Philadelphia Stars 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 - 8 8 0 Homestead Grays 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 7 12 4 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 Frank Austin ss 4 2 1 1 1 2 8 Bill Cash rf 5 0 1 4 0 3 0 Gene Benson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Simpson cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 1 Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 Stanley Glenn c 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Henry Miller p 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Bill Ricks p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 8 8 8 1 2 27 14 BATTING - 3B: Bill Cash. HR: Harry Simpson. Team LOB: 4 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf, 2b 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 Bob Thurman rf, cf 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 Luke Easter 1b, 3b 3 2 3 1 2 8 1 Tom Parker lf 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 Eudie Napier c 5 0 1 1 0 5 0 Charles Gary 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Bob Boston ph, rf 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 Buck Leonard ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Frank Thompson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wilmer Fields p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 7 12 7 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: 4. Clarence Bruce 3, Wilmer Fields. BATTING - Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller W 6 10 7 7 3 2 0 31 Bill Ricks SV 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 Totals 9 12 7 7 3 3 0 42 Henry Miller pitched to 4 batters in the 7th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson L 6 7 7 3 1 2 0 29 Wilmer Fields 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 Totals 9 8 8 4 1 2 1 39 Frank Thompson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/23/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Homestead 1. M.Watkins 3b L.Marquez cf 2. F.Austin ss S.Bankhead ss 3. B.Cash rf B.Thurman rf 4. G.Benson lf L.Easter 1b 5. H.Simpson cf T.Parker lf 6. D.Dennis 1b E.Napier c 7. M.Duckett 2b C.Gary 3b 8. S.Glenn c C.Bruce 2b 9. H.Miller p F.Thompson p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked [L.Marquez to second]; L.Easter walked [L.Marquez to third, B.Thurman to second]; T.Parker singled [L.Marquez scored, B.Thurman scored, L.Easter to second]; E.Napier singled [L.Easter scored, T.Parker to second]; C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 2ND: F.Thompson out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. STARS 3RD: M.Duckett out on unknown play; S.Glenn singled; H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins reached on an error by C.Bruce [S.Glenn to second, M.Watkins to first]; F.Austin walked [S.Glenn to third, M.Watkins to second]; B.Cash tripled to center field [S.Glenn scored (unearned), M.Watkins scored (unearned), F.Austin scored (unearned)]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter singled; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. STARS 4TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled; F.Thompson out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. STARS 5TH: S.Glenn reached on an error by C.Bruce [S.Glenn to first]; H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled; L.Easter walked [B.Thurman to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Grays 3. STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled; D.Dennis reached on an error by C.Bruce [H.Simpson to second, D.Dennis to first]; M.Duckett singled [H.Simpson scored (unearned), D.Dennis to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: C.Gary out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; F.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 3. STARS 7TH: H.Miller singled; M.Watkins singled [H.Miller to second]; F.Austin singled [H.Miller scored, M.Watkins to third]; W.FIELDS REPLACED F.THOMPSON (PITCHING); B.Cash out on unknown play [M.Watkins scored]; F.Austin was picked off first, but was safe on an error by W.Fields [F.Austin to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson homered [F.Austin scored]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman singled [L.Marquez scored, S.Bankhead to second]; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead scored, B.Thurman to second]; B.RICKS REPLACED H.MILLER (PITCHING); T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play [B.Thurman to third, L.Easter to second]; B.BOSTON BATTED FOR C.GARY; B.Boston singled [B.Thurman scored, L.Easter scored]; B.LEONARD BATTED FOR C.BRUCE; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 7. STARS 8TH: B.BOSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.MARQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B.THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); L.EASTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); M.Duckett out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 7. GRAYS 8TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 7. STARS 9TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 7. GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter singled; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 8, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 8 8 0 4 Grays 7 12 4 8
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