Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 5 8 2 Newark Eagles 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 x - 11 16 3 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Goose Curry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murray Watkins 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Austin ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Simpson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Roy Partlow ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harold Gould p 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney Brown ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 8 5 1 0 24 1 FIELDING - E: 2. Mahlon Duckett, Doc Dennis. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 3b, rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Monte Irvin ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Parks c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Max Manning p 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 11 16 11 4 1 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Pat Patterson, Larry Doby 2. BATTING - HR: Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson, Johnny Davis 2, Bob Harvey. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harold Gould L 8 16 11 10 4 1 5 46 Totals 8 16 11 10 4 1 5 46 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 9 8 5 1 1 0 0 37 Totals 9 8 5 1 1 0 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Pete Strauch, 2B - , 3B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4086 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/4/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. M.Duckett 2b J.Wilkes cf 2. M.Watkins 3b P.Patterson 3b 3. F.Austin ss L.Doby 2b 4. A.Brathwaite rf M.Irvin ss 5. G.Benson cf L.Pearson 1b 6. B.Cash c J.Davis lf 7. H.Simpson lf B.Harvey rf 8. D.Dennis 1b B.Mackey c 9. H.Gould p M.Manning p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc This was Larry Doby's last Negro League game; M.Duckett out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby grounded out (D.Dennis unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 2ND: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Benson walked; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin singled; L.Pearson singled [M.Irvin to second]; J.Davis homered [M.Irvin scored, L.Pearson scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 3. STARS 3RD: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Gould out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 3. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled; L.Doby flied to H.Simpson; M.Irvin singled [P.Patterson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 3. STARS 4TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 3. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis singled; B.Harvey homered [J.Davis scored]; B.Mackey singled; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled [B.Mackey to second]; L.Doby struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 5. STARS 5TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 5. EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson homered; J.Davis homered; B.Harvey walked; B.Mackey reached on an error by D.Dennis [B.Harvey to second, B.Mackey to first]; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 7. STARS 6TH: H.Gould out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 7. EAGLES 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby homered to leftfield; M.Irvin singled; L.Pearson walked [M.Irvin to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked [M.Irvin to third, L.Pearson to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 8. STARS 7TH: C.PARKS REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING C); B.WILSON REPLACED B.HARVEY (PLAYING 3B); P.PATTERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); F.Austin out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled to second base [A.Brathwaite to second (error by L.Doby)]; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 8. EAGLES 7TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby grounded out (M.Duckett to D.Dennis); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 8. STARS 8TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Gould reached on an error by L.Doby [H.Gould to first]; M.Duckett singled [H.Gould to second]; M.Watkins singled [H.Gould scored (unearned), M.Duckett to second]; F.Austin singled [M.Duckett scored (unearned), M.Watkins to third, F.Austin to second (error by P.Patterson)]; A.Brathwaite singled [M.Watkins scored (unearned), F.Austin scored (unearned)]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Eagles 8. EAGLES 8TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson reached on an error by M.Duckett [L.Pearson to first]; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson to second]; B.Wilson singled [L.Pearson scored (unearned), J.Davis to third, B.Wilson to second (on throw)]; C.Parks singled [J.Davis scored, B.Wilson scored]; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Eagles 11. STARS 9TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR D.DENNIS; R.Partlow singled [H.Simpson to third]; B.BROWN BATTED FOR H.GOULD; B.Brown out on unknown play [H.Simpson scored]; G.CURRY BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; G.Curry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 5, Eagles 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 5 8 2 5 Eagles 11 16 3 11
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