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1939 Philadelphia Stars Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 24-29-1, Finished 6th in Negro National League II

Postseason: Lost NN2 Playoffs (3-2) to Homestead Grays

Managers: Jud Wilson (11-17-1) and Jake Dunn (14-13)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Gene Benson	25	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Oct 2, 1913	4	50		50		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	50			0.8
Spoon Carter	36	us US	L	R	5' 11"	176	Dec 8, 1902	7	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Bill Cooper	24	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 19, 1915	2	10		10		0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			0.5
Jake Dunn	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 5, 1909	9	48		48		0	0	1	7	5	2	16	0	18	34			-0.2
Rocky Ellis	28	us US		R	5' 8"	141	Jan 26, 1911	6	18		18		11	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6			-1.1
Curtis Harris	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	172	Feb 14, 1905	6	46		46		0	7	24	7	9	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Webster McDonald	39	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Jan 1, 1900	12	14		14		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Henry McHenry	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 3, 1910	6	25		25		20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			2.0
Henry Miller	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Jul 17, 1917	2	9		9		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Purnell Mincy	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	195	Feb 14, 1916	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Jim Missouri	22	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	May 29, 1917	3	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Leroy Morney	30	us US	B	R	5' 11"	169	May 13, 1909	8	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Clarence Palm	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Oct 27, 1907	12	13		13		0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Roy Parnell	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 23, 1903	9	38		38		0	0	0	0	0	0	30	1	3	34			0.6	All-Star
Pat Patterson	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 19, 1911	5	45		45		0	0	0	32	13	0	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Bill Perkins	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	176	Jun 26, 1906	11	20		20		0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Leon Ruffin	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	169	Feb 11, 1912	5	14		14		0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Clyde Spearman	26	us US	L	R	5' 9"	175	Jul 23, 1912	4	28		28		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	28			-0.2
Samuel Thompson	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	158	May 27, 1908	6	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Roy Welmaker	25	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	5	13		13		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.6
Jim West	34	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	10	20		20		0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Chester Williams	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	May 25, 1906	10	48		48		0	0	0	1	0	47	0	0	0	0			1.2
Jud Wilson HOF	43	us US	L	R	5' 8"	190	Feb 28, 1896	15	42		42		0	0	6	2	28	0	0	0	1	1			0.9
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR