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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7 Homestead Grays (HOM) 6

Game played on Thursday, July 27, 1939 (N) at Russell Field, Warren PA
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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