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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Saturday, August 19, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     4   0   1    0     1   1     1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   1    0     1         1   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   1   0    0     1         3   3
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    0     0   1     7   2
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   2    2     1         6   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     4   0   2    0     0         1   4
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      2   0   0    1     1         3   1
  Ray Brown                           1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ray Battle 2b                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Johnson p                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   2
Totals                               34   3   8    3     5  10    24  13

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Dave Hoskins. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  9


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   3   4    0     0   0     2   2
Gene Benson cf                        3   1   2    1     2   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   0    0     0   1    10   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   1    0     1   0     1   3
Barney Brown lf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Bill Cash c                           4   0   1    0     0   0    11   1
Bill Ricks p                          4   0   1    0     0   0     1   4
Totals                               33   4  10    3     5   1    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Jim West, Marvin Williams. 
E: 1.  Jim West. 

BATTING -
3B:  Frank Austin 3, Gene Benson. 
SH:  Frank Austin. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson L                     8      10   4        5   1   0  39
Totals                               8      10   4        5   1   0  39

WP:  Johnny Johnson. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         9       8   3        5  10   0  39
Totals                               9       8   3        5  10   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 2B -  Rhodes

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 4000


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