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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Sunday, June 4, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 2 0   -   4 12  2
New York Black Yankees              0 0 3  0 1 0  0 1 x   -   5  8  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   2    0     1   0     1   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   0   1    0     0   0     3   1
Pat Patterson 2b                      5   0   2    0     0   0     3   2
Bill Perkins c                        5   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         5   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   1   1    2     0   0     3   0
Jake Dunn lf                          4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   0   1    0     0   0    12   1
Webster McDonald p                    4   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               39   4  12    4     1   1    24   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Chester Williams, Pat Patterson, Curtis Harris. 
E: 2.  Chester Williams, Jud Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson. 
HR:  Gene Benson, Webster McDonald. 
HBP:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clyde Spearman. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   1   2    0     0         4   0
Flash Miller ss                       4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Goose Curry cf                        4   1   1    2     0         2   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    1     0         7   0
Zollie Wright rf                      4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Clarence Palm c                       3   0   1    0     0         4   0
George Scales 3b                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Terris McDuffie p                     2   2   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Holland p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   5   8    4     0   1    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Flash Miller, Goose Curry, Johnny Washington. 
SH:  Ameal Brooks. 
HBP:  Terris McDuffie. 
GDP:  Terris McDuffie. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   8       8   5    1   0   1   0  33
Totals                               8       8   5    1   0   1   0  33

HBP:  Webster McDonald. 

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie                      7.2    12   4    4   1   1   2  37
Bill Holland W                       1.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9      12   4    4   1   1   2  41

HBP:  Terris McDuffie. 


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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Josh Devoe, 2B -  , 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 12000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/4/1939, game 2 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. C.Spearman          rf        D.Campbell          2b        
2. C.Williams          ss        F.Miller            ss        
3. P.Patterson         2b        G.Curry             cf        
4. B.Perkins           c         A.Brooks            lf        
5. J.Wilson            3b        J.Washington        1b        
6. G.Benson            cf        Z.Wright            rf        
7. J.Dunn              lf        C.Palm              c         
8. C.Harris            1b        G.Scales            3b        
9. W.McDonald          p         T.McDuffie          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Spearman singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: D.Campbell out on unknown play; F.Miller out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Wilson singled; G.Benson was hit by a pitch
[J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn popped to C.Palm in foul territory;
C.Harris grounded out (J.Washington unassisted) [J.Wilson to
third, G.Benson to second]; W.McDonald flied to Z.Wright; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Williams singled
to left field; P.Patterson doubled to left field [C.Williams to
third]; B.Perkins was called out on strikes; J.Wilson popped to
C.Palm in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: C.Palm singled to left field; G.Scales
popped to C.Williams; T.McDuffie forced C.Palm (C.Harris to
C.Williams) [T.McDuffie to first]; D.Campbell singled to second
base [T.McDuffie to second]; F.Miller reached on an error by
C.Williams [T.McDuffie scored (unearned) (no RBI), D.Campbell to
second, F.Miller to first]; G.Curry doubled to center field
[D.Campbell scored (unearned), F.Miller scored (unearned)];
A.Brooks grounded out (P.Patterson to C.Harris); 3 R (0 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 3.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; C.Harris singled; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; Z.Wright
singled; C.Palm out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 3.

STARS 5TH: C.Spearman walked; C.Williams out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: T.McDuffie was hit by a pitch; D.Campbell
flied to C.Spearman [T.McDuffie to second]; F.Miller doubled to
right field [T.McDuffie scored]; G.Curry grounded out
(P.Patterson to C.Harris) [F.Miller to third]; A.Brooks flied to
G.Benson; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 4.

STARS 6TH: J.Wilson singled; G.Benson homered to rightfield
[J.Wilson scored]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; W.McDonald singled; C.Spearman out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; Z.Wright
out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 4.

STARS 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled;
B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: G.Scales singled; T.McDuffie grounded into a
double play (C.Williams to C.Harris) [G.Scales out at second];
D.Campbell singled; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 4.

STARS 8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Dunn singled;
C.Harris out on unknown play; W.McDonald homered to leftfield
[J.Dunn scored]; C.Spearman singled; C.Spearman stole second;
B.HOLLAND REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); C.Williams out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: G.Curry reached on an error by J.Wilson
[G.Curry to first]; A.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Curry to second]; J.Washington doubled [G.Curry
scored (unearned)]; Z.Wright lined into a double play
(P.Patterson unassisted) [J.Washington out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Black Yankees 5.

STARS 9TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Wilson popped to C.Palm in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Black Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4  12   2  10
 Black Yankees    5   8   0   4


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