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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
League Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 1  0 0 3  0 1 x   -   5  9  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      3   1   1    0     1         0    
  J. Brown                            1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Country Davis cf                      4   0   1    0     0         2    
Sam Bankhead 2b                       3   1   0    0     1         1    
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    2     1         5    
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        10    
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1    
Tom Parker lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1    
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   0   0    0     1         2    
  Ray Brown                           1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Edsall Walker p                       4   0   0    0     0         2    
Totals                               32   3   5    2     5        24    


BATTING -
2B:  Country Davis. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        5   2   3    4     0         0    
Chester Williams ss                   5   0   2    0     0         0    
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   2    0     1         1    
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         0    
Jake Dunn rf                          4   0   0    0     0         2    
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     1        11    
Jud Wilson 3b                         1   1   0    0     3         0    
Leon Ruffin c                         0   0   0    0     0         5    
  Bill Cooper c                       4   1   0    0     0         8    
Roy Welmaker p                        4   1   2    0     0         0    
Totals                               33   5   9    4     5        27    


BATTING -
3B:  Chester Williams. 
HR:  Roy Parnell 2. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker L                      8       9   5        5   5   2  38
Totals                               8       9   5        5   5   2  38


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       9       5   3        5  11   1  37
Totals                               9       5   3        5  11   1  37



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

Time of Game: 0:0-1   Attendance: 0


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