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Homestead Grays (HOM) 11 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

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



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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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