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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars (HSL) 1

Game played on Wednesday, July 14, 1943 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars        0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  2  2
Homestead Grays                     0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   2  5  2

BATTING

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Collins Jones 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Dan Wilson ss                         4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Buddy Armour cf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         0   4
Tom Parker rf                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Chesley Gray c                        3   1   0    0     0         8   2
Frank McAllister lf                   3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Lefty Turner 1b                       3   0   0    0     0        12   0
Lefty Boone p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               30   1   2    0     1   4    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Chesley Gray, Lefty Turner, Lefty Boone. 
E: 2.  Lefty Turner, Lefty Boone. 
PB: 1.  Chesley Gray. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   1    2     0         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0        16   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   1    0     0         4   1
Howard Easterling 2b                  3   0   0    0     0         2   4
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   0    0     0         1   5
Ray Brown rf                          2   1   1    0     1         1   0
Joe Spencer 3b                        3   1   0    0     0         0   2
Edsall Walker p                       1   0   0    0     2         0   3
Totals                               27   2   5    2     3   7    27  15

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ray Brown. 

PITCHING

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars         IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Boone L                        8       5   2    1   3   7   0  30
Totals                               8       5   2    1   3   7   0  30


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      9       2   1    0   1   4   0  31
Totals                               9       2   1    0   1   4   0  31



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B -  , 3B - Ed Kemp

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 8000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/14/1943 -- Harrisburg - St Stars at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Harrisburg - St               Homestead                     
1. C.Jones             3b        V.Harris            lf        
2. D.Wilson            ss        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. B.Armour            cf        B.Leonard           1b        
4. J.Ford              2b        J.Gibson            c         
5. T.Parker            rf        H.Easterling        2b        
6. C.Gray              c         S.Bankhead          ss        
7. F.McAllister        lf        R.Brown             rf        
8. L.Turner            1b        J.Spencer           3b        
9. L.Boone             p         E.Walker            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Jones walked; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Armour
out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 0.

STARS 2ND: T.Parker singled to right field; C.Gray forced
T.Parker (unknown fielder) [C.Gray to first]; F.McAllister
singled to right field [C.Gray to third]; J.Gibson allowed a
passed ball [C.Gray scored (unearned), F.McAllister to second];
L.Turner out on unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 0.

STARS 3RD: C.Jones out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown walked; On a bunt J.Spencer reached on an
error by L.Boone [R.Brown to third, J.Spencer to second];
E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris singled to left field
[R.Brown scored, J.Spencer scored (unearned)]; C.Gray allowed a
passed ball [V.Harris to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 4TH: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by J.Ford; J.Ford
out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; C.Gray out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson singled; J.Gibson was picked off first
(L.Boone to L.Turner); H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Grays 2.

STARS 5TH: F.McAllister out on unknown play; L.Turner out on
unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown singled; R.Brown was caught stealing second
(C.Gray to D.Wilson); J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Walker
walked; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 6TH: C.Jones reached on an error by H.Easterling [C.Jones
to first]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown
play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was picked off first
(L.Boone to L.Turner); B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 7TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown
play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 8TH: L.Turner out on unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown
play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Walker walked;
V.Harris reached on an error by L.Turner [E.Walker to second,
V.Harris to first]; J.Benjamin singled [E.Walker to third,
V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play
(L.Boone to C.Gray to L.Turner) [E.Walker out at home]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 9TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Armour out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   2   2   3
 Grays            2   5   2   4


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