Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 6 Homestead Grays 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 x - 11 12 3 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Chester Williams ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 Pat Patterson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jud Wilson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cooper c 2 1 1 0 2 5 0 Curtis Harris c, 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Jake Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Jim West 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 3 Gene Benson cf 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 Roy Welmaker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 Henry McHenry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Webster McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 2 8 2 3 4 24 12 FIELDING - E: 6. Pat Patterson, Jud Wilson, Curtis Harris 2, Jim West, Roy Welmaker. BATTING - 2B: Jim West, Gene Benson. SH: Roy Parnell. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Roy Parnell. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 Ray Brown cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 Josh Gibson c 2 1 0 0 3 6 3 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 2 1 14 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 Tom Parker rf 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 David Whatley rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 2 0 0 0 1 6 Edsall Walker p 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 Totals 37 11 12 8 6 5 27 16 FIELDING - E: 3. Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson, Edsall Walker. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris, Ray Brown, Buck Leonard, Edsall Walker. SH: Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker L 5 10 9 6 3 4 0 30 Webster McDonald 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 12 Henry Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 12 11 6 6 5 0 45 WP: Roy Welmaker. IW: Roy Welmaker. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 8 2 2 3 4 0 41 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 4 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Josh Devoe, 2B - , 3B - James Crump Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 15000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/23/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Homestead 1. R.Parnell rf V.Harris lf 2. C.Williams ss S.Bankhead 2b 3. P.Patterson 2b R.Brown cf 4. J.Wilson 3b J.Gibson c 5. C.Harris c B.Leonard 1b 6. J.Dunn lf H.Spearman 3b 7. J.West 1b T.Parker rf 8. G.Benson cf J.Jackson ss 9. R.Welmaker p E.Walker p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Parnell walked; R.Parnell stole second; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; S.Bankhead was picked off and caught stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Brown doubled to right field; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; R.Welmaker threw a wild pitch [R.Brown to third, J.Gibson to second]; B.Leonard doubled to right field [R.Brown scored, J.Gibson scored]; H.Spearman singled to right field [B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker singled [H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. STARS 2ND: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.West doubled; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson dropped a foul fly hit by E.Walker; E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. STARS 3RD: R.Welmaker reached on an error by S.Bankhead [R.Welmaker to first]; R.Parnell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Welmaker to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: B.COOPER REPLACED J.WILSON (PLAYING C); C.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; J.Gibson was picked off first (unknown fielder); B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 3. STARS 4TH: B.Cooper walked; C.Harris singled [B.Cooper to third]; J.Dunn singled [B.Cooper scored, C.Harris to second]; J.West struck out; G.Benson singled [C.Harris scored, J.Dunn to second]; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: T.Parker singled; J.Jackson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [T.Parker to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; V.Harris reached on an error by C.Harris [T.Parker to third, J.Jackson to second, V.Harris to first]; S.Bankhead singled [T.Parker scored, J.Jackson scored (unearned), V.Harris to third]; R.Brown out on unknown play [V.Harris scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson popped to unknown fielder; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 6. STARS 5TH: C.Williams singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Cooper walked [C.Williams to second]; C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 6. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled; T.Parker singled [H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson reached on an error by R.Welmaker [H.Spearman to third, T.Parker to second, J.Jackson to first]; E.Walker doubled [H.Spearman scored, T.Parker scored, J.Jackson to third]; V.Harris reached on an error by J.West [J.Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Walker to third, V.Harris to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 9. STARS 6TH: D.WHATLEY REPLACED T.PARKER (PLAYING RF); J.West out on unknown play; G.Benson singled; H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR R.WELMAKER; H.McHenry reached on an error by E.Walker [G.Benson to second, H.McHenry to first]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 9. GRAYS 6TH: W.MCDONALD REPLACED H.MCHENRY (PITCHING); J.Gibson popped to unknown fielder; B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman singled [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by C.Harris), H.Spearman to second]; D.Whatley reached on an error by P.Patterson [H.Spearman scored (unearned) (no RBI), D.Whatley to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker flied to R.Parnell; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. STARS 7TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Cooper singled; C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris doubled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to third]; R.Brown walked; J.Gibson walked [R.Brown to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. STARS 8TH: J.West out on unknown play; G.Benson doubled; L.RUFFIN BATTED FOR W.MCDONALD; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. GRAYS 8TH: H.MILLER REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PITCHING); D.Whatley out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. STARS 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson reached on an error by J.Jackson [P.Patterson to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Grays 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 2 8 6 12 Grays 11 12 3 10
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