Homestead Grays 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 8 13 0 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 Dave Hoskins rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 5 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 Walter Cannady 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 Ray Brown lf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 Robert Gaston c 5 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 4 Roy Welmaker p 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 40 8 13 7 5 1 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady, Ray Brown 2, Robert Gaston. 3B: Ray Brown. GDP: Dave Hoskins, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 1 0 0 0 4 5 5 Gene Benson cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hubert Glenn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 5 Jim West 1b 3 0 0 0 1 10 0 Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 Ed Stone rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Stanley Glenn c 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 Bill Cash lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 Bill Ricks p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Mahlon Duckett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 4 0 9 11 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 3. Frank Austin 3, Marvin Williams 2, Jim West 3. E: 2. Jim West 2. BATTING - SH: Gene Benson, Ed Stone. GDP: Jim West. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 9 4 0 0 9 11 0 38 Totals 9 4 0 0 9 11 0 38 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Ricks L 9 13 8 8 5 1 0 45 Totals 9 13 8 8 5 1 0 45 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, 9/2/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. J.Benjamin cf F.Austin ss 2. S.Bankhead ss G.Benson cf 3. D.Hoskins rf M.Williams 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b J.West 1b 5. W.Cannady 3b H.Spearman 3b 6. R.Brown lf E.Stone rf 7. R.Gaston c S.Glenn c 8. J.Jackson 2b B.Cash lf 9. R.Welmaker p B.Ricks p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins grounded into a double play (M.Williams to F.Austin to J.West) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: F.Austin walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [F.Austin to second]; J.West grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [M.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Brown doubled; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: H.Spearman singled; E.Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson walked; R.Welmaker popped to H.Spearman; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead walked [J.Jackson to third, J.Benjamin to second]; D.Hoskins struck out; B.Leonard singled [J.Jackson scored, J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead to third]; S.Bankhead stole home and B.Leonard stole second; W.Cannady singled [B.Leonard scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: F.Austin walked; G.Benson forced F.Austin (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to first]; M.Williams singled to right field [G.Benson to third]; J.West grounded out (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard to J.Jackson) [M.Williams to second]; H.Spearman walked; E.Stone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 4TH: R.Gaston reached on an error by J.West [R.Gaston to first]; J.Jackson grounded into a double play (F.Austin to M.Williams to J.West) [R.Gaston out at second]; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; B.Cash was picked off first (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; D.Hoskins singled [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (F.Austin to J.West) [D.Hoskins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: F.Austin walked; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Austin to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 6TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Brown singled; R.Gaston reached on a fielder's choice [R.Brown to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; S.Glenn walked; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins reached on an error by J.West [J.Benjamin to second, D.Hoskins to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 7TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; F.Austin grounded out (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown tripled; R.Gaston doubled [R.Brown scored]; J.Jackson walked; R.Welmaker singled [R.Gaston scored, J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 0. STARS 8TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; J.West walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Stars 0. GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard doubled; W.Cannady doubled [B.Leonard scored]; R.Brown doubled [W.Cannady scored]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 0. STARS 9TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; M.DUCKETT BATTED FOR B.RICKS; M.Duckett out on unknown play; F.Austin walked [B.Cash to second]; H.GLENN BATTED FOR G.BENSON; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Stars 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 13 0 10 Stars 0 4 2 11
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