Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Saturday, July 29, 1939 at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 1  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   4  9  3
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 2  0 1 3  0 0 x   -   6 10  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   2   2    1     1         1   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       4   2   2          1         7   4
Tom Parker cf                         4   0   2          1         0   0
Josh Gibson lf, c                     4   0   0          0         9   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   1          0         0   2
Vic Harris 1b                         5   0   0          0         5   0
Robert Gaston c                       3   0   1          0         1   0
  Roy Partlow lf                      2   0   0          0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      4   0   0          0         1   3
Ray Brown p                           3   0   1          0         0   3
  Edsall Walker p                     0   0   0          1         0   1
Totals                               38   4   9          4   3    24    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Vic Harris, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 3.  Josh Gibson 2, Henry Spearman. 
PB: 2.  Josh Gibson Robert Gaston. 

BATTING -
HR:  David Whatley. 
SH:  Josh Gibson, Jelly Jackson. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Whatley. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   0          1         3   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   1   2          0         3   5
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   3   2          0         1   2
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   2          1         1   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   2          0         5   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   0          0        10   0
Jake Dunn rf                          4   0   1          0         0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   0          0         4   0
Henry Miller p                        2   2   0          1         0   0
  Henry McHenry p                     1   0   1          0         0   1
Totals                               35   6  10          3   2    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Chester Williams, Pat Patterson, Jim West. 
E: 1.  Chester Williams. 
PB: 1.  Leon Ruffin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson, Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown L                          5.2     9   6        2   0   0  29
Edsall Walker                        2.1     1   0        1   2   0  9
Totals                               8      10   6        3   2   0  38

WP:  Edsall Walker. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       6.1     8   4        3   2   1  34
Henry McHenry                        2.2     1   0        1   1   0  10
Totals                               9       9   4        4   3   1  44

WP:  Henry Miller. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell

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