Philadelphia Stars 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 4 9 2 Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 4 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 Gabe Patterson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Barney Brown ph, lf 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Frank Austin ss 3 1 1 0 2 1 7 Gene Benson cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 Archie Brathwaite rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 Bill Cash 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 10 0 Stanley Glenn c 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Henry McHenry p 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 Totals 37 4 9 4 2 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Gabe Patterson, Frank Austin, Gene Benson, Bill Cash, Doc Dennis. E: 2. Frank Austin, Bill Cash. BATTING - 2B: Archie Brathwaite. HR: Henry McHenry. SH: Doc Dennis. HBP: Murray Watkins. GDP: Archie Brathwaite. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Murray Watkins. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Pat Patterson 2b 4 1 4 0 0 2 3 Bob Wilson 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Monte Irvin lf 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Leroy Williams ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Nap Gulley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 3 0 0 0 0 8 2 Charlie Parks c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Davis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 3 8 3 1 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bob Wilson, Lennie Pearson, Biz Mackey. E: 4. Bob Wilson 2, Leroy Williams, Biz Mackey. BATTING - 2B: Pat Patterson, Monte Irvin. SH: Bob Wilson, Leroy Williams. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry McHenry W 9 8 3 3 1 4 0 35 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 0 35 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Davis L 9 9 4 3 2 7 1 41 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 7 1 41 BK: Johnny Davis. HBP: Johnny Davis. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Eulogio Penalver Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/3/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. M.Watkins 2b J.Wilkes cf 2. G.Patterson lf P.Patterson 2b 3. F.Austin ss B.Wilson 3b 4. G.Benson cf M.Irvin lf 5. A.Brathwaite rf L.Pearson 1b 6. B.Cash 3b B.Harvey rf 7. D.Dennis 1b L.Williams ss 8. S.Glenn c B.Mackey c 9. H.McHenry p J.Davis p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins was hit by a pitch; G.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Watkins stole second; F.Austin singled [M.Watkins to third]; G.Benson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson doubled [J.Wilkes to third]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin hit into a double play (G.Benson to F.Austin to B.Cash) [J.Wilkes scored, P.Patterson out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. STARS 2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled to third base [B.Harvey to second (error by B.Cash)]; L.Williams reached on a fielder's choice [B.Harvey to third]; B.Mackey hit into a double play (G.Patterson to D.Dennis) [L.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. STARS 3RD: H.McHenry homered to leftfield down the line; M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson reached on an error by B.Wilson [G.Patterson to first]; F.Austin walked [G.Patterson to second]; G.Benson singled [G.Patterson to third, F.Austin to second]; A.Brathwaite grounded into a double play (B.Wilson to B.Mackey to L.Pearson) [G.Patterson out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes reached on an error by F.Austin [J.Wilkes to first]; P.Patterson singled [J.Wilkes to second]; B.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to third, P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. STARS 4TH: B.Cash reached on an error by L.Williams [B.Cash to first]; D.Dennis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cash to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. STARS 5TH: B.Mackey dropped a foul fly hit by M.Watkins; M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 1. STARS 6TH: G.Benson reached on an error by B.Wilson [G.Benson to first]; A.Brathwaite doubled to center field [G.Benson scored (unearned)]; B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled [A.Brathwaite to third]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: P.Patterson singled; B.Wilson singled [P.Patterson to third, B.Wilson to second (on throw)]; M.Irvin doubled to center field [P.Patterson scored, B.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled to shortstop; L.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to third, B.Harvey to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 3. STARS 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin walked; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to third]; A.Brathwaite singled to right field [F.Austin scored, G.Benson to second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled; P.Patterson was picked off first (H.McHenry to D.Dennis); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. STARS 8TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. EAGLES 8TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 3. STARS 9TH: C.PARKS REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING C); M.Watkins singled to right field; J.Davis balked [M.Watkins to second]; B.BROWN BATTED FOR G.PATTERSON; B.Brown singled to center field [M.Watkins scored]; Brown PH for Patterson with an 0-2 count.; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Eagles 3. EAGLES 9TH: B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.Harvey out on unknown play; N.GULLEY BATTED FOR L.WILLIAMS; N.Gulley out on unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 4 9 2 10 Eagles 3 8 4 5
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