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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Sunday, May 14, 1939 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 2 1  0 1 0  1 0 1   -   7  9  1
Newark Eagles                       1 0 1  0 1 0  2 0 0   -   5  7  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   1    2     1         1   0
Leroy Morney 2b                       5   2   1    0     0         2   0
Roy Parnell lf                        5   1   2    1     0         6   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   2   2    2     1         1   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   1   2    1     1         2   0
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   0   0    0     0        10   0
Spoon Carter p                        1   1   0    0     2         0   0
  Sam Thompson p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   7   9    7     5   6    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jake Dunn. 
PB: 2.  Bill Perkins 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Roy Parnell. 
3B:  Clyde Spearman. 
HR:  Jake Dunn. 
Team LOB:  7


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   2   0    0     1         3   0
Willie Wells ss                       3   2   0    0     2         1   0
Fred Wilson lf                        3   1   1    2     2         0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       5   0   2    2     0        12   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0         8   0
Leon Day p                            0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jimmy Hill p                        3   0   2    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   5   7    5     7   5    27   0

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
HR:  Fred Wilson. 
HBP:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Dick Seay. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter W                       6       6   5    5   6   5   1  31
Sam Thompson SV                      3       1   0    0   1   0   0  10
Totals                               9       7   5    5   7   5   1  41

Spoon Carter pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP:  Spoon Carter. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day L                           1.1     4   3    3   2   0   0  10
Jimmy Hill                           7.2     5   4    3   3   6   1  31
Totals                               9       9   7    6   5   6   1  41



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Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Josh Devoe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/14/1939 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles
(D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. C.Spearman          rf        D.Seay              2b        
2. L.Morney            2b        E.Stone             rf        
3. R.Parnell           lf        W.Wells             ss        
4. J.Dunn              ss        F.Wilson            lf        
5. G.Benson            cf        M.Suttles           1b        
6. B.Perkins           c         L.Pearson           cf        
7. J.Wilson            3b        M.Irvin             3b        
8. C.Harris            1b        J.Hayes             c         
9. S.Carter            p         L.Day               p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; R.Parnell singled; J.Dunn walked [R.Parnell to second];
G.Benson singled [R.Parnell scored, J.Dunn to second]; B.Perkins
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: D.Seay out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; W.Wells walked; B.Perkins allowed a passed ball [W.Wells
to second]; B.Perkins allowed a passed ball [W.Wells to third];
F.Wilson walked; M.Suttles singled to left field [W.Wells
scored, F.Wilson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 1.

STARS 2ND: J.Wilson singled; C.Harris out on unknown play;
S.Carter walked [J.Wilson to second]; C.Spearman tripled
[J.Wilson scored, S.Carter scored]; J.HILL REPLACED L.DAY
(PITCHING); L.Morney out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; J.Hill walked; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 1.

STARS 3RD: J.Dunn singled; G.Benson out on unknown play [J.Dunn
to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled
[J.Dunn scored]; C.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone walked; W.Wells out on unknown play
[E.Stone to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play [E.Stone to
third]; M.Suttles singled to left field [E.Stone scored];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4,
Eagles 2.

STARS 4TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; J.Hill singled; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 4, Eagles 2.

STARS 5TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn homered to
rightfield; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: E.Stone was hit by a pitch; W.Wells out on unknown
play; F.Wilson walked [E.Stone to second]; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; L.Pearson singled [E.Stone scored, F.Wilson to
second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 5, Eagles 3.

STARS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; S.Carter walked; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Hill singled; D.Seay
out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 3.

STARS 7TH: L.Morney singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play
[L.Morney to second]; J.Hayes allowed a passed ball [L.Morney to
third]; J.Dunn out on unknown play [L.Morney scored (unearned)];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 6, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells walked; F.Wilson homered to leftfield
[W.Wells scored]; S.THOMPSON REPLACED S.CARTER (PITCHING);
M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
M.Irvin singled to shortstop [M.Irvin to second (error by
J.Dunn)]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 6, Eagles 5.

STARS 8TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked;
C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Thompson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 6, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Hill out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; D.Seay
was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); E.Stone out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 6, Eagles 5.

STARS 9TH: C.Spearman walked; L.Morney forced C.Spearman
(unknown fielder) [L.Morney to first]; R.Parnell doubled
[L.Morney scored]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 7, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 9TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 7, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            7   9   1   7
 Eagles           5   7   0   9


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