Philadelphia Stars 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 0
Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry rf 3 0 0 0 2 2 0
Marvin Williams ss 5 2 2 0 0 7 2
Roy Parnell lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1
Gene Benson cf 3 0 0 1 1 5 0
Jim West 1b 4 0 0 1 0 6 0
Bill Cash c 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Sy Morton 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
Barney Brown p 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 2 6 4 27 7
BATTING -
Team LOB: 7
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 1 1 2 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 1 3 0
Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 1 8 1
Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 2 5 1
Howard Easterling 2b 5 0 1 1 0 2 3
Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3
Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Vic Harris rf 4 1 3 0 0 3 0
Roy Partlow p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ray Brown ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Edsall Walker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2 5 1 27 10
FIELDING -
E: 1. Sam Bankhead.
BATTING -
HBP: Ray Brown.
Team LOB: 12
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Brown W 9 9 2 2 5 1 0 41
Totals 9 9 2 2 5 1 0 41
HBP: Barney Brown.
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Roy Partlow L 4 4 4 1 3 2 0 20
Spoon Carter 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 12
Johnny Wright 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Totals 9 4 4 1 6 4 0 38
Roy Partlow pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/2/1943 -- at Homestead Grays (N)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. G.Curry rf C.Bell lf
2. M.Williams ss J.Benjamin cf
3. R.Parnell lf B.Leonard 1b
4. H.Spearman 3b J.Gibson c
5. G.Benson cf H.Easterling 2b
6. J.West 1b S.Bankhead ss
7. B.Cash c J.Wilson 3b
8. S.Morton 2b V.Harris rf
9. B.Brown p R.Partlow p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Curry walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; R.Parnell
out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Grays 0.
2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
B.Cash singled; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
3RD: B.Brown walked; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Williams
singled [B.Brown to second]; R.Parnell singled [B.Brown to
third, M.Williams to second]; H.Spearman reached on an error by
S.Bankhead [B.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Williams
scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Parnell to third, H.Spearman to
first]; G.Benson out on unknown play [R.Parnell scored
(unearned)]; J.West out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 3, Grays 0.
GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris singled; R.Partlow out on unknown play;
C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Grays 0.
4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play;
B.Brown walked; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 3, Grays 0.
GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Grays 0.
5TH: M.Williams singled; S.CARTER REPLACED R.PARTLOW
(PITCHING); R.Parnell out on unknown play; H.Spearman walked
[M.Williams to second]; G.Benson walked [M.Williams to third,
H.Spearman to second]; J.West out on unknown play [M.Williams
scored]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 5TH: J.Wilson singled; V.Harris singled [J.Wilson to
second]; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [J.Wilson
to third, V.Harris to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 4, Grays
0.
6TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; G.Curry walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 0.
GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Grays 0.
7TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris singled; R.BROWN BATTED FOR S.CARTER;
R.Brown was hit by a pitch [V.Harris to second]; C.Bell singled
to center field [V.Harris scored, R.Brown to second]; J.Benjamin
walked [R.Brown to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 4, Grays 1.
8TH: J.WRIGHT REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); J.West out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Morton out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, Grays 1.
GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 4, Grays 1.
9TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play;
M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, Grays
1.
GRAYS 9TH: R.GASTON BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT; R.Gaston singled to
left field; E.WALKER RAN FOR R.GASTON; C.Bell singled to right
field [E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin forced E.Walker (unknown
fielder) [C.Bell to second, J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard out
on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to
second]; H.Easterling singled to second base (S.Morton to
B.Cash) [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin out at home, J.Gibson to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4, Grays 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
4 4 0 7
Grays 2 9 1 12
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