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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 13 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Tuesday, June 18, 1946 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  1 0 0  0  -   1  5  1
Philadelphia Stars                  1 1 9  2 0 0  x  -  13 15  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Walter Hardy ss                       3   0   0    0     1         1   4
Carlos Ascanio 1b                     3   0   1    0     0         8   1
Ameal Brooks lf                       3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Bill Cooper rf                        3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Marvin Barker 2b, p                   3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Curtis Henderson 3b, 2b               3   0   1    1     0         1   1
Clarence Palm c                       2   0   0    0     1         3   1
Bob Griffith p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Percy Forrest p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
   Howard 3b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               27   1   5    1     2   4    18  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Walter Hardy, Carlos Ascanio, Curtis Henderson. 
E: 1.  Walter Hardy. 
PB: 1.  Clarence Palm. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Clarence Palm. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Frank Austin ss                       3   2   1    0     1         1   3
Gene Benson cf                        3   2   2    0     1         2   0
Bus Clarkson 3b                       3   2   2    3     1         3   3
Harry Simpson rf                      3   2   2    0     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   2   2    2     0         9   1
Joe Craig lf                          4   1   1    3     0         0   0
Bill Cash c                           4   2   2    3     0         4   0
Henry McHenry p                       4   0   2    1     0         1   1
Totals                               32  13  15   12     3   1    21  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Murray Watkins, Frank Austin, Doc Dennis. 
E: 2.  Frank Austin, Henry McHenry. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bus Clarkson, Joe Craig. 
HR:  Bill Cash. 
HBP:  Harry Simpson. 
GDP:  Murray Watkins. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bus Clarkson. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith L                       2       4   3    2   1   1   0  12
Percy Forrest                        0.1     4   5    5   1   0   1  6
Marvin Barker                        3.2     7   5    4   1       0  18
Totals                               6      15  13   11   3   1   1  36

Bob Griffith pitched to 1 batters in the 3rd inning
HBP:  Bob Griffith. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry W                      7       5   1    1   2   4   0  29
Totals                               7       5   1    1   2   4   0  29



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Allen

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 6/18/1946, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at 
 (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. F.McLaurin          cf        M.Watkins           2b        
2. W.Hardy             ss        F.Austin            ss        
3. C.Ascanio           1b        G.Benson            cf        
4. A.Brooks            lf        B.Clarkson          3b        
5. B.Cooper            rf        H.Simpson           rf        
6. M.Barker            2b        D.Dennis            1b        
7. C.Henderson         3b        J.Craig             lf        
8. C.Palm              c         B.Cash              c         
9. B.Griffith          p         H.McHenry           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; W.Hardy
walked; C.Ascanio singled [W.Hardy to second]; A.Brooks out on
unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  0.

 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin walked; G.Benson
out on unknown play [F.Austin to second]; B.Clarkson singled
[F.Austin scored]; B.Clarkson was caught stealing second (C.Palm
to W.Hardy); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Henderson
out on unknown play; C.Palm walked; B.Griffith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

 2ND: H.Simpson was hit by a pitch; D.Dennis reached on an
error by W.Hardy [H.Simpson to third, D.Dennis to first];
J.Craig out on unknown play [H.Simpson scored (unearned)];
B.Cash out on unknown play; H.McHenry singled [D.Dennis to
second]; M.Watkins singled [D.Dennis to third, H.McHenry to
second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: F.McLaurin reached on an error by H.McHenry
[F.McLaurin to first]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Ascanio
out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  2.

 3RD: G.Benson singled; P.FORREST REPLACED B.GRIFFITH
(PITCHING); B.Clarkson walked [G.Benson to second]; H.Simpson
singled [G.Benson to third, B.Clarkson to second]; D.Dennis
singled [G.Benson scored, B.Clarkson scored, H.Simpson to
second]; J.Craig tripled [H.Simpson scored, D.Dennis scored];
B.Cash homered [J.Craig scored]; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 
REPLACED P.FORREST (PLAYING 3B); C.HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); M.BARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); M.Watkins
out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; G.Benson walked [F.Austin
to second]; B.Clarkson tripled [F.Austin scored, G.Benson
scored]; C.Palm allowed a passed ball [B.Clarkson scored
(unearned)]; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 9 R (8 ER), 7 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  11.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Cooper singled; M.Barker singled [B.Cooper
to second]; C.Henderson singled [B.Cooper scored, M.Barker to
second]; C.Palm grounded into a double play (F.Austin to
M.Watkins to D.Dennis) [M.Barker to third, C.Henderson out at
second];  out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1,  11.

 4TH: D.Dennis singled; J.Craig out on unknown play [D.Dennis
to second]; B.Cash singled [D.Dennis scored, B.Cash to second
(on throw)]; H.McHenry singled [B.Cash scored]; M.Watkins
grounded into a double play (W.Hardy to C.Henderson to
C.Ascanio) [H.McHenry out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1,  13.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; W.Hardy out
on unknown play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  13.

 5TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled [G.Benson to
second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1,  13.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: A.Brooks singled; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  13.

 6TH: J.Craig out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1,  13.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Palm reached on an error by F.Austin
[C.Palm to first];  out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on
unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Yankees 1,  13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    1   5   1   7
                 13  15   2   5


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