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Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

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Game played on Sunday, May 5, 1946 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  0  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 x   -   2  5  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Bus Clarkson 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Goose Curry rf                        2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Harry Simpson rf                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0        10   0
Joe Craig lf                          3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bill Cash c                           1   0   0    0     1         3   1
  Pete Jones c                        1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Barney Brown p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Henry McHenry ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   0   0    0     1   6    24  10


BATTING -
Team LOB:  2


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Benny Felder ss                       4   0   0    0     0         3   1
Clarence Isreal 3b                    3   1   2    0     1         1   2
Larry Doby 2b                         4   1   2    1     0         1   3
Monte Irvin cf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     2   0   0    1     1        10   1
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   1    0     0         2   2
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Charlie Parks c                       3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Leon Day p                            3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Totals                               29   2   5    2     2   5    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lennie Pearson, Leon Day. 
E: 2.  Benny Felder 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Clarence Isreal. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Larry Doby. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       8       5   2    2   2   5   0  31
Totals                               8       5   2    2   2   5   0  31


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       0   0    0   1   6   0  29
Totals                               9       0   0    0   1   6   0  29



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Pete Strauch, 1B - John Craig

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/5/1946 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. F.Austin            ss        B.Felder            ss        
2. M.Duckett           2b        C.Isreal            3b        
3. G.Benson            cf        L.Doby              2b        
4. B.Clarkson          3b        M.Irvin             cf        
5. G.Curry             rf        L.Pearson           1b        
6. D.Dennis            1b        J.Davis             lf        
7. J.Craig             lf        B.Harvey            rf        
8. B.Cash              c         C.Parks             c         
9. B.Brown             p         L.Day               p         

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

EAGLES 1ST: B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Isreal walked;
L.Doby singled [C.Isreal to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson flied to J.Craig; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0, Eagles 0.

 3RD: J.Craig out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; B.Brown
forced B.Cash (unknown fielder) [B.Brown to first]; F.Austin out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Day out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown
play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

 4TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson walked; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson to second];
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0, Eagles
0.

 5TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; D.Dennis reached on an error
by B.Felder [D.Dennis to first]; J.Craig lined into a double
play (L.Day to L.Pearson) [D.Dennis out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play;
F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles
0.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Isreal tripled to right-center; L.Doby singled to
center field [C.Isreal scored]; L.Doby stole second; M.Irvin
flied to G.Curry; L.Pearson grounded out (M.Duckett to D.Dennis)
[L.Doby scored]; Curry and Cash ejected for arguing call at the
plate. Argument devolved into a 30-minute brawl.; P.JONES
REPLACED B.CASH (PLAYING C); H.SIMPSON REPLACED G.CURRY (PLAYING
RF); J.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

 7TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Parks out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
0, Eagles 2.

 8TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; J.Craig reached on an error by B.Felder [J.Craig to
first]; P.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Isreal singled;
L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

 9TH: H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR B.BROWN; H.McHenry 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, Eagles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  0   0   0   2
 Eagles           2   5   2   5


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