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Philadelphia Stars @ Homestead Grays

1939-07-23 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 15000

Homestead Grays defeated Philadelphia Stars 11–2. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 1st.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PH5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
HOM	3	0	0	3	3	2	0	0		11	12

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Parnell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chester Williams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Patterson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jud Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Harris	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Dunn	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim West	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gene Benson	4	0	3	1	0	0
Roy Welmaker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Cooper	2	1	1	0	2	0
Henry McHenry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Ruffin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Vic Harris	5	1	1	0	0
Sam Bankhead	3	0	1	2	1
Ray Brown	4	1	1	1	1
Josh Gibson	2	1	0	0	3
Buck Leonard	4	2	2	2	1
Henry Spearman	5	2	3	1	0
Tom Parker	3	2	3	0	0
Jelly Jackson	4	2	0	0	0
Edsall Walker	5	0	1	2	0
David Whatley	2	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Roy Welmaker	5.0	10	3
Webster McDonald	2.0	2	3
Henry Miller	1.0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	8	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Parnell: W
Chester Williams: SB2
Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Bot 1

Vic Harris: 99/G
Sam Bankhead: W
Ray Brown: POCS2(99)
Ray Brown: D9/L
Josh Gibson: IW
Buck Leonard: WP.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: D9.3-H;2-H
Henry Spearman: S9.2-H
Tom Parker: S.1-2
Jelly Jackson: 99/G

Top 2

Curtis Harris: 99
Jake Dunn: 99
Jim West: D
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 2

Edsall Walker: FLE5#
Edsall Walker: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 3

Roy Welmaker: E4#
Roy Parnell: 99/SH.1-2#
Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99

Bot 3

Ray Brown: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: PO1(99)#
Buck Leonard: S
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 4

Bill Cooper: W
Curtis Harris: S.1-3
Jake Dunn: S.3-H;1-2
Jim West: K
Gene Benson: S.2-H;1-2
Roy Welmaker: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Bot 4

Tom Parker: S
Jelly Jackson: FC1/SH.1-2#
Edsall Walker: 99
Vic Harris: E5.2-3;1-2#
Sam Bankhead: S.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
Ray Brown: 99.3-H(UR)
Josh Gibson: 99/P

Top 5

Chester Williams: S
Pat Patterson: 99
Bill Cooper: W.1-2
Curtis Harris: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Bot 5

Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: S
Tom Parker: S.1-2
Jelly Jackson: E1.2-3;1-2
Edsall Walker: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Vic Harris: E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3#
Sam Bankhead: 99
Ray Brown: 99

Top 6

Jim West: 99
Gene Benson: S
Henry McHenry: E1.1-2#
Roy Parnell: 99
Chester Williams: 99

Bot 6

Josh Gibson: 99/P
Buck Leonard: W
Henry Spearman: S.1-H(E5)(NR)(UR);B-2
David Whatley: E4.2-H(NR)(UR)
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 9/F

Top 7

Pat Patterson: 99
Bill Cooper: S
Curtis Harris: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Bot 7

Vic Harris: D
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.2-3
Ray Brown: W
Josh Gibson: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 8

Jim West: 99
Gene Benson: D
Leon Ruffin: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Bot 8

David Whatley: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Top 9

Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: E6/TH.B-2#
Bill Cooper: 99
Curtis Harris: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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