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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Saturday, August 12, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

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



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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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