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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 14, 1944 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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



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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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