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Philadelphia Stars @ Homestead Grays

1948-05-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 7000

Philadelphia Stars defeated Homestead Grays 8–7. Philadelphia Stars put up 4 in the 7th. Harry Simpson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PH5	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	8	8
HOM	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	12

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Murray Watkins	5	2	1	0	0
Frank Austin	4	2	1	1	1
Bill Cash	5	0	1	4	0
Gene Benson	4	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	2	2	2	0
Doc Dennis	4	0	0	0	0
Mahlon Duckett	4	0	1	1	0
Stanley Glenn	4	1	1	0	0
Henry Miller	3	1	1	0	0
Bill Ricks	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Luis Marquez	5	2	2	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	1	1	0	0
Bob Thurman	4	2	2	1	1
Luke Easter	3	2	3	1	2
Tom Parker	5	0	1	2	0
Eudie Napier	5	0	1	1	0
Charles Gary	3	0	0	0	0
Clarence Bruce	3	0	1	0	0
Frank Thompson	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Boston	1	0	1	2	0
Buck Leonard	1	0	0	0	0
Wilmer Fields	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henry Miller	6.0	10	3	0
Bill Ricks	3.0	2	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Thompson	6.0	7	1	0
Wilmer Fields	3.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Bot 1

Luis Marquez: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: W.1-2#
Luke Easter: W.2-3;1-2#
Tom Parker: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Eudie Napier: S.2-H;1-2
Charles Gary: 99
Clarence Bruce: 99

Top 2

Gene Benson: 99
Harry Simpson: 99
Doc Dennis: 99

Bot 2

Frank Thompson: 99
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 3

Mahlon Duckett: 99
Stanley Glenn: S
Henry Miller: 99
Murray Watkins: E4.1-2
Frank Austin: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Cash: T8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 3

Bob Thurman: 99
Luke Easter: S
Tom Parker: 99
Eudie Napier: 99

Top 4

Harry Simpson: 99
Doc Dennis: 99
Mahlon Duckett: 99

Bot 4

Charles Gary: 99
Clarence Bruce: S
Frank Thompson: 99
Luis Marquez: 99

Top 5

Stanley Glenn: E4#
Henry Miller: 99
Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: 99

Bot 5

Sam Bankhead: 99
Bob Thurman: S
Luke Easter: W.1-2#
Tom Parker: 99
Eudie Napier: 99

Top 6

Bill Cash: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Harry Simpson: S
Doc Dennis: E4.1-2#
Mahlon Duckett: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Stanley Glenn: 99

Bot 6

Charles Gary: 99
Clarence Bruce: 99
Frank Thompson: 99

Top 7

Henry Miller: S#
Murray Watkins: S.1-2
Frank Austin: S.2-H;1-3
Bill Cash: 99.3-H#
Gene Benson: PO1(E1).1-2#
Gene Benson: 99
Harry Simpson: HR.2-H#
Doc Dennis: 99

Bot 7

Luis Marquez: S
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Bob Thurman: S.2-H;1-2
Luke Easter: S.2-H;1-2
Tom Parker: 99
Eudie Napier: 99.2-3;1-2#
Bob Boston: S.3-H;2-H
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 8

Mahlon Duckett: 99
Stanley Glenn: 99
Bill Ricks: 99

Bot 8

Wilmer Fields: 99
Luis Marquez: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 9

Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Bot 9

Bob Thurman: 99
Luke Easter: S
Tom Parker: 99
Eudie Napier: 99

Notes & reviews

Box score has several inconsistencies. Resolution here is plausible. $Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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