Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 6 3
Homestead Grays 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 x - 9 11 3
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0
Roy Parnell lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jimmy Ford 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 4
Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 2 0 0 2 2
Gene Benson cf 3 0 1 1 1 3 0
Jim West 1b 3 0 0 0 1 11 1
Bill Cash c 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
Gerves Fagan ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
Barney Brown p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 34 3 6 1 2 3 24 11
FIELDING -
E: 3. Jimmy Ford, Jim West, Gerves Fagan.
BATTING -
SH: Henry Spearman.
Team LOB: 7
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell lf 5 2 3 0 0 2 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 2 1 2 1 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 1 0 14 0
Josh Gibson c 4 1 2 3 1 3 0
Howard Easterling rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sam Bankhead ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 6
Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1
Joe Spencer 2b 4 0 0 2 0 2 4
Edsall Walker p 4 2 2 0 0 0 3
Totals 35 9 11 9 4 1 27 14
FIELDING -
E: 3. Joe Spencer 3.
BATTING -
2B: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Jud Wilson.
SH: Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Cool Papa Bell.
CS: Jud Wilson.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Brown L 8 11 9 7 4 1 0 41
Totals 8 11 9 7 4 1 0 41
WP: Barney Brown.
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Edsall Walker W 9 6 3 1 2 3 0 37
Totals 9 6 3 1 2 3 0 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Script Lee, 1B - Ed Kemp
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/23/1943, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. G.Curry rf C.Bell lf
2. R.Parnell lf J.Benjamin cf
3. J.Ford 2b B.Leonard 1b
4. H.Spearman 3b J.Gibson c
5. G.Benson cf H.Easterling rf
6. J.West 1b S.Bankhead ss
7. B.Cash c J.Wilson 3b
8. G.Fagan ss J.Spencer 2b
9. B.Brown p E.Walker p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Curry out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell doubled to left field; C.Bell stole third;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice
bunt (J.West unassisted) [C.Bell scored]; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays 1.
2ND: H.Spearman singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West
walked [H.Spearman to second]; B.Cash out on unknown play;
G.Fagan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 1.
GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Grays 1.
3RD: B.Brown out on unknown play; G.Curry reached on an error
by J.Spencer [G.Curry to first]; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 1.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Walker singled to
shortstop; C.Bell singled to center field [E.Walker to second];
J.Benjamin walked [E.Walker to third, C.Bell to second];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled [E.Walker
scored, C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 4.
4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Benson walked; J.West
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 0, Grays 4.
GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead reached on an error by G.Fagan
[S.Bankhead to second]; J.Wilson reached on an error by J.West
[S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to first]; J.Spencer out on
unknown play [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; E.Walker out on
unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E,
1 LOB. 0, Grays 5.
5TH: G.Fagan out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Grays 5.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Benjamin to third, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead
walked; J.Wilson doubled [J.Benjamin scored, J.Gibson scored,
S.Bankhead to third]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays 7.
6TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Ford singled; H.Spearman
singled [J.Ford to third]; G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West
reached on an error by J.Spencer [J.Ford scored (unearned) (no
RBI), H.Spearman to second, J.West to first]; B.Cash out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 7.
GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell singled;
J.Benjamin walked [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1,
Grays 7.
7TH: G.Fagan out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Grays 7.
GRAYS 7TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
singled; J.Wilson reached on an error by J.Ford [S.Bankhead to
second, J.Wilson to first]; B.Brown threw a wild pitch
[S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; J.Spencer out on
unknown play [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; J.Wilson was caught
stealing third (B.Cash to H.Spearman); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 8.
8TH: R.Parnell singled; J.Ford singled [R.Parnell to second];
H.Spearman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Parnell
to third, J.Ford to second]; G.Benson singled to second base
[R.Parnell scored, J.Ford scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
J.Spencer), G.Benson to second]; J.West out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 3,
Grays 8.
GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker singled; C.Bell out on unknown play
[E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker scored];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to
second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
3, Grays 9.
9TH: G.Fagan out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, Grays 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 6 3 7
Grays 9 11 3 8
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