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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Sunday, July 17, 1938 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 2 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   5 12  0
Newark Eagles                       3 1 2  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   7 11  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     5   0   2    0     0         1   0
Roy Parnell lf                        5   1   2    1     0         0   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   2    0     0         5   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      5   0   0    0     0         1   2
Jake Dunn ss                          4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   1    0     0         6   1
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   2   0    0     0         6   1
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   2   3    2     0         4   1
Webster McDonald p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Henry McHenry p                     2   0   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               40   5  12    4     0   5    24   8


BATTING -
HR:  Roy Parnell, Dewey Creacy. 
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      5   1   2    0     0   0     2   2
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     1   0     4   2
Ed Stone rf                           3   2   1    1     1   0     1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   2   2    3     0   0    13   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     4   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   2    1     0   0     1   4
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   1   1    1     1   0     5   1
Terris McDuffie p                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   4
Totals                               35   7  11    7     3   0    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
HR:  Ed Stone, Mule Suttles, Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   3       7   6    6   1   0   3  17
Henry McHenry                        5       4   1    1   2   0   0  21
Totals                               8      11   7    7   3   0   3  38


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie W                    9      12   5    3   0   5   2  40
Totals                               9      12   5    3   0   5   2  40



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/17/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. C.Spearman          rf        R.Dandridge         3b        
2. R.Parnell           lf        W.Wells             ss        
3. G.Benson            cf        E.Stone             rf        
4. P.Patterson         2b        M.Suttles           1b        
5. J.Dunn              ss        L.Pearson           lf        
6. B.Perkins           c         D.Seay              2b        
7. C.Harris            1b        J.Crutchfield       cf        
8. D.Creacy            3b        J.Hayes             c         
9. W.McDonald          p         T.McDuffie          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell homered;
G.Benson singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: R.Dandridge singled; W.Wells out on unknown play;
E.Stone walked [R.Dandridge to second]; M.Suttles homered
[R.Dandridge scored, E.Stone scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Eagles 3.

STARS 2ND: B.Perkins singled; C.Harris forced B.Perkins
(unknown fielder) [C.Harris to first]; D.Creacy homered
[C.Harris scored]; W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; J.Hayes homered;
T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 4.

STARS 3RD: R.Parnell singled; G.Benson singled [R.Parnell to
second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone homered;
M.Suttles singled; L.Pearson singled [M.Suttles to second];
D.Seay singled [M.Suttles scored, L.Pearson to second];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 6.

STARS 4TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy singled;
W.McDonald out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled [D.Creacy to
second]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 4TH: H.MCHENRY REPLACED W.MCDONALD (PITCHING);
T.McDuffie singled; R.Dandridge singled [T.McDuffie to second];
W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3,
Eagles 6.

STARS 5TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; J.Dunn singled; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 3, Eagles 6.

STARS 6TH: C.Harris reached on an error by W.Wells [C.Harris to
first]; D.Creacy singled [C.Harris to second]; H.McHenry singled
[C.Harris scored (unearned) (error by J.Hayes), D.Creacy scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Hayes), H.McHenry to second];
C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 5, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Hayes walked; T.McDuffie out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells walked [J.Hayes to
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 5, Eagles 6.

STARS 7TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
D.Seay singled [L.Pearson to third]; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play [L.Pearson scored]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 7.

STARS 8TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 8TH: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 5, Eagles 7.

STARS 9TH: C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 5, Eagles 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            5  12   0   8
 Eagles           7  11   2   7


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