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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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