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Homestead Grays @ Philadelphia Stars

1944-09-02 · Night game

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 8–0. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 3rd.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	13
PH5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Benjamin	4	1	2	0	1	0
Sam Bankhead	3	1	0	0	2	0
Dave Hoskins	5	0	1	0	0	1
Buck Leonard	5	2	2	2	0	0
Walter Cannady	5	1	2	2	0	0
Ray Brown	5	1	4	1	0	0
Robert Gaston	5	1	1	1	0	0
Jelly Jackson	3	1	0	0	2	0
Roy Welmaker	5	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Frank Austin	1	0	4	0
Gene Benson	3	0	0	0
Marvin Williams	4	2	0	0
Jim West	3	0	1	0
Henry Spearman	3	1	1	0
Ed Stone	3	0	0	1
Stanley Glenn	3	0	1	0
Bill Cash	2	1	2	0
Bill Ricks	3	0	0	0
Mahlon Duckett	1	0	0	0
Hubert Glenn	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Welmaker	9.0	4	9	1

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Ricks	9.0	13	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Benjamin: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Dave Hoskins: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Frank Austin: W
Gene Benson: 99
Marvin Williams: S.1-2
Jim West: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Buck Leonard: 99
Walter Cannady: 99
Ray Brown: D
Robert Gaston: 99

Bot 2

Henry Spearman: S
Ed Stone: 99/SH.1-2
Stanley Glenn: 99
Bill Cash: W
Bill Ricks: 99

Top 3

Jelly Jackson: W
Roy Welmaker: 5/P
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Hoskins: K
Buck Leonard: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Walter Cannady: SBH;SB2
Walter Cannady: S.2-H
Ray Brown: 99

Bot 3

Frank Austin: W
Gene Benson: 99(1)/FO
Marvin Williams: S9.1-3
Jim West: 134/G.1-2
Henry Spearman: W
Ed Stone: K

Top 4

Robert Gaston: E3#
Jelly Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP#
Roy Welmaker: 99

Bot 4

Stanley Glenn: 99
Bill Cash: S
Bill Ricks: PO1(13)#
Bill Ricks: 99

Top 5

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: W
Dave Hoskins: S.1-2
Buck Leonard: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Frank Austin: W
Gene Benson: 99/SH.1-2
Marvin Williams: 99
Jim West: 99

Top 6

Walter Cannady: 99
Ray Brown: S
Robert Gaston: FC.1-2#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99

Bot 6

Henry Spearman: 99
Ed Stone: 99
Stanley Glenn: W
Bill Cash: 99

Top 7

Jerry Benjamin: W
Sam Bankhead: 99
Dave Hoskins: E3.1-2#
Buck Leonard: 99
Walter Cannady: 99

Bot 7

Bill Ricks: 99
Frank Austin: 13
Gene Benson: 99

Top 8

Ray Brown: T
Robert Gaston: D.3-H
Jelly Jackson: W
Roy Welmaker: S.2-H;1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Bot 8

Marvin Williams: 99
Jim West: W
Henry Spearman: 99
Ed Stone: 99

Top 9

Buck Leonard: D
Walter Cannady: D.2-H
Ray Brown: D.2-H
Robert Gaston: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99

Bot 9

Stanley Glenn: 99
Bill Cash: W
Mahlon Duckett: 99
Frank Austin: W.1-2
Hubert Glenn: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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