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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Monday, May 31, 1948 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  3  2
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Gene Benson lf                        4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Stanley Glenn c                       2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Henry Miller p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   1   3    0     1   8    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Murray Watkins 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Frank Austin. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Max Manning ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Earl Ashby c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Rufus Lewis p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   0   4    0     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Monte Irvin. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jimmy Wilkes. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       9       4   0    0   2   0   0  32
Totals                               9       4   0    0   2   0   0  32


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis L                        9       3   1    0   1   8   0  31
Totals                               9       3   1    0   1   8   0  31



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Umpires: HP - Mule Suttles, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/31/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. M.Watkins           3b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. F.Austin            ss        L.Williams          2b        
3. A.Brathwaite        rf        C.Williams          ss        
4. G.Benson            lf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. H.Simpson           cf        B.Harvey            rf        
6. D.Dennis            1b        B.Wilson            3b        
7. M.Duckett           2b        M.Irvin             lf        
8. S.Glenn             c         E.Ashby             c         
9. H.Miller            p         R.Lewis             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
F.Austin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; J.Wilkes was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); L.Williams out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 0.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on
unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled to
third base [B.Harvey to second (error by M.Watkins)]; B.Wilson
out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Duckett out on unknown play; S.Glenn walked;
H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins dropped a foul fly hit by E.Ashby;
E.Ashby out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 0.

STARS 4TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; G.Benson singled; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked;
E.Ashby out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 6TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 7TH: A.Brathwaite flied to B.Harvey; G.Benson doubled to
left-center; H.Simpson out on unknown play [G.Benson to third];
D.Dennis reached on an error by M.Irvin [G.Benson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), D.Dennis to first]; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled;
B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 0.

STARS 8TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown
play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Eagles 0.

STARS 9TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 9TH: M.MANNING BATTED FOR L.WILLIAMS; M.Manning out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1,
Eagles 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   3   2   3
 Eagles           0   4   1   5


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