Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 2 6 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Pat Patterson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 4 Bob Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 Monte Irvin rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Charlie Parks c 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 Leroy Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leniel Hooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bob Harvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 0 4 0 3 4 18 9 FIELDING - E: 2. Johnny Davis 2. PB: 1. Charlie Parks. BATTING - SH: Bob Wilson. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Charlie Parks. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 5 Gabe Patterson lf 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 Frank Austin ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 Gene Benson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Bill Cash c 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 Doc Dennis 1b 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 Mahlon Duckett 2b 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 Wilmer Harris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 24 2 6 2 1 2 21 13 FIELDING - E: 1. Bill Cash. BATTING - 2B: Gabe Patterson, Gene Benson. HBP: Mahlon Duckett. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Archie Brathwaite. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 26 Totals 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 26 HBP: Leniel Hooker. Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Harris W 7 4 0 0 3 4 0 28 Totals 7 4 0 0 3 4 0 28 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Oscar Charleston Time of Game: 1:30 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/7/1947, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Philadelphia 1. J.Wilkes cf M.Watkins 3b 2. P.Patterson 2b G.Patterson lf 3. B.Wilson 3b F.Austin ss 4. M.Irvin rf G.Benson cf 5. L.Pearson 1b A.Brathwaite rf 6. J.Davis lf B.Cash c 7. C.Parks c D.Dennis 1b 8. L.Williams ss M.Duckett 2b 9. L.Hooker p W.Harris p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game shortened to 7 innings due to late start because of rai; J.Wilkes singled; 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; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; C.Parks walked; C.Parks stole second [C.Parks to third (error by B.Cash)]; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; D.Dennis walked [B.Cash to second]; C.Parks allowed a passed ball [B.Cash to third, D.Dennis to second]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; W.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled; B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: J.Davis dropped a foul fly hit by M.Watkins; M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; F.Austin was picked off first (L.Hooker to L.Pearson); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; C.Parks walked [J.Davis to second]; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: G.Benson doubled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: M.Duckett was hit by a pitch; W.Harris out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled [M.Duckett to second]; G.Patterson doubled [M.Duckett scored, M.Watkins scored]; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 2. EAGLES 6TH: M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 2. STARS 6TH: A.Brathwaite reached on an error by J.Davis [A.Brathwaite to first]; A.Brathwaite stole second; B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 2. EAGLES 7TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR L.HOOKER; B.Harvey flied to unknown fielder; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 0 4 2 7 Stars 2 6 1 6
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