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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 2, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  3
Newark Eagles                       2 0 4  1 0 0  0 1 x   -   8 12  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   1   1    0     1         3   9
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   0   1    0     0         0   4
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   0   0    0     0        16   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Jake Dunn lf                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Rocky Ellis p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Roy Welmaker p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               31   1   5    0     2   6    24  19

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Pat Patterson, Chester Williams 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson, Jud Wilson. 
Team LOB:  5


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       5   1   2    0     0         2   3
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   1    1     1         2   3
Ed Stone rf                           4   2   1    2     0         2   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   2   2    2     0        12   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Fred Wilson lf                        4   2   3    2     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Johnny Hayes c                        3   1   2    0     1         5   1
Leon Day p                            3   0   1    1     0         1   4
Totals                               34   8  12    8     2   5    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Fred Wilson, Leon Day. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells, Johnny Hayes. 
HR:  Ed Stone, Mule Suttles, Fred Wilson. 
SH:  Dick Seay, Leon Day. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Fred Wilson. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rocky Ellis L                        2.2     6   6    4   1   4   3  15
Roy Welmaker                         5.1     6   2    2   1   1   0  23
Totals                               8      12   8    6   2   5   3  38


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       5   1    0   2   6   0  33
Totals                               9       5   1    0   2   6   0  33



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Cool Turner, 2B -  , 3B - Josh Devoe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 15000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/2/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Newark                        
1. P.Patterson         2b        W.Wells             ss        
2. C.Spearman          rf        D.Seay              2b        
3. J.Wilson            3b        E.Stone             rf        
4. C.Palm              c         M.Suttles           1b        
5. G.Benson            cf        M.Irvin             3b        
6. C.Harris            1b        F.Wilson            lf        
7. C.Williams          ss        L.Pearson           cf        
8. J.Dunn              lf        J.Hayes             c         
9. R.Ellis             p         L.Day               p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; P.Patterson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked;
J.Wilson doubled [C.Spearman to third]; C.Palm out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; E.Stone
forced D.Seay (unknown fielder) [E.Stone to second (error by
P.Patterson)]; M.Suttles homered to leftfield [E.Stone scored];
M.Irvin out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 2.

STARS 2ND: C.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
C.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
L.Day [C.Williams to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play;
R.Ellis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson singled; F.Wilson was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes
doubled; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Eagles 2.

STARS 3RD: P.Patterson doubled to left field [P.Patterson
scored (unearned) (error by F.Wilson)]; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Palm out on
unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells doubled; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Wells to third]; E.Stone homered [W.Wells
scored]; M.Suttles reached on an error by C.Williams [M.Suttles
to first]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; F.Wilson hit an inside
the park homer to center field (unearned) [M.Suttles scored
(unearned)]; R.WELMAKER REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); L.Pearson
out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Eagles 6.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson singled to center field (L.Pearson to
D.Seay) [G.Benson out at second]; C.Harris out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Eagles 6.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Hayes singled; L.Day out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to second]; W.Wells singled [J.Hayes
to third]; D.Seay singled [J.Hayes scored, W.Wells to second];
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play; P.Patterson walked; C.Spearman singled
[P.Patterson to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

STARS 6TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Hayes walked; L.Day out on unknown play; W.Wells
out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

STARS 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on
unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 7TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled;
M.Suttles was picked off first (unknown fielder); M.Irvin out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

STARS 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 8TH: F.Wilson singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play
[F.Wilson to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown play [F.Wilson to
third]; L.Day singled [F.Wilson scored]; W.Wells reached on an
error by C.Williams [L.Day to second, W.Wells to first]; D.Seay
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Eagles 8.

STARS 9TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Eagles 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   5   3   5
 Eagles           8  12   2   6


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