Homestead Grays 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 - 6 10 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 Vic Harris lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 3 1 1 1 0 6 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 2 2 1 13 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jelly Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Willie Ferrell p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 5 8 4 3 7 26 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. 3B: Jelly Jackson. SH: Josh Gibson. GDP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: David Whatley, Sam Bankhead. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roy Parnell lf 4 0 2 0 1 3 0 Chester Williams ss 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 Pat Patterson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 Gene Benson cf 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 Jim West 1b 3 1 1 2 0 7 0 Curtis Harris 2b 4 0 1 1 0 4 4 Jake Dunn rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Bill Cooper ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Miller p 3 1 1 0 0 0 7 Totals 34 6 10 5 2 2 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Pat Patterson, Jim West, Curtis Harris. E: 1. Jim West. BATTING - 2B: Jake Dunn. 3B: Gene Benson. SH: Henry Miller. SF: Jim West. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell L 8.2 10 6 5 2 2 0 38 Totals 8.2 10 6 5 2 2 0 38 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller W 9 8 5 5 3 7 0 37 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 7 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 9/2/1939 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Philadelphia 1. D.Whatley rf R.Parnell lf 2. V.Harris lf C.Williams ss 3. S.Bankhead 2b P.Patterson 3b 4. J.Gibson c G.Benson cf 5. B.Leonard 1b J.West 1b 6. H.Spearman 3b C.Harris 2b 7. R.Brown cf J.Dunn rf 8. J.Jackson ss L.Ruffin c 9. W.Ferrell p H.Miller p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Box score shows Gibson in CF and Ray Brown catching; reverse; D.Whatley walked; V.Harris out on unknown play [D.Whatley to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [D.Whatley to third]; B.Leonard doubled to right field [D.Whatley scored, J.Gibson scored]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: 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. Grays 2, Stars 0. GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Stars 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; S.Bankhead singled [V.Harris to third]; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris scored, S.Bankhead to third]; B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked; G.Benson singled [P.Patterson to second]; J.West singled [P.Patterson scored, G.Benson to second]; C.Harris singled [G.Benson scored, J.West to third]; J.Dunn flied to R.Brown [J.West scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Gibson)]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Stars 3. GRAYS 5TH: D.Whatley singled; D.Whatley stole second; V.Harris singled [D.Whatley to third]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (P.Patterson to C.Harris to J.West) [D.Whatley scored (no RBI), V.Harris out at second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 3. STARS 5TH: H.Miller singled; R.Parnell singled [H.Miller to third]; C.Williams out on unknown play [H.Miller scored]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. STARS 6TH: J.West out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn doubled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Stars 4. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson tripled; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; D.Whatley walked; V.Harris out on unknown play [J.Jackson scored]; D.Whatley was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.West [D.Whatley to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 4. STARS 7TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked; C.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 4. STARS 8TH: G.Benson tripled to left field; J.West out on a sacrifice fly to V.Harris [G.Benson scored]; C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 5. GRAYS 9TH: J.Jackson struck out; W.Ferrell struck out; D.Whatley grounded out (J.West unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 5. STARS 9TH: B.COOPER BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; B.Cooper singled to left field; H.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cooper to second]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams singled [B.Cooper scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Stars 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 8 1 5 Stars 6 10 1 6
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