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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Thursday, June 2, 1938 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 x   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Honey Green lf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
 Washington 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Wright p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Lennie Pearson ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jesse Brown p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   1   5    1     0   0    24   0


BATTING -
HR:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  3


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Parnell lf                        3   2   1    1     1   0     0   1
George Giles 1b                       4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jake Dunn ss                          3   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      3   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Paul Dixon cf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   4   7    4     2   0    27   1


BATTING -
HR:  Roy Parnell. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright L                      7       7   4    4   2   0   1  30
Jesse Brown                          1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               8       7   4    4   2   0   1  33


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald W                   9       5   1    1   0   0   1  31
Totals                               9       5   1    1   0   0   1  31



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 6/2/1938 -- Newark Eagles at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Philadelphia                  
1. J.Crutchfield       cf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. D.Seay              2b        R.Parnell           lf        
3. W.Wells             ss        G.Giles             1b        
4. E.Stone             rf        B.Perkins           c         
5. M.Suttles           1b        J.Dunn              ss        
6. H.Green             lf        D.Creacy            3b        
7. J.Hayes             c         C.Harris            2b        
8.                     3b        P.Dixon             cf        
9. J.Wright            p         W.McDonald          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; W.Wells singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked;
G.Giles singled [R.Parnell to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play [R.Parnell to third, G.Giles to second]; J.Dunn singled
[R.Parnell scored, G.Giles scored]; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles singled; H.Green out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

STARS 2ND: C.Harris singled; P.Dixon out on unknown play;
W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wright out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 2.

STARS 3RD: R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Giles singled;
B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 2.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: D.Creacy out on unknown play; C.Harris singled;
P.Dixon out on unknown play [C.Harris to second]; W.McDonald
singled [C.Harris scored]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 3.

EAGLES 5TH: H.Green out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Stars 3.

STARS 5TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Giles out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 3.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: J.Dunn walked; D.Creacy out on unknown play;
C.Harris out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 3.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone singled;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; H.Green out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell homered; G.Giles out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 4.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
L.PEARSON BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: J.BROWN REPLACED L.PEARSON (PITCHING); B.Perkins out
on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 4.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; W.Wells homered; E.Stone singled to left field
(R.Parnell to C.Harris) [E.Stone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   5   0   3
 Stars            4   7   0   5


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