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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Friday, September 29, 1944 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     0 1 2  1 1 0  0 4 0   -   9 14  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 1   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     6   1   2    1     0         0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     6   0   0    1     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   2   2    0     1         4   6
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   1    2     1         4   0
  Vic Harris                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Robert Gaston c                     0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       5   1   4    2     0         0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        3   1   0    0     1        13   0
Walter Cannady 2b                     5   0   1    0     0         3   6
Ray Battle 3b                         4   2   2    0     1         0   1
Roy Welmaker p                        4   1   2    1     0         0   2
Totals                               41   9  14    7     4        27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Piper Davis, Walter Cannady. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead 2. 
3B:  Cool Papa Bell. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Roy Welmaker. 
HBP:  Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Piper Davis, Walter Cannady. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       3   1   0    0     1         1   3
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ed Stone rf, lf                       4   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Garrell Hartman rf                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    0     0         9   1
Goose Curry lf                        2   0   1    0     2         1   0
Bill Cash c                           4   1   1    0     0         7   2
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   1    0     1         4   3
Bill Ricks p                          3   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Clarence Palm                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Lefty Boone p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Henry Miller p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   4   7    2     4        27    


BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone, Henry Spearman, Jim West. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       9       7   4        4       0  36
Totals                               9       7   4        4       0  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         7       8   5        3       1  34
Lefty Boone                          0       4   4        0       0  4
Henry Miller                         2       2   0        1       0  9
Totals                               9      14   9        4       1  47

Lefty Boone pitched to 4 batters in the 8th inning
HBP:  Bill Ricks. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 5063


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