Philadelphia Stars 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 - 7 12 3 Homestead Grays 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 6 8 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Chester Williams ss 5 0 1 0 1 5 5 Pat Patterson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 3 4 Gene Benson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jud Wilson 3b 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 Jim West 1b 5 1 2 0 0 11 0 Jake Dunn rf 4 2 1 1 1 4 0 Leon Ruffin c 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Curtis Harris ph, c 3 1 3 4 0 3 0 Jim Missouri p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry McHenry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 40 7 12 7 5 4 30 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Pat Patterson, Jud Wilson, Jim West. E: 3. Chester Williams 3. BATTING - 2B: Roy Parnell, Chester Williams, Pat Patterson. 3B: Jake Dunn. SH: Roy Parnell, Pat Patterson. HBP: Leon Ruffin. IW: Jake Dunn. GDP: Jake Dunn, Leon Ruffin. Team LOB: 11 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 Ray Brown cf 5 1 1 0 0 5 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 1 1 1 0 4 4 Josh Gibson c 4 1 2 3 1 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 1 11 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Thompson rf 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 David Whatley rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 2 0 0 2 2 6 Specs Roberts p 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 Roy Partlow ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 8 6 6 5 30 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sam Bankhead 2, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson 2. E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - HR: Josh Gibson. SF: Vic Harris. HBP: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Vic Harris. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Missouri 5.1 7 5 5 5 2 1 28 Henry McHenry W 4.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 16 Totals 10 8 6 6 6 5 1 44 HBP: Henry McHenry. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Specs Roberts 8 8 6 6 5 2 0 37 Edsall Walker L 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 11 Totals 10 12 7 7 5 4 0 48 HBP: Specs Roberts. IW: Specs Roberts. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1300 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/27/1939 -- Philadelphia Stars at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Homestead 1. R.Parnell lf V.Harris lf 2. C.Williams ss R.Brown cf 3. P.Patterson 2b S.Bankhead 2b 4. G.Benson cf J.Gibson c 5. J.Wilson 3b B.Leonard 1b 6. J.West 1b H.Spearman 3b 7. J.Dunn rf rf 8. L.Ruffin c J.Jackson ss 9. J.Missouri p S.Roberts p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris reached on an error by C.Williams [V.Harris to second (error by C.Williams)]; R.Brown out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; J.West reached on a fielder's choice [J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.West out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Grays 0. STARS 3RD: L.Ruffin was hit by a pitch; J.Missouri out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Ruffin to second]; C.Williams walked; P.Patterson singled [L.Ruffin scored, C.Williams to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown singled; S.Bankhead singled [R.Brown to second]; J.Gibson homered to right-center [R.Brown scored, S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled to shortstop [H.Spearman to second (error by C.Williams)]; out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 3. STARS 4TH: J.Wilson walked; J.West singled [J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Ruffin grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [J.West out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Roberts singled; V.Harris grounded into a double play (J.Wilson to P.Patterson to J.West) [S.Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 3. STARS 5TH: J.Missouri out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Grays 3. STARS 6TH: P.Patterson doubled; G.Benson flied to unknown fielder; J.Wilson walked; J.West out on unknown play [P.Patterson to third, J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn was walked intentionally; C.HARRIS BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; C.Harris singled [P.Patterson scored, J.Wilson scored, J.Dunn scored]; J.Missouri out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: C.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.Spearman struck out; On a bunt singled to third base; J.Jackson walked [ to second]; S.Roberts walked [ to third, J.Jackson to second]; V.Harris walked [ scored, J.Jackson to third, S.Roberts to second]; H.MCHENRY REPLACED J.MISSOURI (PITCHING); R.Brown flied to unknown fielder; S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch [J.Jackson scored, S.Roberts to third, V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 5. STARS 7TH: D.WHATLEY REPLACED (PLAYING RF); R.Parnell singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Grays 5. STARS 8TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.West singled; J.Dunn tripled [J.West scored]; C.Harris singled [J.Dunn scored]; H.McHenry flied to unknown fielder; R.Parnell flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 6, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson walked; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR S.ROBERTS; R.Partlow singled to center field (G.Benson to C.Williams) [J.Jackson to third, R.Partlow out at second]; V.Harris out on a sacrifice fly to J.Dunn [J.Jackson scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 6, Grays 6. STARS 9TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); C.Williams doubled; P.Patterson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Gibson [C.Williams to third, P.Patterson to first]; G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled to third base [P.Patterson to second]; J.West out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Stars 6, Grays 6. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 6, Grays 6. STARS 10TH: C.Harris singled; H.McHenry struck out; R.Parnell doubled to right field [C.Harris scored]; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 7, Grays 6. GRAYS 10TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 7, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 7 12 3 11 Grays 6 8 1 8
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