Philadelphia Stars 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 4 Newark Eagles 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x - 5 8 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pete Sunkett lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Goose Curry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahlon Duckett ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Clarence Palm ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ed Stone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Ricks p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 7 4 2 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Mahlon Duckett, Jim West, Marvin Williams. E: 4. Henry Spearman, Bill Cash 3. BATTING - HR: Jim West, Henry Spearman, Bill Cash. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Pete Sunkett. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leaman Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 William Makell rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles ph, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 8 5 2 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Willie Wynn. BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson, Bob Harvey. HR: Johnny Davis. GDP: Leaman Johnson. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Ricks L 8 8 5 5 2 0 1 33 Totals 8 8 5 5 2 0 1 33 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Hill 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 2 4 Leniel Hooker W 8.2 5 1 1 1 0 1 34 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 0 3 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - John Crawford, 2B - , 3B - W. Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/14/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. P.Sunkett lf M.Watkins 3b 2. M.Duckett ss L.Johnson 2b 3. J.West 1b R.Dandridge ss 4. H.Spearman 3b L.Pearson 1b 5. G.Benson cf B.Harvey lf 6. M.Williams 2b J.Davis cf 7. E.Stone rf W.Makell rf 8. B.Cash c W.Wynn c 9. B.Ricks p J.Hill p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Sunkett walked; P.Sunkett stole second; M.Duckett out on unknown play; J.West homered [P.Sunkett scored]; H.Spearman homered; L.HOOKER REPLACED J.HILL (PITCHING); G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins singled; L.Johnson out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled [M.Watkins to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [M.Watkins scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; B.Ricks reached on an error by W.Wynn [B.Cash to second, B.Ricks to first]; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: B.Cash dropped a foul fly hit by J.Davis; J.Davis out on unknown play; W.Makell out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 3RD: J.West singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Benson reached on a fielder's choice [J.West to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: B.Cash dropped a foul fly hit by L.Hooker; L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge walked; L.Pearson doubled [R.Dandridge scored]; B.Harvey doubled [L.Pearson scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; W.Makell out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. STARS 5TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 5TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; L.Johnson grounded into a double play (M.Duckett to M.Williams to J.West) [M.Watkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. STARS 6TH: G.Benson singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis homered [L.Pearson scored]; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR W.MAKELL; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 5. STARS 7TH: M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.Ricks out on unknown play; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; M.Duckett walked; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 5. EAGLES 7TH: W.Wynn singled to third base [W.Wynn to second (error by H.Spearman)]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 5. STARS 8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 5. EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked; L.Pearson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Cash [L.Pearson to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 5. STARS 9TH: B.Cash homered; B.BROWN BATTED FOR B.RICKS; B.Brown out on unknown play; G.CURRY BATTED FOR P.SUNKETT; G.Curry out on unknown play; C.PALM BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; C.Palm out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 4 7 4 7 Eagles 5 8 1 4
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