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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 7

Game played on Sunday, May 23, 1948 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

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


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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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