Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 2 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Benson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Austin ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Goose Curry rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Barney Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Palm c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahlon Duckett 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrell Hartman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hubert Glenn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bill Ricks p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 8 0 0 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Frank Austin, Jim West, Hubert Glenn. BATTING - SH: Hubert Glenn. GDP: Barney Brown. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Frank Austin. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Gaston c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ray Battle 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph, 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Brown p 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 Totals 32 4 8 4 1 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson, Ray Brown. E: 2. Jerry Benjamin, Robert Gaston. BATTING - 2B: Dave Hoskins. 3B: Ray Brown. GDP: Jelly Jackson. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hubert Glenn L 3.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 18 Bill Ricks 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 Totals 8 8 4 4 1 0 0 33 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 32 Totals 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7123 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/25/1944 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Homestead 1. G.Benson cf C.Bell lf 2. F.Austin ss J.Benjamin cf 3. G.Curry rf S.Bankhead 2b 4. M.Williams 2b B.Leonard 1b 5. J.West 1b D.Hoskins rf 6. B.Brown lf R.Gaston c 7. C.Palm c J.Jackson ss 8. M.Duckett 3b R.Battle 3b 9. H.Glenn p R.Brown p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Benson singled; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. STARS 2ND: J.West singled; B.Brown grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.West out at second]; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Gaston singled; J.Jackson grounded into a double play (H.Glenn to F.Austin to J.West) [R.Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. STARS 3RD: M.Duckett singled; H.Glenn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Duckett to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: R.Battle singled; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell reached on a fielder's choice [R.Battle to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. STARS 4TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; J.West singled [M.Williams to second]; B.Brown lined into a double play (R.Brown to J.Jackson) [M.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins doubled; R.Gaston singled [D.Hoskins scored]; J.Jackson singled [R.Gaston to second]; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; V.Harris walked [R.Gaston to third, J.Jackson to second]; R.Brown tripled to right field [R.Gaston scored, J.Jackson scored, V.Harris scored]; B.RICKS REPLACED H.GLENN (PITCHING); C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. STARS 5TH: V.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R.Gaston dropped a foul fly hit by C.Palm; C.Palm out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; F.Austin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); G.Curry singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: R.Gaston out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. STARS 7TH: J.West singled to center field [J.West to second (error by J.Benjamin)]; B.Brown out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; B.CASH BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: G.HARTMAN REPLACED B.CASH (PLAYING 3B); R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. STARS 8TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. STARS 9TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 0 8 0 5 Grays 4 8 2 5
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