Homestead Grays 3 – 4 Philadelphia Stars
19 August 1944 · PHI17
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples · 3 | Frank Austin | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Bill Ricks | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Papa Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Benjamin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sam Bankhead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buck Leonard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Josh Gibson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jelly Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ray Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Johnson | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Philadelphia Stars batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Austin | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 3B |
| Gene Benson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed Stone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marvin Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barney Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henry Spearman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Ricks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Philadelphia Stars pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ricks | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |