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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Saturday, July 22, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 2  0 0 1  0 2 0   -   5  8  5
Philadelphia Stars                  0 4 1  2 1 0  0 0 x   -   8 10  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Vic Barnett rf                        5   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     3   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   2    1     0   0    13   1
Bob Harvey lf                         4   2   2    3     0   0     0   0
Willie Wynn c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Archie Brathwaite cf                  4   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Sy Morton ss                          2   0   0    0     2   0     2   5
Leniel Hooker p                       2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Johnny Davis ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   5   8    5     3   0    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson 2, Sy Morton 2. 
E: 5.  Murray Watkins, Bob Harvey, Willie Wynn, Archie Brathwaite 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins. 
3B:  Bob Harvey. 
HR:  Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   1   2    2     1   0     0   6
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   1    0     1   0     0   1
Ed Stone rf                           5   1   1    0     0   0     3   0
Jim West 1b                           5   1   1    1     0   0    12   1
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   1   1    1     0   0     1   4
Barney Brown lf                       2   1   0    0     2   0     1   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   2    1     0   0     1   0
  Mahlon Duckett 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Bill Cash c                           4   2   1    0     0   0     7   0
Bill Ricks p                          4   1   1    2     0   0     0   2
Totals                               36   8  10    7     4   0    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Henry Spearman. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Spearman. 
3B:  Jim West, Bill Ricks. 
GDP:  Jim West, Bill Ricks. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cash. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      8      10   8    5   4   0   0  40
Totals                               8      10   8    5   4   0   0  40


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         9       8   5    3   3   0   1  38
Totals                               9       8   5    3   3   0   1  38



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B -  , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/22/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins doubled; V.Barnett out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge singled to center field (G.Benson to B.Cash)
[M.Watkins out at home]; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin walked; G.Benson out on unknown play;
E.Stone reached on a fielder's choice [F.Austin to second (error
by M.Watkins)]; J.West grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge
to S.Morton to L.Pearson) [E.Stone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

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

STARS 2ND: M.Williams grounded out (M.Watkins to L.Pearson);
B.Brown walked; H.Spearman singled [B.Brown to second]; B.Cash
forced H.Spearman (M.Watkins to R.Dandridge) [B.Brown to third,
B.Cash to first]; B.Cash stole second; B.Ricks tripled to center
field [B.Brown scored, B.Cash scored]; F.Austin singled [B.Ricks
scored]; G.Benson walked [F.Austin to second]; E.Stone reached
on an error by A.Brathwaite [F.Austin scored (unearned) (no
RBI), G.Benson to second, E.Stone to first]; J.West grounded out
(L.Pearson unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Stars 4.

EAGLES 3RD: V.Barnett singled to pitcher; R.Dandridge reached
on an error by H.Spearman [V.Barnett to third, R.Dandridge to
second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [V.Barnett scored
(unearned), R.Dandridge to third]; B.Harvey flied to B.Brown
[R.Dandridge scored (unearned)]; W.Wynn flied to E.Stone; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 4.

STARS 3RD: M.Williams reached on an error by A.Brathwaite
[M.Williams to second]; B.Brown flied to V.Barnett; H.Spearman
doubled [M.Williams scored (unearned)]; B.Cash singled
[H.Spearman to third]; B.Ricks grounded into a double play
(L.Pearson to S.Morton to L.Pearson) [B.Cash out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

EAGLES 4TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton out on
unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

STARS 4TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; E.Stone singled; J.West tripled [E.Stone scored];
M.Williams singled [J.West scored]; B.Brown out on unknown play;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 7.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 7.

STARS 5TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash reached on an
error by B.Harvey [B.Cash to second]; B.Ricks out on unknown
play; F.Austin singled [B.Cash scored (unearned)]; G.Benson
singled [F.Austin to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 8.

EAGLES 6TH: M.DUCKETT REPLACED H.SPEARMAN (PLAYING 3B);
L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey homered; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 8.

STARS 6TH: W.Wynn dropped a foul fly hit by J.West; J.West out
on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Brown walked;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3,
Stars 8.

EAGLES 7TH: S.Morton walked; L.Hooker out on unknown play;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 8.

STARS 7TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Stars 8.

EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
B.Harvey tripled [L.Pearson scored]; W.Wynn out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite singled [B.Harvey scored]; S.Morton out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Stars 8.

STARS 8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
5, Stars 8.

EAGLES 9TH: J.DAVIS BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; J.Davis out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5   8   5   6
 Stars            8  10   1   8


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