Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Newark Eagles 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 BATTING Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A William Carter 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Buddy Armour cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Dan Wilson rf, 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Jim Starks 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Harry Williams 2b, ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker p, rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 Eddie Williams lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ronnie Brown ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank McAllister p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 9 1 7 2 27 0 BATTING - 2B: Buddy Armour. SH: Jim Starks, Ronnie Brown, Frank McAllister. GDP: Jim Starks. Team LOB: 13 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins ss, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Wilmore Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b, cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Larry Doby 2b, ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Johnny Davis cf, p 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 James Brown lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Austin Davis 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Hill p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cotton Williams ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Elam p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Day 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murray Watkins, Lennie Pearson, Larry Doby. E: 2. Lennie Pearson, Larry Doby. BATTING - 3B: James Brown. SH: Wilmore Williams, James Brown. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Parker 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 Frank McAllister W 7 4 1 1 2 0 0 27 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 0 0 36 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Hill L 7 7 3 1 4 0 0 32 Cotton Williams 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 Jim Elam 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Johnny Davis 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 9 9 3 1 7 2 0 43 Cotton Williams pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - John Crawford Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/23/1943, game 1 -- Harrisburg - St Stars at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Harrisburg - St Newark 1. W.Carter 3b M.Watkins ss 2. B.Armour cf W.Williams rf 3. D.Wilson rf L.Pearson 1b 4. J.Starks 1b L.Doby 2b 5. H.Williams 2b J.Davis cf 6. T.Parker p J.Brown lf 7. E.Williams lf L.Ruffin c 8. J.Hayes c A.Davis 3b 9. R.Brown ss J.Hill p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Carter out on unknown play; B.Armour doubled; D.Wilson singled to center field [B.Armour scored]; J.Starks grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to L.Doby to L.Pearson) [D.Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins walked; W.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; J.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Davis to second]; L.Ruffin singled [J.Davis scored]; A.Davis out on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. STARS 3RD: J.Hayes walked; R.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to second]; W.Carter walked; B.Armour singled [J.Hayes to third, W.Carter to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: T.PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); F.MCALLISTER REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); H.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); D.WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. STARS 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Parker singled; E.Williams out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled [T.Parker to second]; F.McAllister singled to second base [T.Parker scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by L.Doby), J.Hayes to third, F.McAllister to second]; W.Carter reached on an error by L.Pearson [J.Hayes scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.McAllister to third, W.Carter to first]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; J.Brown tripled [J.Davis scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. STARS 5TH: D.Wilson singled; J.Starks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Wilson to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Parker walked; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 5TH: J.Hill singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. STARS 6TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; W.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. STARS 7TH: B.Armour lined to J.Davis; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Starks walked; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: A.Davis singled; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.HILL; C.Williams out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. STARS 8TH: C.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); T.Parker singled; E.Williams singled [T.Parker to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Parker to third, E.Williams to second]; W.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. STARS 9TH: B.Armour walked; D.Wilson walked [B.Armour to second]; J.ELAM REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.Starks walked [B.Armour to third, D.Wilson to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); M.WATKINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); L.DOBY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); M.SUTTLES REPLACED A.DAVIS (PLAYING 1B); L.DAY REPLACED J.ELAM (PLAYING 2B); T.Parker struck out; E.Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. EAGLES 9TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 3 9 0 13 Eagles 2 6 2 7
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