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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Monday, September 3, 1945 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Exhibition game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 2   -   4  7  1
New York Black Yankees              0 1 2  0 1 0  0 0 1   -   5 11  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   2    0     0         3   4
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   0    0     1         4   3
Gene Benson cf                        3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   2    0     0        12   0
  Tommy Woods pr                      0   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Roy Partlow 1b                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   0    1     0         1   5
Goose Curry lf                        4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Stanley Glenn c                       2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Bill Cash ph, c                     2   0   0    0     0         3   2
Eddie Jefferson p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bill Ricks ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Wilmer Harris p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   4   7    3     2   8    26  15

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jim West. 

BATTING -
3B:  Frank Austin. 
Team LOB:  5


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   1   2    1     0         5   1
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    0     0         4   4
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   1   1    0     0         1   2
George Scales 1b                      4   0   1    1     0         5   0
Thad Christopher lf                   3   1   2    2     1         0   0
  Rufus Baker lf                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   1    0     0        11   0
Martin Crue p                         3   0   1    1     0         0   1
  Neck Stanley p                      1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               36   5  11    5     1   3    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Marvin Barker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells. 
SH:  Marvin Barker. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marvin Barker. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Jefferson                      7       9   4    4   0   1   0  30
Wilmer Harris L                      1.2     2   1    1   1   2   0  8
Totals                               8.2    11   5    5   1   3   0  38


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Martin Crue                          8.1     7   4    2   2   7   0  34
Neck Stanley W                       0.2     0   0    0   0   1   0  2
Totals                               9       7   4    2   2   8   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Cornelius Rhoades, 2B -  , 3B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/3/1945, game 2 --   at New York Black Yankees
(D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 New York                      
1. F.Austin            ss        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. M.Duckett           2b        D.Seay              2b        
3. G.Benson            cf        W.Wells             ss        
4. J.West              1b        M.Barker            3b        
5. E.Stone             rf        G.Scales            1b        
6. H.Spearman          3b        T.Christopher       lf        
7. G.Curry             lf        A.Gerard            rf        
8. S.Glenn             c         B.Perkins           c         
9. E.Jefferson         p         M.Crue              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Duckett walked; G.Benson out
on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; D.Seay
singled; W.Wells singled [D.Seay to second]; M.Barker out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Seay to third, W.Wells to
second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  
0, Black Yankees 0.

 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher singled; A.Gerard out on
unknown play [T.Christopher to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; M.Crue singled [T.Christopher scored]; F.McLaurin out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Black Yankees 1.

 3RD: S.Glenn out on unknown play; E.Jefferson out on unknown
play; F.Austin singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Seay singled; W.Wells out on unknown play;
M.Barker singled [D.Seay to third]; M.Barker stole second;
G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled [D.Seay
scored, M.Barker scored]; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Black Yankees 3.

 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Black
Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; M.Crue out on
unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Black Yankees 3.

 5TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells doubled;
M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Scales singled [W.Wells scored];
T.Christopher out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 4.

 6TH: E.Jefferson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.West dropped a foul fly hit by A.Gerard;
A.Gerard out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
M.Crue out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   0, Black
Yankees 4.

 7TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West singled to shortstop
[J.West to second (error by W.Wells)]; E.Stone singled to third
base [J.West scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by M.Barker),
E.Stone to third]; H.Spearman out on unknown play [E.Stone
scored (unearned)]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.   2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; D.Seay out
on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   2, Black Yankees 4.

 8TH: B.CASH BATTED FOR S.GLENN; B.Cash out on unknown play;
B.RICKS BATTED FOR E.JEFFERSON; B.Ricks out on unknown play;
F.Austin tripled; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: W.HARRIS REPLACED B.RICKS (PITCHING); B.CASH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); M.Barker out on unknown play;
G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Christopher walked; A.Gerard out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2, Black Yankees 4.

 9TH: R.BAKER REPLACED T.CHRISTOPHER (PLAYING LF); G.Benson
walked; J.West singled [G.Benson to second]; T.WOODS RAN FOR
J.WEST; E.Stone singled [G.Benson scored, T.Woods to second];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; G.Curry singled [T.Woods scored,
E.Stone to second]; N.STANLEY REPLACED M.CRUE (PITCHING); B.Cash
out on unknown play; W.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: R.PARTLOW REPLACED T.WOODS (PLAYING 1B);
B.Perkins singled to right field; On a bunt N.Stanley struck
out; F.McLaurin singled to center field [B.Perkins to third];
D.Seay forced F.McLaurin (M.Duckett to F.Austin) [B.Perkins
scored, D.Seay to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Black
Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   7   1   5
 Black Yankees    5  11   2   7


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