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Philadelphia Stars @ Homestead Grays

1943-05-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 6500

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 8–2. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 1st. Josh Gibson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Goose Curry	4	0	0	0	0
Roy Parnell	4	0	1	1	0
Gene Benson	4	1	3	0	0
Henry Spearman	3	0	1	1	1
Jimmy Ford	3	0	1	0	0
Jim West	3	0	0	0	0
Buddy Burbage	2	1	1	0	1
Gerves Fagan	2	0	1	0	1
Verdell Mathis	1	0	0	0	0
Henry Miller	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Cash	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	4	2	2	0	0
Buck Leonard	3	2	1	1	1
Josh Gibson	4	3	3	4	0
Howard Easterling	3	1	2	1	1
Sam Bankhead	4	0	1	0	0
Robert Gaston	4	0	1	2	0
Joe Spencer	3	0	0	0	0
Johnny Wright	3	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Verdell Mathis	2.1	6	1	0
Henry Miller	3.2	5	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	7.0	8	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Goose Curry: 99
Roy Parnell: 99
Gene Benson: S
Henry Spearman: W.1-2
Jimmy Ford: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: D
Buck Leonard: T.2-H
Josh Gibson: T.3-H
Howard Easterling: S.3-H
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 2

Jim West: 99
Buddy Burbage: 99
Gerves Fagan: S
Verdell Mathis: 99

Bot 2

Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: D
Cool Papa Bell: FC.2X3(99)
Jerry Benjamin: SB2
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 3

Goose Curry: 99
Roy Parnell: 99
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 3

Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: D
Howard Easterling: W
Sam Bankhead: FC.2-3;1-2#
Robert Gaston: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: 99

Top 4

Henry Spearman: 99
Jimmy Ford: S
Jim West: 99
Buddy Burbage: W.1-2
Gerves Fagan: 99

Bot 4

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Buck Leonard: SB2
Buck Leonard: E6.2-3#
Josh Gibson: 99.3-H(UR)
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 5

Henry Miller: 99
Goose Curry: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Bot 5

Sam Bankhead: S
Robert Gaston: 99
Joe Spencer: FC.1-2#
Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 6

Gene Benson: S
Henry Spearman: S.1-H
Jimmy Ford: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim West: 99

Bot 6

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: HR/8.1-H
Howard Easterling: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 7

Buddy Burbage: S
Gerves Fagan: W.1-2
Bill Cash: 99
Goose Curry: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Roy Parnell: S.3-H;1-2
Gene Benson: S.2-3;1-2
Henry Spearman: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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