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Homestead Grays @ Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars

1943-05-29 · Night game · Att: 1000 · 2:15

Homestead Grays defeated Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars 11–4. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 9th. Josh Gibson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	11	10
HSL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	10

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	1	0	2	1
Jerry Benjamin	5	3	1	2	1	0
Buck Leonard	2	2	1	0	2	0
Josh Gibson	3	1	1	3	3	0
Howard Easterling	6	0	3	2	0	0
Sam Bankhead	6	1	1	0	0	0
Jud Wilson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Spencer	4	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Wright	5	1	0	0	0	1

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
(unknown)	8	1	4	2	0
Dan Wilson	5	0	2	1	0
Tom Parker	5	0	2	0	0
Buddy Armour	3	1	0	0	2
Harry Williams	3	1	0	0	2
Jim Starks	5	1	1	1	0
Chesley Gray	2	0	0	0	0
Lefty Calhoun	3	0	1	0	0
Frank McCoy	3	0	0	0	0
Frank McAllister	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	9.0	10	4	0

Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Calhoun	8.0	9	8	0
Lefty Boone	1.0	1	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: 99(1)/FO
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Josh Gibson: W.2-3;1-2
Howard Easterling: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Sam Bankhead: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 1

HP
Dan Wilson: 99
Tom Parker: S.1-2
Buddy Armour: 99
Harry Williams: 99

Top 2

Jud Wilson: S
Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Bot 2

Jim Starks: 99
99
Chesley Gray: 99

Top 3

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: HP
Josh Gibson: 99
Howard Easterling: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 3

Lefty Calhoun: S
99
Dan Wilson: 99
Tom Parker: S.1-2
Buddy Armour: 99

Top 4

Jud Wilson: W
Joe Spencer: 99
Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 4

Harry Williams: 99
Jim Starks: 99
HP
Chesley Gray: 99

Top 5

Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Jud Wilson: 99

Bot 5

Lefty Calhoun: 99
S
Dan Wilson: SB2
Dan Wilson: 99
Tom Parker: 99

Top 6

Joe Spencer: W
Johnny Wright: 99(1)/FO
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-3
Jerry Benjamin: 99.3-H
Buck Leonard: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 6

Buddy Armour: E4#
Harry Williams: 99
Jim Starks: 99
99

Top 7

Howard Easterling: S
Sam Bankhead: 99(1)/FO
Jud Wilson: 99
Joe Spencer: S.1-3;B-2(TH)#
Johnny Wright: E2.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)#
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Bot 7

Frank McCoy: 99
Lefty Calhoun: 99
S
Dan Wilson: S.1-2
Tom Parker: 99

Top 8

Jerry Benjamin: W
Buck Leonard: 99/SH.1-2
Josh Gibson: HR/8.2-H
Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 8

Buddy Armour: W
Harry Williams: W.1-2
Jim Starks: S.2-H;1-2
S.2-H;1-2
Frank McCoy: 99
Frank McAllister: 99
S.2-H;1-2
Dan Wilson: S.2-H;1-2
Tom Parker: 99

Top 9

Jud Wilson: E1/TH/BG
Joe Spencer: K
Johnny Wright: K
Cool Papa Bell: K+E2.1-2;B-1
Jerry Benjamin: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Buck Leonard: WP.2-3;1-2#
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Howard Easterling: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 9

Buddy Armour: W
Harry Williams: W.1-2
Jim Starks: 99
99
Frank McCoy: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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