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Homestead Grays @ Philadelphia Stars

1940-06-01 · Day game · dry

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 5–2. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 8th. David Whatley went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	12
PH5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Whatley	5	1	2	3	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Harris	5	0	2	0	0	0
Buck Leonard	3	1	0	0	2	0
Howard Easterling	5	1	2	0	0	0
Matt Carlisle	5	0	0	0	0	1
Robert Gaston	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jelly Jackson	4	0	3	1	0	0
Willie Stevenson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jud Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Cooper	2	1	0	0	1	0
Roy Parnell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Dunn	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gene Benson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim West	3	0	1	0	1	1
Darius Bea	4	0	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	3	0	0	0	1	0
Curtis Harris	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Thompson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Henry McHenry	1	0	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Stevenson	7.0	4	3	1
Edsall Walker	2.0	1	0	1

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Thompson	9.0	12	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Whatley: 5/L
Jerry Benjamin: 3/P
Vic Harris: 43

Bot 1

Bill Cooper: W
Roy Parnell: 53.1-2
Jake Dunn: D9.2-H
Gene Benson: E6.2-H(NR)(UR)
Jim West: 7
Darius Bea: CS2(26)#

Top 2

Buck Leonard: W
Howard Easterling: S9.1-3#
Matt Carlisle: K
Robert Gaston: 13.3-H;1-2
Jelly Jackson: S7.2-H
Willie Stevenson: 64(1)/FO#

Bot 2

Darius Bea: 43
13
Curtis Harris: K

Top 3

David Whatley: 7
Jerry Benjamin: 13
Vic Harris: S8
Buck Leonard: 3/P

Bot 3

Sam Thompson: 53
Bill Cooper: 8
Roy Parnell: 13

Top 4

Howard Easterling: S8
Matt Carlisle: 8
Robert Gaston: 6/P
Jelly Jackson: S7.1-2
Willie Stevenson: S7.2-3;1-2
David Whatley: 13

Bot 4

Jake Dunn: 8
Gene Benson: S7
Jim West: S8.1-2#
Darius Bea: 9
W.2-3;1-2
Curtis Harris: 63

Top 5

Jerry Benjamin: 4/P
Vic Harris: S9
Buck Leonard: 3(B)4(1)/GDP

Bot 5

Sam Thompson: S7
Bill Cooper: 64(1)/FO#
Roy Parnell: 7(B)3(1)/FDP

Top 6

Howard Easterling: 43
Matt Carlisle: 13
Robert Gaston: W
Jelly Jackson: 42(B)#

Bot 6

Jake Dunn: 43
Gene Benson: 43
Jim West: W
Darius Bea: 9

Top 7

Willie Stevenson: K
David Whatley: S8
Jerry Benjamin: HP.1-2
Vic Harris: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: W
Howard Easterling: 3/L

Bot 7

4/L
Curtis Harris: 43
Sam Thompson: 7

Top 8

Matt Carlisle: 63
Robert Gaston: S7
Jelly Jackson: S9.1-2
Jud Wilson: 64(1)/FO.2-3;B-1(E4)
David Whatley: HR/7.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Jerry Benjamin: S7
Vic Harris: SB2
Vic Harris: 43

Bot 8

Henry McHenry: S9
Roy Parnell: 43.1-2
Jake Dunn: 3
Gene Benson: 23

Top 9

Buck Leonard: 7
Howard Easterling: 9
Matt Carlisle: 7

Bot 9

Jim West: K
Darius Bea: 53
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