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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 NNL All Stars(N) (NNS) 1

Game played on Saturday, September 18, 1943 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0   -   2  6  2
NNL All Stars(N)                    0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  8  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   2    0     1   0     2   0
Vic Harris rf                         3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     2   0    12   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       2   0   0    1     2   0     2   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         4   0   1    1     0   0     7   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     3   2
Johnny Wright p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Roy Partlow ph, p                   2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               33   2   6    2     6   0    27   5

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Sam Bankhead, Jud Wilson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Vic Harris. 
Team LOB:  11


NNL All Stars(N)                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Barney Brown lf                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Williams ss                    5   1   1    0     0   0     2   3
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   3    0     1   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Felton Snow 3b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Pete Sunkett 1b                       2   0   0    0     1   0     7   2
  Roy Parnell ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           3   0   1    0     1   0     9   3
Sy Morton 2b                          4   0   0    0     0   0     6   2
Leon Day p                            4   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               38   1   8    0     3   0    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Marvin Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Williams, Ed Stone. 
3B:  Ed Stone. 
SH:  Pete Sunkett. 
Team LOB:  14


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      5       4   0    0   3   0   0  23
Roy Partlow SV                       4       4   1    0   0   0   0  19
Totals                               9       8   1    0   3   0   0  42


NNL All Stars(N)                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day L                           9       6   2    1   6   0   0  40
Totals                               9       6   2    1   6   0   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Les Bishop

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/18/1943 -- Homestead Grays at NNL All
Stars(N) (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     NNL                           
1. C.Bell              lf        B.Brown             lf        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        M.Williams          ss        
3. V.Harris            rf        E.Stone             rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         G.Benson            cf        
5. H.Easterling        3b        F.Snow              3b        
6. S.Bankhead          ss        P.Sunkett           1b        
7. J.Wilson            1b        B.Cash              c         
8. M.Carlisle          2b        S.Morton            2b        
9. J.Wright            p         L.Day               p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin walked [C.Bell to second];
V.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to
third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 1ST: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Williams out
on unknown play; E.Stone tripled; G.Benson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 2ND: F.Snow singled; P.Sunkett out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Snow to second]; B.Cash walked;
S.Morton out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; V.Harris out on unknown play;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 3RD: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Williams out
on unknown play; E.Stone doubled; G.Benson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; P.Sunkett walked;
B.Cash reached on a fielder's choice [P.Sunkett to second];
S.Morton out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 5TH: B.Brown singled; M.Williams out on unknown
play; E.Stone walked [B.Brown to second]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled;
S.Bankhead walked [H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson singled
[H.Easterling scored, S.Bankhead to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 6TH: R.PARTLOW STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
P.Sunkett out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; S.Morton reached
on a fielder's choice [B.Cash to second]; L.Day out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
1, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; V.Harris walked; J.Gibson walked [V.Harris to
second]; H.Easterling reached on an error by M.Williams
[V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second, H.Easterling to first];
S.Bankhead walked [V.Harris scored (unearned), J.Gibson to
third, H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 1
R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 2, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 7TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out
on unknown play; G.Benson singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 2, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 8TH: P.Sunkett reached on an error by J.Wilson
[P.Sunkett to first]; B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Morton out
on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 2, All Stars(N) 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, All Stars(N) 0.

ALL STARS(N) 9TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Williams
doubled; E.Stone singled [M.Williams to third]; G.Benson reached
on an error by S.Bankhead [M.Williams scored (unearned) (no
RBI), E.Stone to second, G.Benson to first]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; R.PARNELL BATTED FOR P.SUNKETT; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, All
Stars(N) 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            2   6   2  11
 All Stars(N)     1   8   1  14


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