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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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