Homestead Grays 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 11 16 1 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 - 8 9 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 1 Walter Cannady 2b 4 2 3 3 1 0 4 6 Dave Hoskins rf 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 Robert Gaston c 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 Jud Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jelly Jackson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Roland Anderson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Edsall Walker p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 41 11 16 10 4 1 27 21 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sam Bankhead 2, Buck Leonard 2, Walter Cannady 2. E: 1. Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead. 3B: Walter Cannady, Dave Hoskins. SH: Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Dave Hoskins. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Robert Gaston. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Barney Brown lf 3 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 Frank Austin ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 Ed Stone rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Jim West 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 Gene Benson cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Clarence Palm ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 Ule Mahoney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Curry p 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 Totals 34 8 9 8 8 0 27 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Ed Stone. BATTING - 2B: Barney Brown. SH: Ed Stone, Gene Benson. GDP: Ed Stone, Bill Cash. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Stone, Jim West. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roland Anderson 3.1 3 4 4 6 0 0 19 Edsall Walker W 5.2 6 4 2 2 0 0 25 Totals 9 9 8 6 8 0 0 44 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ule Mahoney L 1.2 8 8 5 1 0 0 15 Goose Curry 7.1 8 3 3 3 1 0 33 Totals 9 16 11 8 4 1 0 48 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B - , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 6/24/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. C.Bell lf B.Brown lf 2. J.Benjamin cf F.Austin ss 3. S.Bankhead ss M.Williams 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b E.Stone rf 5. W.Cannady 2b J.West 1b 6. D.Hoskins rf G.Benson cf 7. R.Gaston c B.Cash c 8. R.Battle 3b H.Spearman 3b 9. R.Anderson p U.Mahoney p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin singled to center field [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead reached on an error by E.Stone [C.Bell scored (no RBI), J.Benjamin to second, S.Bankhead to first]; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second]; W.Cannady singled [J.Benjamin scored (unearned), S.Bankhead to third, B.Leonard to second]; D.Hoskins popped to J.West; R.Gaston flied to G.Benson [S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; R.Battle singled [B.Leonard scored (unearned), W.Cannady to second]; R.Anderson flied to E.Stone; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: B.Brown walked; F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone walked [B.Brown to second]; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to second]; W.Cannady singled [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard to second]; D.Hoskins tripled [B.Leonard scored, W.Cannady scored]; G.CURRY REPLACED U.MAHONEY (PITCHING); R.Gaston singled [D.Hoskins scored]; R.Battle out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: G.Benson singled; B.Cash grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [G.Benson out at second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: R.Anderson 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 8, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: G.Curry walked; B.Brown forced G.Curry (unknown fielder) [B.Brown to first]; F.Austin out on unknown play [B.Brown to second]; M.Williams singled [B.Brown scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 1. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead doubled; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to third]; W.Cannady walked; D.Hoskins out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Cannady to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 1. STARS 4TH: J.West walked; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.West to second]; B.Cash singled [J.West to third]; H.Spearman reached on a fielder's choice [J.West scored, B.Cash to second]; G.Curry walked [B.Cash to third, H.Spearman to second]; B.Brown walked [B.Cash scored, H.Spearman to third, G.Curry to second]; E.WALKER REPLACED R.ANDERSON (PITCHING); F.Austin out on unknown play [H.Spearman scored]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 4. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle singled; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 4. STARS 5TH: E.Stone singled; J.West singled [E.Stone to second]; E.Stone stole third and J.West stole second; G.Benson out on unknown play [E.Stone scored, J.West to third]; B.Cash reached on a fielder's choice (B.Leonard to R.Battle) [J.West out at third]; H.Spearman reached on an error by W.Cannady [B.Cash to second, H.Spearman to first]; G.Curry singled [B.Cash scored (unearned), H.Spearman to second]; B.Brown singled [H.Spearman scored (unearned), G.Curry to second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 7. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 7. STARS 6TH: M.Williams singled; E.Stone grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [M.Williams out at second]; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 7. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins walked; R.Gaston forced D.Hoskins (unknown fielder) [R.Gaston to first]; J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson struck out; R.Gaston stole second; E.Walker singled [R.Gaston scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 7. STARS 7TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED J.WILSON (PLAYING 3B); G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 7. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Cannady tripled [J.Benjamin scored]; D.Hoskins walked; R.Gaston singled [W.Cannady scored, D.Hoskins to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 11, Stars 7. STARS 8TH: G.Curry walked; B.Brown doubled [G.Curry scored]; F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Williams walked; E.Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Brown to third, M.Williams to second]; J.West out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 11, Stars 8. GRAYS 9TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 11, Stars 8. STARS 9TH: C.PALM BATTED FOR G.BENSON; C.Palm out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 11, Stars 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 11 16 1 10 Stars 8 9 1 9
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