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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 6

Game played on Sunday, September 3, 1944 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 3 0  0 2 0  0 2 0   -   8 11  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  1 4 1   -   6 10  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   1   1    2     1   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   2    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Stone lf                           2   1   0    0     3   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           5   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    5   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Goose Curry rf                        4   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   2   2    0     2   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Barney Brown p                        4   0   3    2     1   0     0   0
Totals                               35   8  11    8    10   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Frank Austin 2, Gene Benson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West. 
GDP:  Ed Stone, Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Spearman. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead ss, p                    5   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Walter Cannady 3b, 2b                 4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
Josh Gibson rf                        4   2   2    3     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown lf                          4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Robert Gaston c                       3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson 2b, ss                  4   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Dave Hoskins p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Johnson p                    2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Battle ph, 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Edsall Walker ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   6  10    6     4   0    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sam Bankhead 2, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson 2. 
E: 1.  Dave Hoskins. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Josh Gibson, Ray Brown. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jerry Benjamin. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9      10   6    5   4   0   2  40
Totals                               9      10   6    5   4   0   2  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Hoskins L                       1       3   4    4   3   0   0  8
Johnny Johnson                       6       7   2    2   5   0   0  29
Sam Bankhead                         2       1   2    2   2   0   0  8
Totals                               9      11   8    8  10   0   0  45

Dave Hoskins pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd inning


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Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B -  Lacey

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1944 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Homestead                     
1. F.Austin            ss        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. G.Benson            cf        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. E.Stone             lf        W.Cannady           3b        
4. J.West              1b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. M.Williams          2b        J.Gibson            rf        
6. G.Curry             rf        R.Brown             lf        
7. H.Spearman          3b        R.Gaston            c         
8. B.Cash              c         J.Jackson           2b        
9. B.Brown             p         D.Hoskins           p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin walked; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to second];
E.Stone walked [F.Austin to third, G.Benson to second]; J.West
out on unknown play [F.Austin scored]; M.Williams grounded into
a double play (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [E.Stone
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
W.Cannady singled [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 0.

STARS 2ND: G.Curry singled; G.Curry was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by D.Hoskins [G.Curry to second];
H.Spearman walked; B.Cash singled [G.Curry scored, H.Spearman to
second]; J.JOHNSON REPLACED D.HOSKINS (PITCHING); B.Brown
singled [H.Spearman scored, B.Cash to third]; F.Austin out on
unknown play [B.Cash scored]; G.Benson singled [B.Brown to
second]; E.Stone walked [B.Brown to third, G.Benson to second];
J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown
play; J.Jackson singled to center field [J.Jackson to second
(error by G.Benson)]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 0.

STARS 3RD: G.Curry out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; B.Cash walked; B.Brown walked [B.Cash to second];
F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 0.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson walked; E.Stone grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [G.Benson out at second];
J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard doubled; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Grays 0.

STARS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Curry walked;
H.Spearman singled [G.Curry to second]; B.Cash out on unknown
play; B.Brown singled [G.Curry scored, H.Spearman to second];
F.Austin singled [H.Spearman scored, B.Brown to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 6,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 6, Grays
0.

STARS 6TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 6, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 6, Grays 0.

STARS 7TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Brown singled [H.Spearman to
second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 6, Grays 0.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson singled to shortstop [J.Gibson to second
(error by F.Austin)]; R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Gaston
singled to center field [J.Gibson scored]; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.BATTLE BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; R.Battle out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 6, Grays 1.

STARS 8TH: S.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); W.CANNADY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); J.JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); R.BATTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); G.Benson out
on unknown play; E.Stone walked; J.West doubled [E.Stone scored,
J.West to third (on throw)]; M.Williams out on unknown play
[J.West scored]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 8, Grays 1.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; W.Cannady walked; B.Leonard walked [W.Cannady to
second]; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [W.Cannady scored,
B.Leonard scored]; R.Brown homered to leftfield; R.Gaston
walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 8, Grays 5.

STARS 9TH: H.Spearman walked; H.Spearman was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Brown
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 8, Grays 5.

GRAYS 9TH: E.WALKER BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; E.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to shortstop [J.Benjamin to
second (error by F.Austin)]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Benjamin to
third]; W.Cannady out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored
(unearned)]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 8, Grays 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            8  11   3  10
 Grays            6  10   1   7


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