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Homestead Grays (HOM) 11 Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars (HSL) 4

Game played on Saturday, May 29, 1943 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  0 0 1  2 2 4   -  11 10  1
Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars        0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 0   -   4 10  4

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   1   1    0     2   1     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   3   1    2     1         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   2   1    0     2        13   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    3     3         6   0
Howard Easterling rf                  6   0   3    2     0         1   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       6   1   1    0     0         3   1
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   1   1    0     1         0   1
Joe Spencer 2b                        4   1   1    0     1   1     2   8
Johnny Wright p                       5   1   0    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               39  11  10    7    10   6    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Joe Spencer. 

BATTING -
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Buck Leonard. 
HBP:  Buck Leonard. 
GDP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  13


Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
William Carter 3b                     4   0   3    1     0         3   1
Dan Wilson 2b                         5   0   2    1     0         4   3
Tom Parker rf                         5   0   2    0     0         1   0
Buddy Armour cf                       3   1   0    0     2         2   0
Harry Williams ss                     3   1   0    0     2         2   5
Jim Starks 1b                         5   1   1    1     0        10   0
Eddie Williams lf                     4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Chesley Gray c                        2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Frank McCoy ph, c                   3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Lefty Calhoun p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   4
  Frank McAllister ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Lefty Boone p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   4  10    4     4   6    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dan Wilson, Harry Williams, Jim Starks. 
E: 4.  Dan Wilson, Chesley Gray, Frank McCoy, Lefty Boone. 

BATTING -
HBP:  William Carter, Eddie Williams. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  William Carter. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      9      10   4    4   4   6   0  44
Totals                               9      10   4    4   4   6   0  44

HBP:  Johnny Wright 2. 

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Calhoun L                      8       9   7    5   8   3   1  42
Lefty Boone                          1       1   4    0   2   3   0  9
Totals                               9      10  11    5  10   6   1  51

WP:  Lefty Boone. 
HBP:  Lefty Calhoun. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Bankhead, 2B -  , 3B -  Arp

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/29/1943 -- Homestead Grays at Harrisburg -
St Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Harrisburg - St               
1. C.Bell              lf        W.Carter            3b        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        D.Wilson            2b        
3. B.Leonard           1b        T.Parker            rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         B.Armour            cf        
5. H.Easterling        rf        H.Williams          ss        
6. S.Bankhead          ss        J.Starks            1b        
7. J.Wilson            3b        E.Williams          lf        
8. J.Spencer           2b        C.Gray              c         
9. J.Wright            p         L.Calhoun           p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin forced C.Bell (unknown
fielder) [J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to
second]; J.Gibson walked [J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to
second]; H.Easterling singled [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard
scored, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double
play (H.Williams to D.Wilson to J.Starks) [H.Easterling out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: W.Carter was hit by a pitch; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; T.Parker singled [W.Carter to second]; B.Armour out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson singled; J.Spencer out on unknown play;
J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Starks out on unknown play; E.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard was hit by
a pitch; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled
[B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: L.Calhoun singled; W.Carter out on unknown play;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Parker singled [L.Calhoun to
second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Wilson walked; J.Spencer out on unknown play;
J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [J.Wilson to
second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Starks out on
unknown play; E.Williams was hit by a pitch; C.Gray out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson
to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: L.Calhoun out on unknown play; W.Carter singled;
W.Carter stole second; D.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Parker
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Spencer walked; J.Wright forced J.Spencer (unknown
fielder) [J.Wright to first]; C.Bell singled [J.Wright to
third]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [J.Wright scored];
B.Leonard walked [C.Bell to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: B.Armour reached on an error by J.Spencer [B.Armour
to first]; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Starks out on
unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 0.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead forced H.Easterling
(unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to first]; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Spencer singled [S.Bankhead to third, J.Spencer to
second (on throw)]; J.Wright reached on an error by C.Gray
[S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Spencer scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Wright to first]; C.Bell out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: F.MCCOY BATTED FOR C.GRAY; F.McCoy out on unknown
play; L.Calhoun out on unknown play; W.Carter singled; D.Wilson
singled [W.Carter to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 5, Stars 0.

GRAYS 8TH: F.MCCOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin
walked; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson homered to centerfield
[J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 7,
Stars 0.

STARS 8TH: B.Armour walked; H.Williams walked [B.Armour to
second]; J.Starks singled [B.Armour scored, H.Williams to
second]; E.Williams singled [H.Williams scored, J.Starks to
second]; F.McCoy out on unknown play; F.MCALLISTER BATTED FOR
L.CALHOUN; F.McAllister out on unknown play; W.Carter singled
[J.Starks scored, E.Williams to second]; D.Wilson singled
[E.Williams scored, W.Carter to second]; T.Parker out on unknown
play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 7, Stars 4.

GRAYS 9TH: L.BOONE REPLACED F.MCALLISTER (PITCHING); On a bunt
J.Wilson reached on an error by L.Boone [J.Wilson to first];
J.Spencer struck out; J.Wright struck out; C.Bell struck out
while J.Wilson advanced to second on an error [C.Bell to first
(error by F.McCoy)]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Wilson scored
(unearned), C.Bell to second]; L.Boone threw a wild pitch
[C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard walked;
J.Gibson walked [C.Bell scored (unearned), J.Benjamin to third,
B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling reached on an error by
D.Wilson [J.Benjamin scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Leonard
scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to second, H.Easterling to
first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 11, Stars 4.

STARS 9TH: B.Armour walked; H.Williams walked [B.Armour to
second]; J.Starks out on unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown
play; F.McCoy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
11, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays           11  10   1  13
 Stars            4  10   4  13


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