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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Saturday, September 16, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0   -   2  7  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 0  0 1 0  2 0 x   -   5 11  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 2b                     5   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Vic Barnett rf                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   1   1    0     0   0     2   4
Bob Harvey lf                         4   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis 1b                       3   0   1    1     1   0    13   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Willie Wynn c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     7   1
Terris McDuffie p                     2   0   0    0     2   0     0   2
 Pitts ss                             3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Jimmy Hill ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   2   7    2     3   0    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Johnny Davis, Willie Wynn, Terris McDuffie. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Dandridge, Bob Harvey. 
SH:  Ray Dandridge. 
Team LOB:  8


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   3    2     0   0     1   4
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   1    0     1   0    10   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   1   1    0     1   0     6   4
Bill Cash c                           4   1   3    0     0   0     4   0
Mahlon Duckett 3b                     2   1   0    1     1   0     0   1
Garrell Hartman lf                    3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Henry Miller p                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   2
Totals                               30   5  11    3     4   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Frank Austin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone, Jim West. 
SH:  Frank Austin, Mahlon Duckett, Garrell Hartman, Henry Miller. 
IW:  Jim West. 
GDP:  Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    8      11   5    5   4   0   0  38
Totals                               8      11   5    5   4   0   0  38

WP:  Terris McDuffie. 
IW:  Terris McDuffie. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       9       7   2    2   3   0   0  37
Totals                               9       7   2    2   3   0   0  37



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Cornelius Rhoades, 1B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/16/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Philadelphia                  
1. M.Watkins           2b        F.Austin            ss        
2. V.Barnett           rf        G.Benson            cf        
3. R.Dandridge         3b        E.Stone             rf        
4. B.Harvey            lf        J.West              1b        
5. J.Davis             1b        M.Williams          2b        
6. A.Brathwaite        cf        B.Cash              c         
7. W.Wynn              c         M.Duckett           3b        
8. T.McDuffie          p         G.Hartman           lf        
9.                     ss        H.Miller            p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled to
shortstop [V.Barnett to second (error by F.Austin)]; R.Dandridge
out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin singled; G.Benson popped to M.Watkins;
E.Stone doubled to short left-center [F.Austin to third]; J.West
was walked intentionally; M.Williams grounded into a double play
(T.McDuffie to W.Wynn to J.Davis) [F.Austin out at home]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis 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 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Cash singled; M.Duckett walked [B.Cash to second];
G.Hartman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cash to
third, M.Duckett to second]; H.Miller walked; F.Austin singled
[B.Cash scored, M.Duckett scored, H.Miller to second]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 3RD: T.McDuffie walked;  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 0, Stars 2.

STARS 3RD: J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams walked;
B.Cash singled [M.Williams to second]; M.Duckett out on unknown
play; G.Hartman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Davis walked; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams singled;
B.Cash singled [M.Williams to third]; M.Duckett out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Williams scored, B.Cash to
second]; G.Hartman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 3.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge doubled; B.Harvey doubled [R.Dandridge
scored]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 3.

EAGLES 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; T.McDuffie walked;  singled [T.McDuffie to
second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: E.Stone singled; J.West doubled [E.Stone to third];
T.McDuffie threw a wild pitch [E.Stone scored, J.West scored];
M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Stars 5.

EAGLES 8TH: V.Barnett singled; R.Dandridge out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Barnett to second]; B.Harvey singled
[V.Barnett to third]; J.Davis singled [V.Barnett scored,
B.Harvey to second]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; W.Wynn
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

STARS 8TH: G.Hartman singled; H.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Hartman to second]; F.Austin out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Hartman to third]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

EAGLES 9TH: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; J.HILL BATTED FOR ;
J.Hill out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   7   0   8
 Stars            5  11   1   9


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