Homestead Grays 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 - 9 15 1 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 4 7 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 6 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 Vic Harris pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Gaston c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Hoskins rf 5 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 0 Walter Cannady 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Ray Battle 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 Roy Welmaker p 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 41 9 15 7 4 0 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Piper Davis, Walter Cannady. E: 1. Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead 2. 3B: Cool Papa Bell. HR: Josh Gibson. SH: Roy Welmaker. HBP: Piper Davis. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Piper Davis, Walter Cannady. CS: Dave Hoskins 2. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Gene Benson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ed Stone rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Garrell Hartman rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Jim West 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 Goose Curry lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Bill Cash c 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 2 Mahlon Duckett 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 Bill Ricks p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Clarence Palm ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lefty Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 2 3 0 27 11 FIELDING - E: 3. Frank Austin, Henry Spearman, Jim West. BATTING - 2B: Ed Stone, Henry Spearman, Jim West. GDP: Clarence Palm. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 9 7 4 3 3 0 0 35 Totals 9 7 4 3 3 0 0 35 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Ricks L 7 10 5 5 2 0 1 34 Lefty Boone 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 Henry Miller 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 Totals 9 15 9 9 4 0 1 47 HBP: Bill Ricks. IW: Henry Miller. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5063 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 9/29/1944, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. C.Bell lf F.Austin ss 2. J.Benjamin cf G.Benson cf 3. S.Bankhead ss E.Stone rf 4. J.Gibson c H.Spearman 3b 5. D.Hoskins rf J.West 1b 6. P.Davis 1b G.Curry lf 7. W.Cannady 2b B.Cash c 8. R.Battle 3b M.Duckett 2b 9. R.Welmaker p B.Ricks p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by H.Spearman [S.Bankhead to first]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins singled; P.Davis walked [D.Hoskins to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play [D.Hoskins to third]; On a bunt R.Welmaker singled [D.Hoskins scored, P.Davis to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: H.Spearman singled; J.West out on unknown play; G.Curry singled [H.Spearman to second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Duckett walked [H.Spearman to third, G.Curry to second]; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled; J.Gibson homered [S.Bankhead scored]; D.Hoskins singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. GRAYS 4TH: R.Battle singled; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell tripled [R.Battle scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins singled; D.Hoskins was caught stealing second (B.Cash to M.Duckett); P.Davis was hit by a pitch; W.Cannady singled [P.Davis to third]; P.Davis stole home and W.Cannady stole second; R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell reached on an error by F.Austin [C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: F.Austin walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone doubled [F.Austin scored]; H.Spearman doubled [E.Stone scored]; J.West out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 2. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins singled; D.Hoskins was caught stealing second (B.Cash to M.Duckett); P.Davis out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 2. STARS 7TH: B.Cash singled; M.Duckett singled [B.Cash to third]; C.PALM BATTED FOR B.RICKS; C.Palm grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to P.Davis) [B.Cash scored (no RBI), M.Duckett out at second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 3. GRAYS 8TH: L.BOONE REPLACED C.PALM (PITCHING); On a bunt R.Battle singled; On a bunt R.Welmaker singled [R.Battle to second]; On a bunt C.Bell singled [R.Battle to third, R.Welmaker to second]; C.Bell was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.West [R.Battle scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled [R.Welmaker scored, C.Bell to third]; H.MILLER REPLACED L.BOONE (PITCHING); J.Gibson was walked intentionally; V.HARRIS RAN FOR J.GIBSON; D.Hoskins singled [C.Bell scored, S.Bankhead scored, V.Harris to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 3. STARS 8TH: R.GASTON REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING C); G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 3. GRAYS 9TH: G.HARTMAN REPLACED E.STONE (PLAYING RF); R.Battle walked; R.Welmaker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Battle to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 3. STARS 9TH: J.West doubled; G.Curry walked; B.Cash forced B.Cash, (unknown fielder) [J.West scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by W.Cannady)]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 9, Stars 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 9 15 1 11 Stars 4 7 3 4
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