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NNL All Stars(N) (NNS) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 7

Game played on Sunday, September 19, 1943 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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