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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 30, 1942 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 1 0  2  -   3  6  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  0  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   1    3     1   1     3   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     0   1     8   2
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Sam Bankhead rf                       2   0   0    0     1         2   0
Chester Williams ss                   2   0   1    0     1         3   1
Vic Harris lf                         3   1   2    0     0         0   0
Roy Partlow p                         3   1   0    0     0   1     0   2
Totals                               27   3   6    3     3   4    21   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Josh Gibson, Chester Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Howard Easterling, Chester Williams. 
3B:  Matt Carlisle. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin 2. 
CS:  Josh Gibson. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     2   0   0    0     1   1     1   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        3   0   0    0     0   2     2   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Art Pennington 1b                     1   0   0    0     1   1    13   1
  Bob Smith ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      2   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Henry Smith ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett 2b                     2   0   0    0     0   2     0   2
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Subby Byas c                          1   0   0    0     1   0     4   1
Charlie Shields p                     2   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               19   0   0    0     4   8    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ralph Wyatt, Art Pennington. 
E: 2.  Alex Radcliff 2. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Cool Papa Bell, Jimmie Crutchfield. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow W                        7       0   0    0   4   8   0  23
Totals                               7       0   0    0   4   8   0  23


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Charlie Shields L                    7       6   3    1   3   4   0  30
Totals                               7       6   3    1   3   4   0  30



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/30/1942, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Chicago
Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Chicago                       
1. J.Benjamin          cf        C.Bell              cf        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        R.Wyatt             ss        
3. H.Easterling        3b        A.Radcliff          3b        
4. J.Gibson            c         A.Pennington        1b        
5. B.Leonard           1b        J.Andrews           lf        
6. S.Bankhead          rf        L.Lockett           2b        
7. C.Williams          ss        J.Crutchfield       rf        
8. V.Harris            lf        S.Byas              c         
9. R.Partlow           p         C.Shields           p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle struck out;
H.Easterling doubled; J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; C.Williams doubled; V.Harris singled [C.Williams
to third]; R.Partlow grounded out (L.Lockett to A.Pennington); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington was called out on strikes;
J.Andrews struck out; L.Lockett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle walked;
H.Easterling out on unknown play [M.Carlisle to second];
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,
Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Crutchfield walked; J.Crutchfield was caught
stealing second (J.Gibson to C.Williams); S.Byas grounded out
(H.Easterling to B.Leonard); C.Shields struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard grounded out (A.Pennington unassisted);
S.Bankhead walked; C.Williams walked [S.Bankhead to second];
V.Harris lined into a double play (A.Pennington to R.Wyatt)
[S.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Am.
Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.Bell walked; R.Wyatt struck out while C.Bell
was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to C.Williams); A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Am. Giants
0.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow struck out; J.Benjamin singled to third
base; J.Benjamin stole second; J.Benjamin stole third;
M.Carlisle flied to C.Bell [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: A.Pennington walked; On a bunt J.Andrews forced
A.Pennington (R.Partlow to C.Williams) [J.Andrews to first];
L.Lockett struck out; J.Crutchfield forced J.Andrews (C.Williams
to M.Carlisle) [J.Crutchfield to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 1, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson reached on an error by A.Radcliff [J.Gibson
to first]; J.Gibson was caught stealing second (S.Byas to
R.Wyatt); B.Leonard grounded out (A.Pennington unassisted);
S.Bankhead grounded out (R.Wyatt to A.Pennington); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: S.Byas walked; C.Shields grounded out
(R.Partlow to B.Leonard) [S.Byas to second]; C.Bell struck out;
R.Wyatt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Williams grounded out (C.Shields to A.Pennington);
V.Harris singled to center field; R.Partlow reached on an error
by A.Radcliff [V.Harris to second, R.Partlow to first];
J.Benjamin grounded out (A.Radcliff to A.Pennington) [V.Harris
to third, R.Partlow to second]; M.Carlisle tripled to
right-center [V.Harris scored (unearned), R.Partlow scored
(unearned)]; H.Easterling grounded out (L.Lockett to
A.Pennington); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Am. Giants
0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Radcliff lined to M.Carlisle; B.SMITH BATTED
FOR A.PENNINGTON; B.Smith flied to S.Bankhead; H.SMITH BATTED
FOR J.ANDREWS; H.Smith popped to M.Carlisle; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Am. Giants 0.

GRAYS 8TH: B.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); H.SMITH STAYED

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   6   0   6
 Am. Giants       0   0   2   2


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