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Pittsburgh Crawfords @ Philadelphia Stars

1938-05-30 · Day game

Pittsburgh Crawfords defeated Philadelphia Stars 18–9. Pittsburgh Crawfords put up 6 in the 2nd. Napoleon Hairston went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PTC	0	6	0	3	0	6	3	0	0	18	17
PH5	0	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	9	11

Pittsburgh Crawfords — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Benson	6	2	3	1	0
Chester Williams	5	3	2	2	1
Sam Bankhead	6	1	1	2	0
Napoleon Hairston	6	3	3	6	0
Harry Williams	5	3	2	0	1
Johnny Washington	4	1	2	3	1
Dan Wilson	4	2	1	0	1
Leon Ruffin	5	1	2	2	0
Leroy Matlock	2	2	1	2	1
Johnny Taylor	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Clyde Spearman	5	1	1	1	0
Roy Parnell	5	0	1	2	0
George Giles	5	1	1	0	0
Bill Perkins	5	2	2	0	0
Jake Dunn	5	2	2	1	0
Dewey Creacy	4	1	0	0	0
Curtis Harris	3	1	2	2	1
Paul Dixon	4	1	1	2	0
Jack Bruton	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Missouri	2	0	1	1	0
Spoon Carter	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Crawfords — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leroy Matlock	5.0	11	1	0
Johnny Taylor	4.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Webster McDonald	1.0	3	2
Jack Bruton	2.0	3	2
Jim Missouri	2.0	4	1
Spoon Carter	4.0	7	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Benson: FLE2#
Gene Benson: 99
Chester Williams: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 1

Clyde Spearman: 99
Roy Parnell: 99
George Giles: 99

Top 2

Napoleon Hairston: S
Harry Williams: W.1-2#
Johnny Washington: S.2-H;1-2
Dan Wilson: W.2-3;1-2#
Leon Ruffin: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Leroy Matlock: E5/SH.2-3;1-2#
Gene Benson: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Chester Williams: 99.3-H;2-3
Sam Bankhead: 99.3-H(UR)
Napoleon Hairston: 99

Bot 2

Bill Perkins: S
Jake Dunn: S.1-2
Dewey Creacy: E5.2-3;1-2
Curtis Harris: W.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Paul Dixon: S.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
Jack Bruton: 99
Clyde Spearman: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Roy Parnell: S.3-H;2-H
George Giles: 99
Bill Perkins: 99

Top 3

Harry Williams: 99
Johnny Washington: W#
Dan Wilson: 99
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 3

Jake Dunn: 99
Dewey Creacy: 99
Curtis Harris: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Paul Dixon: 99

Top 4

Leroy Matlock: W#
Gene Benson: S.1-2
Chester Williams: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Sam Bankhead: 99.3-H;2-3
Napoleon Hairston: 99.3-H
Harry Williams: 99

Bot 4

Jim Missouri: 99
Clyde Spearman: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Top 5

Johnny Washington: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Leon Ruffin: S
Leroy Matlock: 99

Bot 5

George Giles: S
Bill Perkins: S.1-2
Jake Dunn: S.2-H;1-2
Dewey Creacy: 99
Curtis Harris: S.2-H;1-2
Paul Dixon: 99
Jim Missouri: S.2-H;1-2
Clyde Spearman: 99

Top 6

Gene Benson: S
Chester Williams: W.1-2#
Sam Bankhead: S.2-3;1-2
Napoleon Hairston: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Harry Williams: S
Johnny Washington: 99
Dan Wilson: S.1-2
Leon Ruffin: 99.2-3;1-2
Leroy Matlock: S.3-H;2-H
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 6

Roy Parnell: E1#
George Giles: 99
Bill Perkins: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Top 7

Chester Williams: S
Sam Bankhead: 99.1-2
Napoleon Hairston: S.2-H
Harry Williams: S9.1-3(E9);B-2#
Johnny Washington: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Dan Wilson: 99
Leon Ruffin: 99

Bot 7

Dewey Creacy: 99
Curtis Harris: 99
Paul Dixon: 99

Top 8

Johnny Taylor: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Chester Williams: 99

Bot 8

Spoon Carter: 99
Clyde Spearman: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Top 9

Sam Bankhead: 99
Napoleon Hairston: 99
Harry Williams: 99

Bot 9

George Giles: 99
Bill Perkins: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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