Newark Eagles 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 7 9 2 Philadelphia Stars 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 Vic Barnett rf 5 1 3 4 0 0 4 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 Archie Brathwaite cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 Willie Wynn c 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 Sy Morton 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 Holder ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Fred Hobgood p 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 Totals 36 7 9 7 9 0 27 12 FIELDING - E: 2. Holder, Fred Hobgood. BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson, Archie Brathwaite. HR: Vic Barnett. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - CS: Holder. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Gene Benson cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 Ed Stone rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jim West 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Garrell Hartman lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 Bill Cash c 4 1 1 2 0 0 11 1 Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Carpenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Kimbrough p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Ule Mahoney p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 5 11 5 1 0 27 8 BATTING - Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Hobgood W 9 11 5 2 1 0 0 41 Totals 9 11 5 2 1 0 0 41 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carpenter 0.2 1 2 2 4 0 1 7 Larry Kimbrough 2.1 3 2 2 3 0 0 13 Ule Mahoney L 6 5 3 3 2 0 0 25 Totals 9 9 7 7 9 0 1 45 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 Saturday, 8/12/1944 -- 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. B.Harvey lf E.Stone rf 4. L.Pearson 1b J.West 1b 5. A.Brathwaite cf H.Spearman 3b 6. W.Wynn c G.Hartman lf 7. S.Morton 2b B.Cash c 8. ss M.Duckett 2b 9. F.Hobgood p p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins walked; V.Barnett homered [M.Watkins scored]; B.Harvey walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Wynn walked [B.Harvey to second]; L.KIMBROUGH REPLACED (PITCHING); S.Morton walked [B.Harvey to third, W.Wynn to second]; Kimbrough entered the game with a 2-0 count on Morton; flied to G.Benson; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 0. EAGLES 2ND: F.Hobgood out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: J.West reached on an error by F.Hobgood [J.West to first]; H.Spearman singled [J.West to second]; G.Hartman singled [J.West scored (unearned), H.Spearman to second]; B.Cash singled [H.Spearman scored, G.Hartman scored, B.Cash to second (on throw)]; M.Duckett out on unknown play [B.Cash to third]; L.Kimbrough flied to A.Brathwaite [B.Cash scored (unearned)]; F.Austin walked; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 4. EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson singled; A.Brathwaite doubled [L.Pearson to third]; W.Wynn reached on a fielder's choice (L.Kimbrough to B.Cash) [L.Pearson out at home, A.Brathwaite to third]; S.Morton walked [W.Wynn to second]; forced A.Brathwaite (L.Kimbrough to B.Cash) [W.Wynn to third, S.Morton to second, to first]; F.Hobgood walked [W.Wynn scored, S.Morton to third, to second]; M.Watkins walked [S.Morton scored, to third, F.Hobgood to second]; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Stars 4. STARS 3RD: J.West out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled; G.Hartman singled [H.Spearman to second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled [H.Spearman to third, G.Hartman to second]; L.Kimbrough out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Stars 4. EAGLES 4TH: U.MAHONEY REPLACED L.KIMBROUGH (PITCHING); B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Stars 4. STARS 4TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled; E.Stone reached on an error by [G.Benson to third, E.Stone to first]; J.West flied to unknown fielder [G.Benson scored (unearned)]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Stars 5. EAGLES 5TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; out on unknown play; F.Hobgood walked; M.Watkins reached on a fielder's choice [F.Hobgood to second]; V.Barnett singled [F.Hobgood scored, M.Watkins scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. STARS 5TH: G.Hartman singled; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; U.Mahoney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. STARS 6TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. EAGLES 7TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; singled; was caught stealing second (B.Cash to F.Austin); F.Hobgood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. STARS 7TH: J.West singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Hartman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. EAGLES 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. STARS 8TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; U.Mahoney out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Stars 5. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson doubled; A.Brathwaite singled [L.Pearson scored]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; S.Morton singled [A.Brathwaite to second]; out on unknown play; F.Hobgood out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 7, Stars 5. STARS 9TH: G.Benson singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Stars 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 7 9 2 11 Stars 5 11 0 9
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