Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 1 Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Earl Richardson ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 Murray Watkins 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 Johnny Davis cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 John Fitzgerald lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 3 1 1 17 1 Larry Doby 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 6 3 Wilmore Williams rf 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 Leon Day p 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 Totals 37 3 10 1 6 7 33 22 FIELDING - E: 1. John Fitzgerald. BATTING - 3B: Larry Doby. SH: Larry Doby. HBP: Leon Ruffin. GDP: Lennie Pearson, Leon Ruffin. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Lennie Pearson. CS: Earl Richardson. Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dan Wilson rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Jimmy Ford 2b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 Tom Parker lf 5 1 3 1 0 3 0 Jim Starks 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 2 Buddy Armour cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Harry Williams ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 Eddie Williams 3b 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 Chesley Gray c 4 0 1 0 0 8 1 Frank McAllister p 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 Totals 36 2 7 2 3 6 33 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jimmy Ford, Jim Starks 2, Eddie Williams 2. E: 1. Chesley Gray. PB: 1. Chesley Gray. BATTING - 2B: Tom Parker. SH: Jim Starks. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Dan Wilson 2, Harry Williams. CS: Jim Starks. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day W 11 7 2 2 3 6 0 40 Totals 11 7 2 2 3 6 0 40 Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank McAllister L 11 10 3 1 6 7 0 45 Totals 11 10 3 1 6 7 0 45 HBP: Frank McAllister. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Banks, 2B - , 3B - Arp Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/20/1943, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Harrisburg - St Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Harrisburg - St 1. E.Richardson ss D.Wilson rf 2. M.Watkins 3b J.Ford 2b 3. J.Davis cf T.Parker lf 4. J.Fitzgerald lf J.Starks 1b 5. L.Pearson 1b B.Armour cf 6. L.Doby 2b H.Williams ss 7. L.Ruffin c E.Williams 3b 8. W.Williams rf C.Gray c 9. L.Day p F.McAllister p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Richardson out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Fitzgerald singled [M.Watkins to second]; L.Pearson singled to left field [M.Watkins scored, J.Fitzgerald to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: D.Wilson walked; J.Ford flied to unknown fielder [D.Wilson to second]; T.Parker singled [D.Wilson scored]; J.Starks out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 2ND: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Day walked; E.Richardson singled [L.Day to third]; E.Richardson was caught stealing second (C.Gray to J.Ford); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 2ND: H.Williams walked; H.Williams stole second; E.Williams walked; C.Gray out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; J.Davis was picked off first (F.McAllister to J.Starks); J.Fitzgerald walked; L.Pearson singled [J.Fitzgerald to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 3RD: J.Ford out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Starks singled; J.Starks was caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to L.Doby); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 4TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 4TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 5TH: E.Richardson out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; M.Watkins was picked off first (F.McAllister to J.Starks); J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 5TH: C.Gray singled; C.Gray was picked off first (L.Day to L.Pearson); F.McAllister out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 6TH: J.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked; L.Pearson stole second; L.Doby walked; L.Ruffin grounded into a double play (E.Williams to J.Starks) [L.Pearson out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 6TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; T.Parker singled to left field [T.Parker to second (error by J.Fitzgerald)]; J.Starks out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 7TH: W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; E.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; E.Williams out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; J.Fitzgerald singled [J.Davis to second]; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (E.Williams to J.Ford to J.Starks) [J.Fitzgerald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: F.McAllister out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 1. EAGLES 9TH: L.Doby tripled to center field; L.Ruffin was hit by a pitch; C.Gray allowed a passed ball [L.Doby scored (unearned), L.Ruffin to second]; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; E.Richardson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 1. STARS 9TH: T.Parker doubled to center field; J.Starks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Parker to third]; B.Armour singled to center field [T.Parker scored]; B.Armour was picked off first (L.Day to L.Pearson); H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 2. EAGLES 10TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 2. STARS 10TH: E.Williams out on unknown play; C.Gray out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Stars 2. EAGLES 11TH: L.Pearson singled to left field; L.Doby out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to second]; L.Ruffin grounded out (H.Williams to J.Starks) [L.Pearson to third]; L.Pearson was picked off third, but was safe on an error by C.Gray [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; W.Williams walked; L.Day out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 2. STARS 11TH: D.Wilson singled; D.Wilson stole second; J.Ford out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; D.Wilson stole third; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 3 10 1 9 Stars 2 7 1 5
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