Philadelphia Stars 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 11 0
Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 4
Frank Austin ss 3 0 0 0 2 2 4
Gene Benson cf 5 0 2 3 0 0 0
Bus Clarkson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 2
Harry Simpson rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 1 0 1 11 0
Joe Craig lf 4 2 2 0 1 4 0
Bill Cash c 3 2 0 0 2 5 1
Henry McHenry p 4 1 2 2 0 0 1
Totals 38 7 11 6 6 3 27 12
BATTING -
2B: Bus Clarkson.
3B: Gene Benson.
Team LOB: 10
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Frank Williams rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Matt Carlisle pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cool Papa Bell rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1
Dan Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2
Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 7 0
Josh Gibson c 3 1 2 1 1 5 0
Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 4 4
Dave Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 4 0
Luis Marquez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1
Wilmer Fields p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harold Hairston p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 5 27 9
FIELDING -
E: 1. Luis Marquez.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
CS: Jerry Benjamin.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Henry McHenry W 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 35
Totals 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 35
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Wilmer Fields L 3 5 4 4 3 1 0 17
Harold Hairston 6 6 3 2 3 2 0 27
Totals 9 11 7 6 6 3 0 44
Wilmer Fields pitched to 2 batters in the 4th inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/19/1946, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. M.Watkins 2b F.Williams rf
2. F.Austin ss J.Benjamin cf
3. G.Benson cf D.Wilson 3b
4. B.Clarkson 3b B.Leonard 1b
5. H.Simpson rf J.Gibson c
6. D.Dennis 1b S.Bankhead ss
7. J.Craig lf D.Hoskins lf
8. B.Cash c L.Marquez 2b
9. H.McHenry p W.Fields p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin walked; G.Benson
singled [F.Austin to second]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays
0.
GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Grays 0.
2ND: D.Dennis walked; J.Craig singled [D.Dennis to second];
B.Cash out on unknown play [D.Dennis to third, J.Craig to
second]; H.McHenry singled [D.Dennis scored, J.Craig scored];
M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 0.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to second]; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; L.Marquez singled [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead to
second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
2, Grays 1.
3RD: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Clarkson doubled;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Grays 1.
GRAYS 3RD: F.Williams walked; M.CARLISLE RAN FOR F.WILLIAMS;
J.Benjamin forced M.Carlisle (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to
first]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked
[J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored,
B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Grays 2.
4TH: C.BELL REPLACED M.CARLISLE (PLAYING RF); J.Craig singled;
B.Cash walked [J.Craig to second]; H.HAIRSTON REPLACED W.FIELDS
(PITCHING); H.McHenry singled [J.Craig to third, B.Cash to
second]; M.Watkins singled [J.Craig scored, B.Cash to third,
H.McHenry to second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson
tripled to right-center [B.Cash scored, H.McHenry scored,
M.Watkins scored]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; H.Simpson out
on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Grays 2.
GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 6, Grays 2.
5TH: D.Dennis singled; J.Craig walked [D.Dennis to second];
B.Cash out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, Grays
2.
GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 6, Grays 2.
6TH: F.Austin walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Clarkson
out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled [F.Austin to second];
D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, Grays 2.
GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 6, Grays 2.
7TH: J.Craig out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; H.McHenry out
on unknown play [B.Cash to second]; M.Watkins singled to second
base [B.Cash scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by L.Marquez),
M.Watkins to second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 2.
GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins walked; L.Marquez out on unknown play;
H.Hairston out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 2.
8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was caught stealing
second (B.Cash to M.Watkins); D.Wilson out on unknown play;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7, Grays
2.
9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; J.Craig out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson singled to pitcher; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Grays 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
7 11 0 10
Grays 2 5 1 6
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