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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 18, 1940 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 2 0  0  -   2  6  0
Philadelphia Stars                  5 0 0  0 0 2  x  -   7  8  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews 1b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     7   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   4
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Mule Suttles lf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Lennie Pearson ss                     3   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Monte Irvin cf                        3   1   1    1     0   2     1   1
Charlie Parks 3b                      3   0   0    1     0   1     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          2   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
  Jimmy Hill ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jack Walker p                       2   0   1    0     0   1     0   1
  Clarence Isreal ph                  1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               27   2   6    2     0   6    18   6


BATTING -
3B:  Monte Irvin. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ed Stone. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emory Long 3b                         4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Roy Parnell lf                        3   1   1    1     0   1     0   0
Jake Dunn ss                          3   1   1    1     0   1     2   1
Gene Benson cf                        2   1   0    0     0   0     2   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   2    1     0   0     8   0
Darius Bea rf                         3   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Charley Hayes 2b                      2   1   0    0     1   1     0   2
Bill Cooper c                         3   0   0    1     0   0     6   1
Henry McHenry p                       3   1   2    2     0   1     0   4
Totals                               26   7   8    7     1   4    21   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Emory Long. 

BATTING -
2B:  Darius Bea, Henry McHenry. 
3B:  Roy Parnell, Jake Dunn. 
HR:  Henry McHenry. 
HBP:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Davis L                       0       4   5    5   0   0   0  5
Jack Walker                          6       4   2    2   1   4   1  23
Totals                               6       8   7    7   1   4   1  28

Johnny Davis pitched to 5 batters in the 1st inning
HBP:  Johnny Davis. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry W                      7       6   2    2   0   6   0  27
Totals                               7       6   2    2   0   6   0  27



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/18/1940, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Philadelphia                  
1. F.Matthews          1b        E.Long              3b        
2. D.Seay              2b        R.Parnell           lf        
3. E.Stone             rf        J.Dunn              ss        
4. M.Suttles           lf        G.Benson            cf        
5. L.Pearson           ss        J.West              1b        
6. M.Irvin             cf        D.Bea               rf        
7. C.Parks             3b        C.Hayes             2b        
8. B.Mackey            c         B.Cooper            c         
9. J.Davis             p         H.McHenry           p         

EAGLES 1ST: F.Matthews popped to E.Long; D.Seay grounded out
(H.McHenry to J.West); E.Stone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: E.Long singled to left field; R.Parnell tripled
[E.Long scored]; J.Dunn tripled [R.Parnell scored]; G.Benson was
hit by a pitch; J.West singled [J.Dunn scored, G.Benson to
second]; J.WALKER REPLACED J.DAVIS (PITCHING); D.Bea doubled to
left field [G.Benson scored, J.West to third]; C.Hayes struck
out; B.Cooper flied to M.Suttles [J.West scored]; H.McHenry
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles grounded out (H.McHenry to J.West);
L.Pearson grounded out (J.West unassisted); M.Irvin struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

STARS 2ND: E.Long grounded out (J.Walker to F.Matthews);
R.Parnell grounded out (D.Seay to F.Matthews); J.Dunn struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Parks struck out; B.Mackey singled to left field;
J.Walker struck out; F.Matthews grounded out (H.McHenry to
J.West); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

STARS 3RD: G.Benson flied to M.Suttles; J.West singled; D.Bea
grounded out (D.Seay to F.Matthews) [J.West to second]; C.Hayes
popped to L.Pearson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

EAGLES 4TH: D.Seay grounded out (J.Dunn to J.West); E.Stone
flied to G.Benson; M.Suttles flied to D.Bea; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

STARS 4TH: B.Cooper popped to D.Seay; H.McHenry doubled to left
field; E.Long grounded out (M.Irvin to F.Matthews); R.Parnell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 5.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson singled to center field; M.Irvin tripled
to left field [L.Pearson scored]; C.Parks grounded out (C.Hayes
to J.West) [M.Irvin scored]; B.Mackey grounded out (H.McHenry to
J.West); J.Walker singled to left field; F.Matthews singled to
left field [J.Walker to second]; D.Seay grounded out (C.Hayes to
J.West); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn grounded out (D.Seay to F.Matthews); G.Benson
flied to M.Irvin; J.West grounded out (D.Seay to F.Matthews); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 5.

EAGLES 6TH: E.Stone singled to center field; M.Suttles flied to
G.Benson; L.Pearson popped to J.Dunn; E.Stone was caught
stealing second (B.Cooper to J.Dunn); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Stars 5.

STARS 6TH: D.Bea flied to M.Suttles; C.Hayes walked; B.Cooper
popped to F.Matthews; H.McHenry homered to leftfield [C.Hayes
scored]; E.Long flied to M.Suttles; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Stars 7.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin struck out; C.Parks flied to D.Bea; J.HILL
BATTED FOR B.MACKEY; J.Hill reached on an error by E.Long
[J.Hill to first]; C.ISREAL BATTED FOR J.WALKER; C.Isreal struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   6   0   4
 Stars            7   8   1   3


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