Homestead Grays 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 9 1 Philadelphia Stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 5 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Vic Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Matt Carlisle 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 5 Robert Gaston c 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 Jelly Jackson ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 J.C. Hamilton p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 32 4 9 2 1 7 21 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson. E: 1. Matt Carlisle. BATTING - GDP: Vic Harris 2. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Matt Carlisle. CS: Howard Easterling. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jake Dunn ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Jim West 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Henry McHenry rf 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 Curtis Harris 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charley Hayes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Jim Missouri p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Welmaker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 23 1 3 1 3 1 21 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jake Dunn 2, Jim West 2, Charley Hayes 2. E: 5. Jake Dunn 3, Jim West, Jim Missouri. PB: 1. Leon Ruffin. BATTING - GDP: Charley Hayes. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Jake Dunn. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP J.C. Hamilton W 7 3 1 1 3 1 0 26 Totals 7 3 1 1 3 1 0 26 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Missouri L 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 Roy Welmaker 7 6 2 1 1 7 0 29 Totals 7 9 4 2 1 7 0 33 Jim Missouri pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 6/1/1940, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. D.Whatley rf R.Parnell lf 2. J.Benjamin cf G.Benson cf 3. V.Harris lf J.Dunn ss 4. B.Leonard 1b J.West 1b 5. H.Easterling 3b H.McHenry rf 6. M.Carlisle 2b C.Harris 3b 7. R.Gaston c C.Hayes 2b 8. J.Jackson ss L.Ruffin c 9. J.Hamilton p J.Missouri p GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley singled to center field; J.Benjamin singled to right field [D.Whatley to second]; V.Harris singled to right field [D.Whatley to third, J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard reached on an error by J.Missouri [D.Whatley scored, J.Benjamin to third, V.Harris to second, B.Leonard to first]; R.WELMAKER REPLACED J.MISSOURI (PITCHING); H.Easterling popped to C.Hayes; L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [J.Benjamin scored (unearned), V.Harris to third, B.Leonard to second]; M.Carlisle walked; R.Gaston struck out; J.Jackson popped to J.Dunn; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: R.Parnell singled to center field; G.Benson forced R.Parnell (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle) [G.Benson to first]; J.Dunn flied to J.Benjamin; J.West singled [G.Benson to second]; H.McHenry singled [G.Benson scored, J.West to second]; C.Harris forced H.McHenry (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle) [C.Harris to first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 1. GRAYS 2ND: J.Hamilton struck out; D.Whatley singled to center field; J.Benjamin forced D.Whatley (J.Dunn to C.Hayes) [J.Benjamin to first]; V.Harris grounded out (C.Hayes to J.West); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 1. STARS 2ND: C.Hayes popped to M.Carlisle; L.Ruffin reached on an error by M.Carlisle [L.Ruffin to first]; R.Welmaker forced L.Ruffin (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle) [R.Welmaker to first]; R.Parnell flied to D.Whatley; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 1. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard grounded out (R.Welmaker to J.West); H.Easterling singled; H.Easterling was caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to J.Dunn); M.Carlisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 1. STARS 3RD: G.Benson walked; J.Dunn forced G.Benson (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle) [J.Dunn to first]; J.Dunn was caught stealing second (R.Gaston to J.Jackson); J.West grounded out (J.Hamilton to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 1. GRAYS 4TH: R.Gaston struck out; J.Jackson reached on an error by J.West [J.Jackson to first]; J.Hamilton singled to center field [J.Jackson to second]; D.Whatley reached on an error by J.Dunn [J.Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Hamilton to second, D.Whatley to first]; J.Benjamin reached on an error by J.Dunn [J.Hamilton to third, D.Whatley to second, J.Benjamin to first]; V.Harris grounded into a double play (J.Dunn to C.Hayes to J.West) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 1. STARS 4TH: H.McHenry walked; C.Harris flied to D.Whatley; C.Hayes grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [H.McHenry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 1. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard lined to J.West; H.Easterling flied to H.McHenry; M.Carlisle singled to right field; M.Carlisle stole second; R.Gaston singled to right field [M.Carlisle scored]; J.Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. STARS 5TH: L.Ruffin popped to R.Gaston in foul territory; R.Welmaker struck out; R.Parnell grounded out (H.Easterling to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Hamilton struck out; D.Whatley singled to right field; J.Benjamin reached on an error by J.Dunn [D.Whatley to second, J.Benjamin to first]; V.Harris grounded into a double play (C.Hayes to J.Dunn to J.West) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. STARS 6TH: G.Benson flied to J.Benjamin; J.Dunn grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); J.West popped to J.Jackson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard struck out; H.Easterling flied to G.Benson; M.Carlisle popped to J.West; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. STARS 7TH: H.McHenry walked; C.Harris popped to B.Leonard; C.Hayes popped to J.Jackson; L.Ruffin popped to B.Leonard; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 4 9 1 8 Stars 1 3 5 4
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