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 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: 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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