Philadelphia Stars 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
New York Black Yankees 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 4 9 0
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 3
Gene Benson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
Frank Austin ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 3
Jim West 1b 4 0 0 0 0 6 1
Ed Stone rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Goose Curry lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
Bill Cash c 2 0 1 1 1 8 0
Henry Miller p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jeep McClain ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Ricks p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 24 10
FIELDING -
E: 1. Frank Austin.
BATTING -
2B: Goose Curry.
GDP: Jim West.
Team LOB: 4
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Alphonso Gerard rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
Marvin Barker 3b, 2b 4 2 2 0 1 3 3
Willie Wells ss 2 0 1 1 0 2 7
Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
Bill Perkins c 4 0 1 0 0 4 0
George Scales 1b 4 0 1 0 0 12 0
Thad Christopher lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 0
Walter Hardy 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
Rufus Baker ph, 3b 2 0 2 0 0 3 0
Neck Stanley p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 3 5 6 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Marvin Barker, Willie Wells, George Scales, Walter Hardy 2.
BATTING -
2B: Alphonso Gerard, Marvin Barker.
HR: Thad Christopher.
SH: Willie Wells, Neck Stanley.
HBP: Willie Wells.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Henry Miller L 7 8 4 3 4 4 1 33
Bill Ricks 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5
Totals 8 9 4 3 5 6 1 38
HBP: Henry Miller.
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Neck Stanley W 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 33
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 33
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Fuller
Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 11500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/5/1945 -- at New York Black Yankees (D)
Starting Lineups:
New York
1. M.Duckett 2b A.Gerard rf
2. G.Benson cf M.Barker 3b
3. F.Austin ss W.Wells ss
4. J.West 1b F.McLaurin cf
5. E.Stone rf B.Perkins c
6. H.Spearman 3b G.Scales 1b
7. G.Curry lf T.Christopher lf
8. B.Cash c W.Hardy 2b
9. H.Miller p N.Stanley p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc Teams from Boston and Miami played an exhibition game
preceding this game.; M.Duckett singled; G.Benson out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 1ST: A.Gerard out on unknown play; M.Barker
doubled; W.Wells singled [M.Barker scored]; F.McLaurin out on
unknown play; B.Perkins singled [W.Wells to second]; G.Scales
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Black Yankees 1.
2ND: E.Stone singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Curry
doubled [E.Stone scored]; B.Cash singled [G.Curry scored];
H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 1.
BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher homered to rightfield; W.Hardy
out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; A.Gerard out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 2.
3RD: G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; J.West
grounded into a double play (W.Hardy to W.Wells to G.Scales)
[F.Austin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 2.
BLACK YANKEES 3RD: M.Barker singled; W.Wells was hit by a pitch
[M.Barker to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; B.Perkins
out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 2.
4TH: E.Stone singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play [E.Stone
to second]; G.Curry lined into a double play (M.Barker to
W.Hardy) [E.Stone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Black Yankees 2.
BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher walked; W.Hardy forced
T.Christopher (unknown fielder) [W.Hardy to first]; N.Stanley
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Hardy to second];
A.Gerard doubled [W.Hardy scored]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 3.
5TH: B.Cash walked; H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Duckett
out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 3.
BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 2, Black Yankees 3.
6TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 3.
BLACK YANKEES 6TH: G.Scales singled; T.Christopher walked
[G.Scales to second]; R.BAKER BATTED FOR W.HARDY; R.Baker
singled to center field (G.Benson to B.Cash) [G.Scales out at
home, T.Christopher to second]; N.Stanley out on unknown play;
A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 3.
7TH: M.BARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R.BAKER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Curry
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 3.
BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.Barker walked; W.Wells out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Barker to second]; F.McLaurin walked;
B.Perkins forced F.McLaurin (unknown fielder) [M.Barker scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by F.Austin), B.Perkins to second];
G.Scales out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2,
Black Yankees 4.
8TH: J.MCCLAIN BATTED FOR H.MILLER; J.McClain out on unknown
play; M.Duckett singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 4.
BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.RICKS REPLACED J.MCCLAIN (PITCHING);
T.Christopher out on unknown play; R.Baker singled; N.Stanley
walked [R.Baker to second]; A.Gerard out on unknown play;
M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 4.
9TH: J.West out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 7 1 4
Black Yankees 4 9 0 10
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