Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Frank Austin ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 Harry Simpson cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Gene Benson rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 Gabe Patterson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Stanley Glenn c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Mahlon Duckett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 3 Wilmer Harris p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 3 12 3 0 0 27 13 FIELDING - E: 1. Mahlon Duckett. BATTING - HR: Frank Austin. Team LOB: 10 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Curley Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Johnny Davis lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bob Wilson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Earl Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Leroy Williams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Leniel Hooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clyde Golden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oscar Givens p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 1 7 1 0 0 27 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Curley Williams. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Harris W 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 35 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 35 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker 4.1 6 1 1 0 0 1 20 Clyde Golden L 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 Oscar Givens 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 Totals 9 12 3 3 0 0 1 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/11/1948 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. M.Watkins 2b J.Wilkes cf 2. F.Austin ss C.Williams ss 3. H.Simpson cf L.Pearson 1b 4. G.Benson rf B.Harvey rf 5. D.Dennis 1b J.Davis lf 6. G.Patterson lf B.Wilson 2b 7. S.Glenn c E.Ashby c 8. M.Duckett 3b L.Williams 3b 9. W.Harris p L.Hooker 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 singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [J.Wilkes to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 2ND: D.Dennis out on unknown play; G.Patterson singled; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled [G.Patterson to second]; W.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson singled; E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. STARS 3RD: M.Watkins reached on an error by C.Williams [M.Watkins to first]; F.Austin out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [M.Watkins to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey singled [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. STARS 4TH: G.Patterson out on unknown play; S.Glenn singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play; W.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Eagles 1. STARS 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin homered; C.GOLDEN REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); H.Simpson singled; G.Benson singled [H.Simpson to second]; D.Dennis singled [H.Simpson scored, G.Benson to third]; O.GIVENS REPLACED C.GOLDEN (PITCHING); G.Patterson out on unknown play [G.Benson scored]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 6TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; W.Harris singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 7TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled; G.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; O.Givens singled; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 8TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled; W.Harris out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 8TH: C.Williams reached on an error by M.Duckett [C.Williams to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. STARS 9TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 9TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Eagles 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 3 12 1 10 Eagles 1 7 1 7
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