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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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