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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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