: S
Paul Dixon: 99
Curtis Harris: D.1-H
Webster McDonald: S.2-H
George Giles: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Top 3

Matt Carlisle: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 3

Clyde Spearman: S
Jake Dunn: 99
Dewey Creacy: S.1-2
Bill Perkins: W.2-3;1-2#
Paul Dixon: 99
Curtis Harris: 99

Top 4

Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: 99
Obie Lackey: S
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 4

Webster McDonald: 99
George Giles: W#
Roy Parnell: 99
Clyde Spearman: S.1-3
Jake Dunn: CS2(26)#

Top 5

Roy Welmaker: S
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Bot 5

Jake Dunn: 99
Jud Wilson: 99
Bill Perkins: HR
Paul Dixon: 99

Top 6

Josh Gibson: W#
Buck Leonard: 99
Jim Williams: 99
Obie Lackey: 99

Bot 6

Curtis Harris: S
Webster McDonald: S.1-2
George Giles: W.2-3;1-2#
Roy Parnell: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Clyde Spearman: 99
Jake Dunn: S.2-H;1-2
Jud Wilson: S.2-H;1-3
Bill Perkins: 99.3-H
Paul Dixon: 99

Top 7

Tommie Dukes: 99
Ray Brown: S
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-3
Matt Carlisle: 99.3-H
Vic Harris: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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