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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0

Game played on Monday, August 23, 1948 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  5  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0   0     2   3
Luke Easter lf                        3   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1   0     8   1
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     2   2
Charles Gary 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Luther Clifford c                     3   0   0    0     0   0     6   1
Tom Parker p                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Totals                               32   0   4    0     2   0    26   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Luke Easter, Buck Leonard. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Thurman. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0   0     2   2
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   2
Gene Benson lf                        3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     8   8
Bill Cash c                           4   0   1    0     0   0     5   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     1   0    11   0
Bill Ricks p                          4   1   1    1     0   0     0   2
Totals                               33   1   5    1     3   0    27  16

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Frank Austin. 

BATTING -
HR:  Bill Ricks. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker L                         8.2     5   1    1   3   0   1  36
Totals                               8.2     5   1    1   3   0   1  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         9       4   0    0   2   0   0  34
Totals                               9       4   0    0   2   0   0  34



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/23/1948, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. L.Marquez           cf        F.Austin            ss        
2. S.Bankhead          ss        M.Watkins           3b        
3. L.Easter            lf        A.Brathwaite        rf        
4. B.Leonard           1b        H.Simpson           cf        
5. B.Thurman           rf        G.Benson            lf        
6. C.Bruce             2b        M.Duckett           2b        
7. C.Gary              3b        B.Cash              c         
8. L.Clifford          c         D.Dennis            1b        
9. T.Parker            p         B.Ricks             p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; L.Easter walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson walked [F.Austin to
second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled;
C.Gary out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Cash singled;
D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked;
B.Thurman doubled [B.Leonard to third]; C.Bruce popped to B.Cash
in foul territory; C.Gary grounded out (M.Duckett to D.Dennis);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis walked [G.Benson to
second]; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Clifford out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: F.Austin reached on an error by B.Leonard [F.Austin
to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 6TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; B.Thurman singled; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson walked; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Gary reached on an error by F.Austin [C.Gary to
first]; L.Clifford out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown
play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 8TH: A.Brathwaite reached on an error by L.Easter
[A.Brathwaite to first]; H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson
out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on
unknown play; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 9TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; B.Ricks homered to leftfield; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
0, Stars 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            0   4   2   7
 Stars            1   5   1   9


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