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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Saturday, July 9, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       3 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   5  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 3  0 1 0  1 0 x   -   6  6  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   0    0     0   0     2   6
Willie Wells ss                       4   2   3    2     0   0     0   2
Ed Stone rf                           3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   1    3     0   0    15   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Lennie Pearson lf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Joe Brown c                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Hayes ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Wright p                       2   1   0    0     1   0     0   1
Totals                               33   5   5    5     2   0    24  11


BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells. 
HR:  Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  3


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   2   1    0     1   0     2   0
Roy Parnell cf                        2   2   0    0     1   0     1   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   1   3    4     0   0     1   2
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   0   1    2     0   0     3   0
Bill Perkins c                        3   0   0    0     1   0     5   2
Jake Dunn ss                          4   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
George Giles 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     9   0
Curtis Harris lf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Spoon Carter p                        2   1   0    0     1   0     0   6
Totals                               30   6   6    6     4   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Pat Patterson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson 2. 
HR:  Pat Patterson. 
HBP:  Roy Parnell. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright L                      8       6   6    6   4   0   1  35
Totals                               8       6   6    6   4   0   1  35

HBP:  Johnny Wright. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter W                       9       5   5    5   2   0   2  35
Totals                               9       5   5    5   2   0   2  35



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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 Saturday, 7/9/1938, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Philadelphia                  
1. J.Crutchfield       cf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. D.Seay              2b        R.Parnell           cf        
3. W.Wells             ss        P.Patterson         2b        
4. E.Stone             rf        J.Wilson            3b        
5. M.Suttles           1b        B.Perkins           c         
6. R.Dandridge         3b        J.Dunn              ss        
7. L.Pearson           lf        G.Giles             1b        
8. J.Brown             c         C.Harris            lf        
9. J.Wright            p         S.Carter            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 doubled; E.Stone walked; M.Suttles homered
[W.Wells scored, E.Stone scored]; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman walked; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
P.Patterson doubled [C.Spearman scored]; J.Wilson flied to
unknown fielder; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 1.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Stars 1.

EAGLES 3RD: 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 3, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: S.Carter walked; C.Spearman singled [S.Carter to
second]; R.Parnell was hit by a pitch [S.Carter to third,
C.Spearman to second]; P.Patterson grounded out (D.Seay to
M.Suttles) [S.Carter scored, C.Spearman to third, R.Parnell to
second]; J.Wilson singled [C.Spearman scored, R.Parnell scored];
B.Perkins walked [J.Wilson to second]; J.Dunn flied to unknown
fielder; G.Giles flied to unknown fielder; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Eagles 3, Stars 4.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; L.Pearson singled; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 4.

STARS 4TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 4.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Wright walked; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells homered [J.Wright scored];
E.Stone reached on an error by P.Patterson [E.Stone to first];
M.Suttles flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Stars 4.

STARS 5TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; P.Patterson homered;
J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Stars 5.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 5, Stars 5.

STARS 6TH: J.Dunn singled; G.Giles out on unknown play;
C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Stars 5.

EAGLES 7TH: 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 5, Stars 5.

STARS 7TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell walked;
P.Patterson doubled [R.Parnell scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Stars 6.

EAGLES 8TH: 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 5, Stars 6.

STARS 8TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Stars 6.

EAGLES 9TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.HAYES BATTED FOR J.BROWN; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Stars 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5   5   0   3
 Stars            6   6   1   5


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