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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7

Game played on Sunday, July 16, 1939 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 2  2 1 1  0 0 0   -   7 12  2
Homestead Grays                     0 1 1  2 1 1  1 0 1   -   8  9  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell rf                        4   2   1          1              
Chester Williams ss                   3   2   2          1              
Pat Patterson 2b                      5   1   2          0              
Jud Wilson 3b                         1   0   1          0              
  Curtis Harris 3b                    3   0   2          0              
Jake Dunn lf                          5   0   2          0              
Jim West 1b                           2   0   1          1              
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   0          0              
Leon Ruffin c                         3   2   0          1              
Sam Thompson p                        2   0   1          0              
  Jim Missouri p                      1   0   0          0              
  Henry McHenry p                     1   0   0          0              
Totals                               34   7  12          4   4    24    

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Pat Patterson, Gene Benson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West. 
3B:  Chester Williams. 
SH:  Chester Williams, Jim West. 
HBP:  Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  7


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   1   1          0              
Sam Bankhead 2b                       3   0   1          0              
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   0          0              
Josh Gibson c                         4   3   3    2     0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   2   1          2              
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0          1              
Ray Brown cf                          4   0   2          0              
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   0          0              
Roy Partlow p                         2   1   1          0              
  Tom Parker p                        1   1   0          0              
Totals                               31   8   9          3   5    27    

FIELDING -
E: 3.  David Whatley, Vic Harris, Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead, Ray Brown. 
3B:  Josh Gibson. 
HR:  Josh Gibson 2. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson                         4       5   4        2   2   1  18
Jim Missouri                         2       2   2        1   1   0  9
Henry McHenry L                      2       2   2        0   2   1  8
Totals                               8       9   8        3   5   2  35


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow                          5       8   6        3   2   0  25
Tom Parker W                         4       4   1        1   2   0  16
Totals                               9      12   7        4   4   0  41

HBP:  Roy Partlow. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 3500


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