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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (D) at Wrigley Field, Chicago IL
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  3  -   3 10  0
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  9  3

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     6   1   2    0     1         3   5
Sy Morton ss                          5   0   2    1     0         2   3
Ray Dandridge 2b                      7   0   1    2     0         7   7
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   1    0     4         3   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   0   0    0     0        15   0
Larry Doby cf                         5   0   1    0     1         2   0
Vic Barnett rf                        6   1   2    0     0         1   0
Willie Wynn c                         6   0   1    0     0         6   1
Leniel Hooker p                       4   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Mule Suttles ph                     0   1   0    0     1         0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               47   3  10    3     7   4    39  20

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Murray Watkins 2, Sy Morton, Ray Dandridge, Johnny Davis, Lennie Pearson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Sy Morton 2, Lennie Pearson, Leniel Hooker. 
IW:  Johnny Davis, Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  16

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Dandridge. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Nat Rogers ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Wells 2b                     1   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Rufus Ligon ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
T.J. Brown ss                         5   0   1    0     0         1  10
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   2    0     1         8   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         5   0   0    0     0         2   6
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   0   1    0     0         1   0
Fred McDaniel lf                      5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jim Canada 1b                         5   0   2    0     0        17   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   2    0     0         5   0
  Willie Hutchinson pr                0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Red Longley c                       2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Robert Keyes p                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
  Casey Jones ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               45   0   9    0     1   2    39  21

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Willie Wells, T.J. Brown, Jimmy Ford. 

BATTING -
2B:  Robert Keyes. 
3B:  Cowan Hyde. 
GDP:  Jimmy Ford. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Neil Robinson. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      12      9   0    0   1   2   0  43
Terris McDuffie SV                   1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               13      9   0    0   1   2   0  46


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Keyes L                       13     10   3    0   7   4   0  58
Totals                               13     10   3    0   7   4   0  58

IW:  Robert Keyes 2. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 7000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/11/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Memphis                       
1. M.Watkins           3b        F.Bankhead          2b        
2. S.Morton            ss        T.Brown             ss        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        N.Robinson          cf        
4. J.Davis             lf        J.Ford              3b        
5. L.Pearson           1b        C.Hyde              rf        
6. L.Doby              cf        F.McDaniel          lf        
7. V.Barnett           rf        J.Canada            1b        
8. W.Wynn              c         L.Brown             c         
9. L.Hooker            p         R.Keyes             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc Exhibition game between MEM and St. Louis Stars preceded
thi; M.Watkins singled; S.Morton out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; J.Davis walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; N.Robinson walked; N.Robinson was caught stealing
second (W.Wynn to R.Dandridge); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Doby singled; V.Barnett out on unknown play;
W.Wynn out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins singled; S.Morton out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Canada singled; L.Brown out on unknown play;
R.Keyes doubled [J.Canada to third]; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles
0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Wynn singled; L.Hooker out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Wynn to second]; M.Watkins walked; S.Morton
out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; J.Canada singled;
L.Brown singled (unknown fielder) [J.Canada out at third];
R.Keyes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
L.Doby out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled [J.Davis to
second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown singled;
N.Robinson singled to the first base side of the mound [T.Brown
to second]; J.Ford grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to
R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [N.Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; J.Davis singled to
third base [J.Davis to second (error by J.Ford)]; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: L.Brown singled to center field; W.HUTCHINSON RAN
FOR L.BROWN; R.Keyes reached on a fielder's choice [W.Hutchinson
to second]; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR F.BANKHEAD; N.Rogers hit into a
double play (J.Davis to S.Morton to M.Watkins) [W.Hutchinson out
at third]; T.Brown flied to J.Davis; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 9TH: R.LONGLEY REPLACED W.HUTCHINSON (PLAYING C);
W.WELLS REPLACED N.ROGERS (PLAYING 2B); V.Barnett out on unknown
play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Robinson singled; J.Ford out on unknown play;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 10TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; S.Morton out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 10TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; R.Keyes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 11TH: J.Davis walked; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Davis to second]; L.Doby walked; V.Barnett
out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 11TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 12TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; S.Morton singled; R.Dandridge reached on an error
by T.Brown [S.Morton to third, R.Dandridge to first];
R.Dandridge stole second; J.Davis was walked intentionally;
L.Pearson grounded out (J.Ford to J.Canada); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Eagles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 12TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde tripled to
right field; F.McDaniel grounded out (L.Pearson unassisted);
J.Canada popped to R.Dandridge; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Red Sox 0.

EAGLES 13TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled to
right field; W.Wynn out on unknown play [V.Barnett to second];
M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; M.Suttles was walked
intentionally; M.Watkins reached on an error by W.Wells
[V.Barnett to third, M.Suttles to second, M.Watkins to first];
S.Morton singled to pitcher [V.Barnett scored (unearned),
M.Suttles to third, M.Watkins to second]; R.Dandridge singled to
right field [M.Suttles scored (unearned), M.Watkins scored
(unearned), S.Morton to second]; J.Davis forced R.Dandridge
(T.Brown to W.Wells) [J.Davis to first]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 13TH: T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED M.SUTTLES (PITCHING);
R.Longley popped to R.Dandridge; C.JONES BATTED FOR R.KEYES;
C.Jones grounded out (L.Pearson unassisted); R.LIGON BATTED FOR
W.WELLS; R.Ligon grounded out (L.Pearson unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Red Sox 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3  10   0  16
 Red Sox          0   9   3   7


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