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 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 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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