Philadelphia Stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 4
Newark Eagles 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 0 x - 9 13 2
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Parnell lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gene Benson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jim West 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Ford 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Bill Cash c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerves Fagan ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Robert Keyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Verdell Mathis p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Buddy Burbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1 1 0 24 3
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Jim West, Jimmy Ford, Gerves Fagan.
E: 4. Jim West, Gerves Fagan 3.
BATTING -
3B: Henry Spearman.
Team LOB: 8
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Larry St. Thomas rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Johnny Davis cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Larry Doby 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lennie Pearson 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
James Brown lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Leon Day p 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Austin Davis 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 7 2 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 2. Murray Watkins, Larry Doby.
BATTING -
GDP: Austin Davis.
Team LOB: 9
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Robert Keyes L 2.2 6 7 0 2 0 0 19
Verdell Mathis 5.1 7 2 2 0 0 0 23
Totals 8 13 9 2 2 0 0 42
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leon Day W 9 6 1 1 1 0 0 36
Totals 9 6 1 1 1 0 0 36
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 9000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1943 -- at Newark Eagles (D)
Starting Lineups:
Newark
1. G.Curry rf M.Watkins ss
2. R.Parnell lf L.St. Thomas rf
3. G.Benson cf J.Davis cf
4. H.Spearman 3b L.Doby 2b
5. J.West 1b L.Pearson 1b
6. J.Ford 2b J.Brown lf
7. B.Cash c L.Ruffin c
8. G.Fagan ss L.Day p
9. R.Keyes p A.Davis 3b
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Curry out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled to third
base; G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Spearman tripled to right
field [R.Parnell scored]; J.West walked; J.Ford out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.St. Thomas out on
unknown play; J.Davis reached on an error by G.Fagan [J.Davis to
first]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1,
Eagles 0.
2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Fagan singled; R.Keyes out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 1, Eagles 0.
EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson flied to R.Parnell; J.Brown reached on an
error by J.West [J.Brown to first]; L.Ruffin singled [J.Brown to
second]; L.Day singled to left field [J.Brown scored (unearned),
L.Ruffin to second]; A.Davis grounded into a double play
(G.Fagan to J.Ford to J.West) [L.Day out at second]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 1.
3RD: R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins singled to second base; L.St. Thomas
reached on a fielder's choice [M.Watkins to third (error by
G.Fagan; assist by R.Keyes), L.St. Thomas to second]; J.Davis
flied to G.Benson [M.Watkins scored (unearned)]; L.Doby out on
unknown play; L.Pearson singled to left field [L.St. Thomas
scored (unearned)]; J.Brown singled [L.Pearson to third, J.Brown
to second (on throw)]; L.Ruffin reached on an error by G.Fagan
[L.Pearson scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Brown scored (unearned)
(no RBI), L.Ruffin to first]; L.Day singled [L.Ruffin to
second]; A.Davis walked [L.Ruffin to third, L.Day to second];
M.Watkins walked [L.Ruffin scored (unearned), L.Day to third,
A.Davis to second]; V.MATHIS REPLACED R.KEYES (PITCHING); L.St.
Thomas singled [L.Day scored (unearned), A.Davis to third,
M.Watkins to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 6 R (0 ER), 5
H, 2 E, 3 LOB. 1, Eagles 7.
4TH: J.West out on unknown play; J.Ford singled; B.Cash
reached on an error by M.Watkins [J.Ford to second, B.Cash to
first]; G.Fagan out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 7.
EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Brown singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 7.
5TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 7.
EAGLES 5TH: L.Day out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 7.
6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.West singled; J.Ford
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 1, Eagles 7.
EAGLES 6TH: L.St. Thomas out on unknown play; J.Davis singled;
L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [J.Davis to
second]; J.Brown singled [J.Davis scored, L.Pearson to second];
L.Ruffin singled [L.Pearson scored, J.Brown to second]; L.Day
out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 9.
7TH: G.Fagan out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled; G.Curry
out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 9.
EAGLES 7TH: A.Davis singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
L.St. Thomas out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 9.
8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 9.
EAGLES 8TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
1, Eagles 9.
9TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
G.Fagan reached on an error by L.Doby [G.Fagan to first];
B.BURBAGE BATTED FOR V.MATHIS; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 6 4 8
Eagles 9 13 2 9
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