Homestead Grays 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 1 NNL All Stars(N) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 x - 8 13 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 Vic Harris rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 Jud Wilson 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 9 2 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Edsall Walker p 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 7 9 5 5 1 24 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Howard Easterling. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell. 3B: Josh Gibson. HBP: Edsall Walker. IW: Jud Wilson. GDP: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 8 NNL All Stars(N) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leon Day 2b 4 3 3 0 1 0 3 3 Marvin Williams ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 Gene Benson cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 Ed Stone rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 0 Dave Thomas 1b 5 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 Bill Cash c 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 Sy Morton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Barney Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pete Sunkett p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Totals 38 8 13 8 4 0 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Leon Day, Marvin Williams, Dave Thomas. E: 2. Ed Stone, Bill Cash. BATTING - 2B: Ed Stone. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Gene Benson, Bill Cash. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker L 8 13 8 7 4 0 0 42 Totals 8 13 8 7 4 0 0 42 NNL All Stars(N) IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Brown 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 Leniel Hooker 1.2 1 3 1 3 0 0 11 Pete Sunkett W 7.1 4 0 0 2 1 0 27 Totals 9 9 7 5 5 1 0 42 Barney Brown pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning HBP: Leniel Hooker. IW: Pete Sunkett. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Les Bishop Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/19/1943, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at NNL All Stars(N) (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead NNL 1. C.Bell lf R.Parnell lf 2. J.Benjamin cf L.Day 2b 3. V.Harris rf M.Williams ss 4. J.Gibson c G.Benson cf 5. H.Easterling 3b E.Stone rf 6. S.Bankhead ss D.Thomas 1b 7. J.Wilson 1b B.Cash c 8. M.Carlisle 2b S.Morton 3b 9. E.Walker p B.Brown p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell doubled to left field; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell scored]; V.Harris singled to center field [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson tripled to left-center [J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris scored]; L.HOOKER REPLACED B.BROWN (PITCHING); H.Easterling flied to E.Stone [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 1ST: R.Parnell out on unknown play; L.Day singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [L.Day to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, All Stars(N) 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Walker was hit by a pitch; C.Bell walked [E.Walker to second]; On a bunt J.Benjamin reached on an error by B.Cash [E.Walker scored (no RBI), C.Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Benjamin to second]; V.Harris flied to E.Stone [J.Benjamin to third]; J.Gibson flied to G.Benson [J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; H.Easterling walked; S.Bankhead walked [H.Easterling to second]; P.SUNKETT REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); J.Wilson was walked intentionally [H.Easterling to third, S.Bankhead to second]; M.Carlisle struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 2ND: D.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Morton singled; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 3RD: R.Parnell out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; M.Williams walked; G.Benson singled [M.Williams to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling grounded into a double play (M.Williams to L.Day to D.Thomas) [V.Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 4TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; S.Morton out on unknown play; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled to right field [J.Wilson to second (error by E.Stone)]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 0. ALL STARS(N) 5TH: R.Parnell walked; L.Day walked [R.Parnell to second]; M.Williams reached on an error by H.Easterling [R.Parnell to third, L.Day to second, M.Williams to first]; G.Benson forced M.Williams (M.Carlisle unassisted) [R.Parnell scored, L.Day to third, G.Benson to first]; E.Stone flied to J.Benjamin [L.Day scored (unearned)]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 2. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [J.Benjamin to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 2. ALL STARS(N) 6TH: B.Cash walked; B.Cash stole second; S.Morton out on unknown play; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 2. GRAYS 7TH: 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 7, All Stars(N) 2. ALL STARS(N) 7TH: L.Day singled; M.Williams singled [L.Day to second]; G.Benson singled [L.Day to third, M.Williams to second]; E.Stone doubled [L.Day scored, M.Williams scored, G.Benson to third]; D.Thomas out on unknown play [G.Benson scored, E.Stone to third]; B.Cash singled [E.Stone scored]; S.Morton out on unknown play; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 6. GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 6. ALL STARS(N) 8TH: R.Parnell flied to J.Benjamin; L.Day singled; M.Williams grounded out (M.Carlisle to J.Wilson) [L.Day to second]; G.Benson singled [L.Day scored]; G.Benson stole second; E.Stone singled [G.Benson scored]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 8. GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, All Stars(N) 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 9 1 8 All Stars(N) 8 13 2 10
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