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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 3, 1947 (D) at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  5  4
Newark Eagles                       2 0 2  4 0 0  x  -   8  7  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 2b                     3   0   2    0     0         3   1
Gabe Patterson lf                     2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Barney Brown ph, 3b                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Austin ss                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bill Cash 3b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Goose Curry 1b                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b, lf                     3   0   2    0     0         7   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Bill Ricks p                          1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Harold Gould p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               26   0   5    0     0   5    18  10

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Murray Watkins, Bill Cash 2, Bill Ricks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin. 
Team LOB:  5


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   1   1    0     0         3   1
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   2   1    1     0         0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        3   1   1    2     1         2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    1     1         2   0
Giovanni Beale cf                     3   1   2    0     0         2   1
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Leroy Williams ss                     3   1   1    1     0         1   2
Charlie Parks c                       3   1   0    0     0         9   1
Rufus Lewis p                         1   1   0    1     1         0   0
Totals                               26   8   7    6     3   3    21   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Pat Patterson, Giovanni Beale, Leroy Williams. 
E: 1.  Leroy Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Wilson, Leroy Williams. 
HR:  Monte Irvin. 
SH:  Pat Patterson, Rufus Lewis. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lennie Pearson. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         3.1     5   7    5   1   1   1  17
Harold Gould                         2.2     2   1    0   2   2   0  14
Totals                               6       7   8    5   3   3   1  31


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis W                        7       5   0    0   0   5   0  26
Totals                               7       5   0    0   0   5   0  26



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Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Eulogio Penalver

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/3/1947, game 2 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. M.Watkins           2b        P.Patterson         2b        
2. G.Patterson         lf        B.Wilson            3b        
3. F.Austin            ss        M.Irvin             lf        
4. G.Benson            cf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. A.Brathwaite        rf        G.Beale             cf        
6. B.Cash              3b        B.Harvey            rf        
7. D.Dennis            1b        L.Williams          ss        
8. S.Glenn             c         C.Parks             c         
9. B.Ricks             p         R.Lewis             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson reached
on an error by B.Cash [B.Wilson to first]; M.Irvin homered to
leftfield [B.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
G.Beale out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 2.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Eagles 2.

STARS 3RD: D.Dennis singled; S.Glenn out on unknown play
[D.Dennis to second]; B.Ricks hit into a double play (G.Beale to
L.Williams to P.Patterson) [D.Dennis out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: R.Lewis walked; P.Patterson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Lewis to second]; B.Wilson doubled [R.Lewis
scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled
[B.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson was caught stealing second (S.Glenn
to M.Watkins); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 4.

STARS 4TH: M.Watkins singled; G.Patterson out on unknown play;
F.Austin doubled [M.Watkins to third]; G.Benson out on unknown
play; A.Brathwaite reached on an error by L.Williams
[A.Brathwaite to first]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 4TH: G.Beale singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play
[G.Beale to second]; L.Williams doubled [G.Beale scored];
C.Parks reached on an error by M.Watkins [L.Williams scored
(unearned) (no RBI), C.Parks to second]; C.Parks was picked off
second, but was safe on an error by B.Ricks [C.Parks to third];
H.GOULD REPLACED B.RICKS (PITCHING); R.Lewis out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Parks scored (unearned)]; P.Patterson
singled; B.Wilson reached on an error by B.Cash [P.Patterson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Wilson to first]; M.Irvin out on
unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 8.

STARS 5TH: D.Dennis singled; S.Glenn out on unknown play;
H.Gould out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled [D.Dennis to
second]; B.BROWN BATTED FOR G.PATTERSON; B.Brown out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 5TH: B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); G.CURRY
REPLACED B.CASH (PLAYING 1B); D.DENNIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); L.Pearson walked; G.Beale singled [L.Pearson to
second]; B.Harvey reached on a fielder's choice [L.Pearson to
third, G.Beale to second]; L.Williams out on unknown play;
C.Parks out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 8.

STARS 6TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 8.

STARS 7TH: G.Curry 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 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            0   5   4   5
 Eagles           8   7   1   5


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