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Homestead Grays @ Philadelphia Stars

1938-08-27 · Day game

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 13–8. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 5th. Buck Leonard went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	4	0	13	11
PH5	1	0	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	8	12

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Vic Harris	6	2	2	0	0
Matt Carlisle	6	1	1	0	0
Ray Brown	3	2	0	0	2
Josh Gibson	3	3	1	2	2
Buck Leonard	5	3	3	5	0
Henry Spearman	4	2	2	1	1
Tommie Dukes	3	0	2	4	2
Jelly Jackson	3	0	0	0	2
Edsall Walker	5	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Roy Parnell	5	3	2	0
Clyde Spearman	5	2	3	0
Pat Patterson	5	1	2	2
Jake Dunn	5	1	1	2
Bill Perkins	4	1	2	2
Curtis Harris	4	0	0	0
Gene Benson	4	0	1	0
Dewey Creacy	4	0	1	1
Jack Bruton	1	0	0	0
Henry Miller	2	0	0	0
Henry McHenry	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	12	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Jack Bruton	4.2	6	4
Henry Miller	3.1	5	5
Jim Missouri	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vic Harris: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Ray Brown: 99

Bot 1

Roy Parnell: E6#
Clyde Spearman: S.1-3
Pat Patterson: 99.3-H(UR)
Jake Dunn: 99
Bill Perkins: 99

Top 2

Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: 99

Bot 2

Curtis Harris: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Dewey Creacy: 99

Top 3

Tommie Dukes: 99
Jelly Jackson: W#
Edsall Walker: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Bot 3

Jack Bruton: 99
Roy Parnell: S
Clyde Spearman: S.1-2
Pat Patterson: 99
Jake Dunn: D.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)#
Bill Perkins: WP.3-H#
Bill Perkins: 99

Top 4

Matt Carlisle: S
Ray Brown: W.1-2#
Josh Gibson: W.2-3;1-2#
Buck Leonard: 99.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Henry Spearman: 99
Tommie Dukes: S.3-H;2-H
Jelly Jackson: W.1-2#
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 4

Curtis Harris: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Dewey Creacy: 99

Top 5

Vic Harris: S
Matt Carlisle: 99
Ray Brown: 99
Josh Gibson: HR/8.1-H
Buck Leonard: S
Henry Spearman: S.1-3;B-2(TH)#
Tommie Dukes: S.3-H;2-H
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 5

Henry Miller: 99
Roy Parnell: S
Clyde Spearman: 99/G.1-2#
Pat Patterson: S.2-H
Jake Dunn: 99

Top 6

Edsall Walker: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99

Bot 6

Bill Perkins: S
Curtis Harris: 99
Gene Benson: S.1-2
Dewey Creacy: S.2-H;1-2
Henry Miller: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Top 7

Ray Brown: 99
Josh Gibson: W#
Buck Leonard: WP.1-2#
Buck Leonard: HR.2-H
Henry Spearman: W#
Tommie Dukes: W.1-2#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 7

Clyde Spearman: S
Pat Patterson: S.1-2
Jake Dunn: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Bill Perkins: S.3-H;2-H
Curtis Harris: 99
Gene Benson: 99

Top 8

Vic Harris: S
Matt Carlisle: 99
Ray Brown: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Buck Leonard: S.3-H;2-H
Henry Spearman: D.1-H;B-3(TH)#
Tommie Dukes: WP.3-H#
Tommie Dukes: W#
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 8

Dewey Creacy: 99
Henry McHenry: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Top 9

Edsall Walker: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99

Bot 9

Clyde Spearman: 99
Pat Patterson: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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