Pittsburgh Crawfords 18 – 9 Philadelphia Stars
30 May 1938 · PHI17
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 18-17-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 60 | final score 18–9 | 1 in 9,027 games | |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Napoleon Hairston | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Crawfords batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Benson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chester Williams | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Bankhead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Napoleon Hairston | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Harry Williams | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leon Ruffin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Matlock | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Crawfords pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Matlock | 5.0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Taylor | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Stars batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Spearman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Parnell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Giles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Perkins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Dunn | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dewey Creacy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Harris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Dixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Bruton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Missouri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spoon Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphia Stars pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster McDonald | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Bruton | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Missouri | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Spoon Carter | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |