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Newark Eagles (NW2) 1 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Wednesday, May 17, 1939 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  6  1
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 1 0  x  -   1  4  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney 2b                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Parnell lf                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jake Dunn ss                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Perkins c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 1b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   0   6    0     2   0    18   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Perkins. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Charlie Biot cf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Wilson lf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 3b                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        2   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               21   1   4    1     1   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald L                   6       4   1    1   1   0   0  22
Totals                               6       4   1    1   1   0   0  22


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           7       6   0    0   2   0   0  29
Totals                               7       6   0    0   2   0   0  29



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/17/1939, game 2 -- 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. W.McDonald          p         L.Day               p         

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

EAGLES 1ST: C.Biot out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; W.Wells singled; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson singled; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
J.Wilson walked [G.Benson to second]; C.Harris out on unknown
play; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked;
E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out on
unknown play; R.Parnell singled; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Hayes singled; L.Day out on unknown play; C.Biot
out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson walked; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
J.Wilson singled [G.Benson to second]; C.Harris out on unknown
play; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Perkins dropped a foul fly hit by W.Wells;
W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 0.

STARS 5TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney singled;
R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Hayes doubled; L.Day singled [J.Hayes scored];
C.Biot out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 1.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown
play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 1.

STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; W.McDonald singled;
C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Eagles 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            0   6   1   8
 Eagles           1   4   0   3


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