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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 1  0 3 0  1 0 x   -   5  9  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Ray Brown ph, rf                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Country Davis cf                      4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    2     1         5   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        10   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Tom Parker lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     1         2   0
  J. Brown ph                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Edsall Walker p                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Totals                               32   3   5    3     4  11    24   0


BATTING -
2B:  Country Davis. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        5   2   3    4     0         0   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   0   2    1     0         0   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   2    0     1         1   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jake Dunn rf                          4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     1        11   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         1   1   0    0     3         0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         0   0   0    0     0         5   0
  Bill Cooper c                       4   1   0    0     0         8   0
Roy Welmaker p                        4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   5   9    5     5   5    27   0


BATTING -
3B:  Chester Williams. 
HR:  Roy Parnell 2. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker L                      8       9   5    5   5   5   2  38
Totals                               8       9   5    5   5   5   2  38


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       9       5   3    3   4  11   1  36
Totals                               9       5   3    3   4  11   1  36



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Cool Turner

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/13/1939 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. D.Whatley           rf        R.Parnell           lf        
2. C.Davis             cf        C.Williams          ss        
3. S.Bankhead          2b        G.Benson            cf        
4. J.Gibson            c         C.Harris            2b        
5. B.Leonard           1b        J.Dunn              rf        
6. H.Spearman          3b        J.West              1b        
7. T.Parker            lf        J.Wilson            3b        
8. J.Jackson           ss        L.Ruffin            c         
9. E.Walker            p         R.Welmaker          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; C.Davis out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Gibson homered [S.Bankhead scored];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; G.Benson singled; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.COOPER REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PLAYING C); H.Spearman
out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Jackson
walked; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
2, Stars 0.

GRAYS 3RD: D.Whatley out on unknown play; C.Davis out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: B.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play; R.Parnell homered; C.Williams out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 1.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson 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 1.

GRAYS 5TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: J.West walked; J.Wilson walked [J.West to second];
B.Cooper forced J.West (unknown fielder) [J.Wilson to second,
B.Cooper to first]; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; R.Parnell
homered [J.Wilson scored, B.Cooper scored]; C.Williams singled;
G.Benson singled [C.Williams to second]; C.Harris out on unknown
play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 4.

GRAYS 6TH: D.Whatley singled; C.Davis doubled [D.Whatley
scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 4.

STARS 6TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; J.Wilson walked; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 4.

GRAYS 7TH: T.Parker singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
E.Walker out on unknown play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR D.WHATLEY;
R.Brown singled [T.Parker to second]; C.Davis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.Welmaker
singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled
[R.Welmaker scored]; G.Benson walked; C.Harris out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
3, Stars 5.

GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 5.

STARS 8TH: J.West out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked;
B.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Welmaker singled [J.Wilson to
second]; R.Parnell singled [J.Wilson to third, R.Welmaker to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Grays 3, Stars 5.

GRAYS 9TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; J.BROWN BATTED FOR
J.JACKSON; J.Brown out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   5   0   6
 Stars            5   9   0   9


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