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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Thursday, June 1, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 4 1  0 1 0  0 0 x   -   6  6  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bob Turner cf                         4   0   0    0     0   1     3   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   1   0    0     0         2   1
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         3   5
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    0     0         8   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Willie Wynn c                         3   0   1    0     0         5   1
Sy Morton ss                          3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Harry Cozart p                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Ed Jacobs p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Don Newcombe p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   1   5    0     0  11    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ray Dandridge, Ed Jacobs. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   2    2     0   0     3   0
Mahlon Duckett ss                     3   0   0    0     1   0     2   3
Goose Curry rf                        4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   0    0     1   0     6   1
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   0    0     1   1     3   3
Barney Brown lf                       3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Cash 3b                          4   1   3    2     0   0     0   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   0    1     0   0    13   1
Bill Ricks p                          4   1   1    1     0   0     0   1
Totals                               32   6   6    6     4   1    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Mahlon Duckett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Cash, Bill Ricks. 
HR:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Cozart L                       2       4   4    4   1   1   1  11
Ed Jacobs                            1       1   1    0   1   0   0  6
Don Newcombe                         5       1   1    1   2   0   0  19
Totals                               8       6   6    5   4   1   1  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         9       5   1    0   0  11   0  33
Totals                               9       5   1    0   0  11   0  33



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 6/1/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Philadelphia                  
1. B.Turner            cf        G.Benson            cf        
2. M.Watkins           3b        M.Duckett           ss        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        G.Curry             rf        
4. L.Pearson           1b        J.West              1b        
5. J.Davis             lf        M.Williams          2b        
6. B.Harvey            rf        B.Brown             lf        
7. W.Wynn              c         B.Cash              3b        
8. S.Morton            ss        C.Palm              c         
9. H.Cozart            p         B.Ricks             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: G.Benson singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled;
B.Harvey singled [J.Davis to second]; W.Wynn out on unknown
play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: M.Williams struck out; B.Brown walked; B.Cash
doubled [B.Brown to third]; C.Palm flied to J.Davis [B.Brown
scored]; B.Ricks doubled [B.Cash scored]; G.Benson homered
[B.Ricks scored]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 4.

EAGLES 3RD: H.Cozart struck out; B.Turner struck out; M.Watkins
reached on an error by M.Duckett [M.Watkins to first];
R.Dandridge singled to right field [M.Watkins to third];
M.Watkins stole home and R.Dandridge stole second; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 4.

STARS 3RD: E.JACOBS REPLACED H.COZART (PITCHING); G.Curry
reached on an error by E.Jacobs [G.Curry to first]; J.West out
on unknown play; M.Williams walked [G.Curry to second]; B.Brown
out on unknown play; B.Cash singled [G.Curry scored (unearned),
M.Williams to second]; C.Palm out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 5.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; W.Wynn singled; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 5.

STARS 4TH: D.NEWCOMBE REPLACED E.JACOBS (PITCHING); B.Ricks out
on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Duckett walked;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Stars 5.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Newcombe out on unknown play; B.Turner out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 5.

STARS 5TH: J.West walked; M.Williams out on unknown play
[J.West to second]; B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Cash singled
[J.West scored]; C.Palm out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 6.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 6.

STARS 6TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 6.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown
play; D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 6.

STARS 7TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 6.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Turner out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 6.

STARS 8TH: B.Brown reached on an error by R.Dandridge [B.Brown
to first]; B.Cash out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
1, Stars 6.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   5   2   5
 Stars            6   6   1   6


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