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Philadelphia Stars @ Homestead Grays

1943-05-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6500

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 9–3. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 3rd. Josh Gibson went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PH5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	6
HOM	1	0	3	1	2	0	1	1		9	11

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Goose Curry	5	0	0	0	0
Roy Parnell	4	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Ford	4	2	2	0	0
Henry Spearman	3	0	2	0	0
Gene Benson	3	0	1	1	1
Jim West	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Cash	4	0	0	0	0
Gerves Fagan	4	0	0	0	0
Barney Brown	4	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	5	2	3	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	3	2	2	1	2
Buck Leonard	4	0	0	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	1	2	3	1
Howard Easterling	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	3	2	1	0	1
Jud Wilson	4	0	1	2	0
Joe Spencer	4	0	0	2	0
Edsall Walker	4	2	2	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barney Brown	8.0	11	4	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	6	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Goose Curry: 99
Roy Parnell: 99
Jimmy Ford: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: D7
Jerry Benjamin: SB3
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: 3/SH.3-H
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 2

Henry Spearman: S
Gene Benson: 99
Jim West: W.1-2
Bill Cash: 99
Gerves Fagan: 99

Bot 2

Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 3

Barney Brown: 99
Goose Curry: E4#
Roy Parnell: 99
Jimmy Ford: 99

Bot 3

Joe Spencer: 99
Edsall Walker: S6
Cool Papa Bell: S8.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: W.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 4

Henry Spearman: 99
Gene Benson: W
Jim West: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Bot 4

Sam Bankhead: E6/TH.B-2#
Jud Wilson: E3.2-3#
Joe Spencer: 99.3-H(UR)
Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 5

Gerves Fagan: 99
Barney Brown: 99
Goose Curry: 99

Bot 5

Jerry Benjamin: D
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Howard Easterling: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Bankhead: W
Jud Wilson: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Joe Spencer: 99

Top 6

Roy Parnell: 99
Jimmy Ford: S
Henry Spearman: S.1-3
Gene Benson: 99
Jim West: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Bill Cash: 99

Bot 6

Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 7

Gerves Fagan: 99
Barney Brown: 99
Goose Curry: 99

Bot 7

Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Jud Wilson: E4.1-2#
Joe Spencer: WP.2-3;1-2#
Joe Spencer: 99.3-H(UR)
Edsall Walker: CS3(25)#

Top 8

Roy Parnell: S
Jimmy Ford: S.1-2
Henry Spearman: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Gene Benson: S4.3-H;2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Jim West: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Bot 8

Edsall Walker: S
Cool Papa Bell: 99/G.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: S.2-H
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: S.1-2
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 9

Gerves Fagan: 99
Barney Brown: 99
Goose Curry: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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