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Philadelphia Stars @ Homestead Grays

1939-07-27 · Night game · 10 innings · Att: 1300

Philadelphia Stars defeated Homestead Grays 7–6. Philadelphia Stars put up 3 in the 6th. Josh Gibson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PH5	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	7	12
HOM	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	8

Philadelphia Stars — batting

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

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Harris	3	0	0	2	1	0
Ray Brown	5	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	1	1	0	0
Josh Gibson	4	1	2	3	1	0
Buck Leonard	4	0	0	0	1	0
Henry Spearman	5	0	1	0	0	1
(unknown)	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jelly Jackson	3	2	0	0	2	0
Specs Roberts	2	0	1	0	1	0
David Whatley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Partlow	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Missouri	5.1	7	5	1
Henry McHenry	4.2	1	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Specs Roberts	8.0	8	5	0
Edsall Walker	2.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Parnell: 99
Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99

Bot 1

Vic Harris: E6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Ray Brown: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Henry Spearman: 99

Top 2

Gene Benson: 99
Jud Wilson: W
Jim West: FC.1-2#
Jake Dunn: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 2

99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Specs Roberts: 99

Top 3

Leon Ruffin: HP
Jim Missouri: 99
Roy Parnell: 99/SH.1-2
Chester Williams: W
Pat Patterson: S.2-H;1-2
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 3

Vic Harris: 99
Ray Brown: S
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
Josh Gibson: HR/89.2-H;1-H
Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
99

Top 4

Jud Wilson: W
Jim West: S.1-2
Jake Dunn: 99
Leon Ruffin: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 4

Jelly Jackson: 99
Specs Roberts: S
Vic Harris: 54(1)3/GDP#

Top 5

Jim Missouri: 99
Roy Parnell: 99
Chester Williams: 99

Bot 5

Ray Brown: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 6

Pat Patterson: D
Gene Benson: 99/F
Jud Wilson: W
Jim West: 99/G.2-3;1-2
Jake Dunn: IW
Curtis Harris: S.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jim Missouri: 99

Bot 6

Henry Spearman: K
S5/BG
Jelly Jackson: W.1-2
Specs Roberts: W.2-3;1-2
Vic Harris: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ray Brown: 99/F
Sam Bankhead: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: 99/F

Top 7

Roy Parnell: S
Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99
Gene Benson: 99

Bot 7

Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: 99
David Whatley: 99

Top 8

Jud Wilson: 99
Jim West: S
Jake Dunn: T.1-H
Curtis Harris: S.3-H
Henry McHenry: 99/F
Roy Parnell: 99/F

Bot 8

Jelly Jackson: W
Roy Partlow: S8.1-3;BX2(86)
Vic Harris: 9/SF.3-H
Ray Brown: 99

Top 9

Chester Williams: D
Pat Patterson: E2/SH.2-3#
Gene Benson: 99
Jud Wilson: S5.3-3;1-2#
Jim West: 99
Jake Dunn: 99

Bot 9

Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 10

Curtis Harris: S
Henry McHenry: K
Roy Parnell: D9.1-H
Chester Williams: 99
Pat Patterson: 99

Bot 10

Henry Spearman: 99
David Whatley: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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