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Homestead Grays (HOM) 12 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Saturday, May 27, 1939 (D) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  2 2 1   -   5  8  1
Homestead Grays                     3 0 1  0 5 2  1 0 x   -  12 17  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        4   1   2          0         5   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0          0         4   1
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   1   0          1         3   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   1   2          0         2   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   2          0         2   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   0          0         6   0
Jake Dunn 2b                          4   0   1          0         1   1
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   0   1          0         1   0
Spoon Carter p                        1   0   0          0         0   0
  Henry McHenry p                     3   0   0          0         0   1
Totals                               35   5   8          1   2    24   3

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jud Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jud Wilson. 
3B:  Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   2          0         4   0
David Whatley rf                      5   1   3          0         1   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       4   1   0          1         3   7
Josh Gibson c                         4   2   1          1         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   3   3    6     0        14   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   2   4          0         1   1
Tom Parker lf                         4   0   1          0         1   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   1   1          0         1   3
Ray Brown p                           4   2   2          0         0   1
Totals                               38  12  17          2   2    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Henry Spearman, Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Ray Brown. 
3B:  Josh Gibson, Henry Spearman. 
HR:  Buck Leonard 2. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter L                       4.2    11   9        1   1   2  23
Henry McHenry                        3.1     6   3        1   1   0  17
Totals                               8      17  12        2   2   2  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       8   5        1   2   0  36
Totals                               9       8   5        1   2   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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