Philadelphia Stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 x - 5 7 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Morney 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Roy Parnell lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jake Dunn ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Gene Benson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Perkins c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Harris 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rocky Ellis p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sam Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Webster McDonald ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Leroy Morney, Jake Dunn, Curtis Harris. E: 1. Jud Wilson. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Charlie Biot cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Willie Wells ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 Ed Stone rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 James Brown p 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 5 7 5 3 0 27 2 FIELDING - E: 1. Willie Wells. BATTING - HR: Mule Suttles. GDP: Mule Suttles. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rocky Ellis L 5.1 5 5 5 3 0 1 23 Sam Thompson 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 Totals 8 7 5 5 3 0 1 34 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP James Brown W 9 7 2 2 3 0 0 36 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 0 0 36 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 Wednesday, 5/17/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Newark 1. C.Spearman rf C.Biot cf 2. L.Morney 2b D.Seay 2b 3. R.Parnell lf W.Wells ss 4. J.Dunn ss F.Wilson lf 5. G.Benson cf M.Suttles 1b 6. B.Perkins c E.Stone rf 7. J.Wilson 3b L.Pearson 3b 8. C.Harris 1b J.Hayes c 9. R.Ellis p J.Brown p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Spearman singled; L.Morney singled [C.Spearman to second]; R.Parnell singled [C.Spearman scored, L.Morney to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: C.Biot out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; R.Ellis singled; R.Ellis was picked off first (J.Brown to M.Suttles); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson singled; M.Suttles grounded into a double play (J.Dunn to L.Morney to C.Harris) [F.Wilson out at second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 4TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: C.Biot out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. STARS 5TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; R.Ellis walked; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 5TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled; E.Stone walked [M.Suttles to second]; L.Pearson flied to G.Benson [M.Suttles to third]; J.Hayes walked [E.Stone to second]; J.Brown singled [M.Suttles scored, E.Stone scored, J.Hayes to second]; C.Biot out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 2. STARS 6TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay walked; W.Wells singled [D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles homered to centerfield [D.Seay scored, W.Wells scored]; S.THOMPSON REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); E.Stone singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 5. STARS 7TH: J.Wilson reached on an error by W.Wells [J.Wilson to first]; C.Harris out on unknown play; S.Thompson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 5. EAGLES 7TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; C.Biot reached on an error by J.Wilson [C.Biot to first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Eagles 5. STARS 8TH: L.Morney walked; R.Parnell singled [L.Morney to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [L.Morney scored, R.Parnell to second]; B.Perkins was picked off first (J.Brown to M.Suttles); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 5. EAGLES 8TH: F.Wilson singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 5. STARS 9TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; W.MCDONALD BATTED FOR S.THOMPSON; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 2 7 1 7 Eagles 5 7 1 5
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