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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 23, 1943 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 1  1  -   2  8  1
Homestead Grays                     3 0 2  1 0 2  x  -   8 11  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Barney Brown                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   3    0     0         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   1    1     1         1   1
Jimmy Ford 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   3
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Buddy Burbage c                       2   1   1    0     1         0   0
Gerves Fagan ss                       2   0   1    0     1         1   2
Verdell Mathis p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Henry Miller p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bill Cash                           1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   2   8    2     3   2    18   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Gerves Fagan. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   2   2    0     0   0     2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   1    1     1   0     8   0
Josh Gibson rf                        4   3   3    4     0   0     2   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  3   1   2    1     1   0     1   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0   0     3   4
Robert Gaston c                       4   0   1    2     0   0     2   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Johnny Wright p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   3
Totals                               32   8  11    8     2   0    21  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Joe Spencer. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Robert Gaston, Johnny Wright. 
3B:  Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis L                     2.1     6   5        1   0   0  15
Henry Miller                         3.2     5   3        1   0   1  19
Totals                               6      11   8        2   0   1  34


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      7       8   2        3   2   0  31
Totals                               7       8   2        3   2   0  31



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Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Script Lee

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 6500


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