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Newark Eagles (NW2) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0   -   3  6  1
Newark Eagles                       3 1 1  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   6 13  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Mahlon Duckett 3b                     4   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Frank Austin ss                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           1   0   0    0     2   0     1   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Barney Brown lf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           2   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Bill Ricks p                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Henry Spearman ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   3   6    3     6   0    24   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim West, Bill Ricks. 
E: 1.  Jim West. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone. 
HR:  Marvin Williams. 
SH:  Frank Austin, Jim West. 
GDP:  Frank Austin, Marvin Williams, Bill Ricks. 
Team LOB:  6


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   4    1     0   0     0   1
Willie Wynn c                         5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   3   2    1     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   2    1     0   0     1   1
Johnny Davis lf                       4   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     3   1
Archie Brathwaite cf                  4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sy Morton ss                          3   1   0    0     1   0     2   2
Leniel Hooker p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               36   6  13    6     1   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson 3, Sy Morton 2, Leniel Hooker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins, Bob Harvey 2. 
HR:  Johnny Davis. 
SH:  Leniel Hooker. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         8      13   6    5   1   0   1  38
Totals                               8      13   6    5   1   0   1  38


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      9       6   3    3   6   0   1  36
Totals                               9       6   3    3   6   0   1  36



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - John Crawford

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/25/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. M.Duckett           3b        M.Watkins           3b        
2. F.Austin            ss        W.Wynn              c         
3. E.Stone             rf        B.Harvey            rf        
4. J.West              1b        R.Dandridge         2b        
5. M.Williams          2b        J.Davis             lf        
6. G.Benson            cf        L.Pearson           1b        
7. B.Brown             lf        A.Brathwaite        cf        
8. B.Cash              c         S.Morton            ss        
9. B.Ricks             p         L.Hooker            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Duckett singled; F.Austin out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Duckett to second]; E.Stone walked; J.West
walked [M.Duckett to third, E.Stone to second]; M.Williams
grounded into a double play (L.Hooker to S.Morton to L.Pearson)
[J.West out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins singled; W.Wynn out on unknown play;
B.Harvey doubled [M.Watkins scored]; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; J.Davis homered [B.Harvey scored]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 3.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 2ND: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton walked;
L.Hooker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Morton to
second]; M.Watkins doubled [S.Morton scored]; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 4.

STARS 3RD: B.Ricks out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Harvey doubled; R.Dandridge singled [B.Harvey
scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 0, Eagles 5.

STARS 4TH: E.Stone doubled; J.West out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Stone to third]; M.Williams out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 4TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on
unknown play; M.Watkins singled; W.Wynn singled [M.Watkins to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Eagles 5.

STARS 5TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; B.Ricks
grounded into a double play (L.Pearson to S.Morton to L.Pearson)
[B.Cash out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 5TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; J.Davis singled;
L.Pearson lined into a double play (B.Ricks to J.West) [J.Davis
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 5.

STARS 6TH: M.Duckett singled; F.Austin singled [M.Duckett to
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams homered [M.Duckett scored, F.Austin scored];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3,
Eagles 5.

EAGLES 6TH: A.Brathwaite singled; S.Morton out on unknown play;
L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled [A.Brathwaite to
second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 5.

STARS 7TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
3, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey reached on an error by J.West [B.Harvey to
first]; R.Dandridge singled [B.Harvey to second]; J.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Pearson singled [B.Harvey scored (unearned),
R.Dandridge to second]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
S.Morton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 6.

STARS 8TH: M.Duckett singled; F.Austin grounded into a double
play (M.Watkins to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [M.Duckett out at
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 6.

STARS 9TH: J.West walked; M.Williams out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Brown walked [J.West to second];
B.Cash walked [J.West to third, B.Brown to second]; H.SPEARMAN
BATTED FOR B.RICKS; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   6   1   6
 Eagles           6  13   0   8


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