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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Friday, August 27, 1948 (N) at P.J. Flaherty Memorial Field, New Castle PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 1  1 1 0   -   3  7  1
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 0 1  1 0 1   -   4  7  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   2   2    0     0         1   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         2   2
Gene Benson lf                        4   0   0    0     0         6   0
Bill Cash c                           4   1   1    1     0         9   1
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Barney Brown p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   3   7    2     0   1    26   5

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Murray Watkins. 
PB: 1.  Bill Cash. 

BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins. 
3B:  Murray Watkins, Archie Brathwaite. 
HR:  Bill Cash. 
SH:  Mahlon Duckett. 
GDP:  Murray Watkins, Archie Brathwaite. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0         4   4
Luke Easter lf                        4   1   1    1     0   3     1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   1   2    1     2         7   3
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Charles Gary 3b                       3   0   2    0     0         2   1
  Wilmer Fields ph                    1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Luther Clifford c                     4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Ted Alexander p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Tom Parker ph                       1   0   0    1     0         0   0
Totals                               34   4   7    4     2   9    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sam Bankhead 2, Buck Leonard 2, Clarence Bruce. 
E: 2.  Sam Bankhead, Charles Gary. 

BATTING -
3B:  Charles Gary. 
HR:  Luke Easter, Buck Leonard, Luther Clifford. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       8.2     7   4    3   2   9   3  36
Totals                               8.2     7   4    3   2   9   3  36


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Alexander W                      9       7   3    2   0   1   1  34
Totals                               9       7   3    2   0   1   1  34



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Umpires: HP -  Keller, 1B -  Rotunno, 2B -  , 3B -  Cenni

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/27/1948 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin singled; M.Watkins grounded into a double play
(B.Leonard to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.Austin out at second];
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; L.Easter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Grays 0.

STARS 2ND: H.Simpson singled; M.Duckett out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Simpson to second]; G.Benson out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Grays 0.

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

STARS 3RD: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Alexander 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 1.

STARS 4TH: M.Watkins reached on an error by C.Gary [M.Watkins
to first]; A.Brathwaite grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead
to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [M.Watkins out at second]; H.Simpson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter struck out; B.Leonard walked; B.Thurman out
on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 1.

STARS 5TH: M.Duckett singled; G.Benson out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Grays 1.

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

STARS 6TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Watkins doubled; A.Brathwaite tripled [M.Watkins
scored]; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter homered;
B.Leonard walked; B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Grays 2.

STARS 7TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; B.Cash homered; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Gary out on unknown play; L.Clifford homered;
T.Alexander out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Grays 3.

STARS 8TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Watkins tripled; A.Brathwaite reached on an error by
S.Bankhead [M.Watkins scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Brathwaite
to first]; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter struck out;
B.Leonard singled; B.Thurman singled [B.Leonard to second];
C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3,
Grays 3.

STARS 9TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 3.

GRAYS 9TH: W.FIELDS BATTED FOR C.GARY; W.Fields reached on an
error by M.Watkins [W.Fields to second]; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; B.Cash allowed a passed ball [W.Fields to third];
T.PARKER BATTED FOR T.ALEXANDER; T.Parker flied to G.Benson
[W.Fields scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 3, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   7   1   4
 Grays            4   7   2   6


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