Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 8 2 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 6 2 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Austin ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Harry Simpson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 Bill Cash c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Barney Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Henry Miller p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Curry ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Frank Austin, Harry Simpson, Doc Dennis. E: 2. Murray Watkins, Harry Simpson. BATTING - SH: Bill Cash. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Gene Benson. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b, 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Monte Irvin 2b, ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nap Gulley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burgen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Manning p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 3 6 2 5 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Max Manning 2. BATTING - SH: Johnny Davis, Biz Mackey, Max Manning. GDP: Leroy Williams. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Johnny Davis. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller L 8 6 3 2 5 0 0 33 Totals 8 6 3 2 5 0 0 33 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 9 8 2 2 3 0 0 37 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 0 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1357 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/7/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. M.Watkins 3b J.Wilkes cf 2. F.Austin ss B.Wilson 3b 3. H.Simpson 2b L.Pearson 1b 4. B.Cash c M.Irvin 2b 5. G.Benson cf J.Davis lf 6. B.Brown lf B.Harvey rf 7. A.Brathwaite rf B.Mackey c 8. D.Dennis 1b L.Williams ss 9. H.Miller p M.Manning p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson walked; G.Benson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by M.Manning [G.Benson to second]; B.Brown out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin walked; J.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 3RD: D.Dennis walked; H.Miller singled [D.Dennis to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Williams walked; M.Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; J.Davis was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 5TH: A.Brathwaite singled; D.Dennis singled [A.Brathwaite to second]; H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 5TH: B.Mackey singled; L.Williams grounded into a double play (F.Austin to H.Simpson to D.Dennis) [B.Mackey out at second]; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 6TH: H.Simpson singled; B.Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Simpson to second]; G.Benson singled [H.Simpson scored]; G.Benson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins dropped a foul fly hit by J.Wilkes; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; B.Harvey walked [J.Davis to second]; B.Mackey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Davis to third, B.Harvey to second]; N.GULLEY BATTED FOR L.WILLIAMS; N.Gulley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 8TH: REPLACED N.GULLEY (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); M.IRVIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin walked; H.Simpson singled [F.Austin to second]; B.Cash singled [F.Austin scored, H.Simpson to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 0. EAGLES 8TH: M.Manning singled; J.Wilkes walked [M.Manning to second]; B.Wilson singled [M.Manning to third, J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson singled to center field [M.Manning scored, J.Wilkes scored, B.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Simpson), L.Pearson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 3. STARS 9TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; G.CURRY BATTED FOR H.MILLER; G.Curry singled; G.Curry was picked off first, but was safe on an error by M.Manning [G.Curry to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 2 8 2 8 Eagles 3 6 2 6
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