HOM @ PH5

September 13, 1939

Final Score: HOM 3 - PH5 5

Game Information

Ballpark
44th and Parkside
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
welmr101
Losing Pitcher
walke103

Umpires

Home Plate
Fred McCreary
First Base
Cool Turner

Line Score

HOM @ PH5 — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
PH5 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 x 5 9 0

HOM Batting

HOM @ PH5 — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Josh Gibson 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Jelly Jackson 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Parker 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Henry Spearman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Edsall Walker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
David Whatley 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 27 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .148

PH5 Batting

HOM @ PH5 — PH5 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Cooper 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jake Dunn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Curtis Harris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Parnell 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .600
Leon Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Welmaker 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Chester Williams 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400
Jud Wilson 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 5 7 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 .259

HOM Pitching

HOM @ PH5 — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Edsall Walker (L) L 8.0 9 5 5 5 5 2 5.62
Team Totals 8.0 9 5 5 5 5 2 5.62

PH5 Pitching

HOM @ PH5 — PH5 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Welmaker (W) W 9.0 5 3 3 4 11 1 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 3 3 4 11 1 3.00

Homestead Grays at Philadelphia Stars, September 13, 1939

The Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 5-3 at 44th and Parkside on September 13, 1939 in a Division Series game. The information panel shows a night start. The Homestead Grays scored in the first and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run first. The line score has the Philadelphia Stars crossing the plate in the third, fifth, and seventh; the fifth brought 3 runs. Hits were 5 for the Homestead Grays and 9 for the Philadelphia Stars, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to welmr101. Walke103 took the loss. Roy Welmaker led all pitchers with 11 strikeouts. For the Homestead Grays, Josh Gibson went 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The Philadelphia Stars' top hitter was Roy Parnell, 3 for 5, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Fred McCreary.

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