Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 0
Philadelphia Stars 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 0
BATTING
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3
Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 2
Bob Thurman 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Cool Papa Bell pr, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Luis Marquez lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
Wilmer Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Frank Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eugene Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1 0 0 24 8
BATTING -
2B: Josh Gibson.
3B: Sam Bankhead.
Team LOB: 8
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 6
Gene Benson cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Frank Austin ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 0
Harry Simpson lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Barney Brown p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Cash c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 1
Bill Perkins rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Elisha Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Henry McHenry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Craig ph, lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 29 3 5 3 4 0 27 14
BATTING -
2B: Doc Dennis 2.
Team LOB: 6
PITCHING
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Frank Thompson L 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 14
Eugene Smith 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 19
Totals 8 5 3 3 4 0 0 33
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Henry McHenry W 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 28
Barney Brown SV 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 8
Totals 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 36
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 9000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/30/1946, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at (N)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. J.Benjamin cf M.Duckett 2b
2. S.Bankhead ss G.Benson cf
3. H.Easterling 3b F.Austin ss
4. J.Gibson c D.Dennis 1b
5. B.Thurman 1b H.Simpson lf
6. D.Hoskins rf B.Cash c
7. L.Marquez lf B.Perkins rf
8. M.Carlisle 2b E.Bell 3b
9. F.Thompson p H.McHenry p
GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; H.Easterling singled; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 0.
1ST: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays
0, 0.
GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman singled; D.Hoskins out on unknown play;
L.Marquez singled [B.Thurman to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; F.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Grays 0, 0.
2ND: D.Dennis doubled; H.Simpson walked; B.Cash singled
[D.Dennis scored, H.Simpson to third]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play [H.Simpson scored]; E.Bell out on unknown play; H.McHenry
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 2.
3RD: M.Duckett singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin
out on unknown play; D.Dennis doubled [M.Duckett scored];
H.Simpson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0,
3.
GRAYS 4TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; L.Marquez singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
4TH: E.SMITH REPLACED F.THOMPSON (PITCHING); B.Cash out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; E.Bell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 5TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
5TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown
play; G.Benson walked; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Thurman singled; C.BELL RAN FOR B.THURMAN;
D.Hoskins singled [C.Bell to third]; L.Marquez out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
6TH: C.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); W.FIELDS REPLACED
L.MARQUEZ (PLAYING LF); D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Simpson
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 7TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; E.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Grays 0, 3.
7TH: B.Perkins walked; E.Bell walked [B.Perkins to second];
J.CRAIG BATTED FOR H.MCHENRY; J.Craig out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, 3.
GRAYS 8TH: J.CRAIG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.BROWN
REPLACED H.SIMPSON (PITCHING); S.Bankhead tripled; H.Easterling
out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled [S.Bankhead scored];
C.Bell out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 3.
8TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; B.Brown singled; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, 3.
GRAYS 9TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Grays 1, 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Grays 1 9 0 8
3 5 0 6
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