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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Thursday, September 14, 1939 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 1   -   3  6  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  7  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     1         8   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   3    1     0         8   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Country Davis cf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Ray Brown p                           2   1   0    0     1         1   0
Totals                               31   3   6    2     3  10    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
3B:  David Whatley. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Vic Harris. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sam Bankhead, Jelly Jackson. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   1    0     0         9   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jake Dunn rf                          3   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Roy Welmaker ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bill Cooper c                         3   0   1    0     1        12   0
Henry McHenry p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   0   7    0     2   7    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Curtis Harris. 

BATTING -
3B:  Roy Parnell, Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Chester Williams. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9       7   0    0   2   7   0  35
Totals                               9       7   0    0   2   7   0  35


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry L                      9       6   3    2   3  10   1  35
Totals                               9       6   3    2   3  10   1  35



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/14/1939 -- Homestead Grays at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Philadelphia                  
1. D.Whatley           rf        R.Parnell           lf        
2. V.Harris            lf        C.Williams          ss        
3. S.Bankhead          2b        G.Benson            cf        
4. J.Gibson            c         J.Wilson            3b        
5. B.Leonard           1b        J.West              1b        
6. H.Spearman          3b        C.Harris            2b        
7. C.Davis             cf        J.Dunn              rf        
8. J.Jackson           ss        B.Cooper            c         
9. R.Brown             p         H.McHenry           p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Whatley singled; V.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Whatley to second]; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; G.Benson tripled; J.Wilson walked; J.West out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Jackson walked; J.Jackson was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars
0.

STARS 2ND: C.Harris singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
B.Cooper walked [C.Harris to second]; H.McHenry out on unknown
play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); J.Gibson out on unknown play;
B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: 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
0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 5TH: C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: B.Cooper out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; R.Parnell tripled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 6TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Stars 0.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Davis out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; B.Cooper singled; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Stars 0.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown walked;
D.Whatley tripled to right field [R.Brown scored]; V.Harris out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 2, Stars 0.

STARS 8TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
C.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Stars 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled;
H.Spearman out on unknown play [B.Leonard to third]; C.Davis
reached on an error by C.Harris [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no
RBI), C.Davis to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 0.

STARS 9TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.West singled;
C.Harris out on unknown play; R.WELMAKER BATTED FOR J.DUNN;
R.Welmaker singled [J.West to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Stars 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   6   0   5
 Stars            0   7   1   8


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