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