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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 29, 1948 (N) at Red Wing Stadium, Rochester NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 5   -   8 10  2
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2 11  4

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   0    1     0         3   4
Frank Austin ss                       5   1   1    2     0         0   2
Bill Cash c                           4   1   1    0     1         5   1
Gene Benson lf                        4   2   2    3     1         2   2
Harry Simpson cf                      4   1   1    0     1         4   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         5   0   1    0     0         6   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   1   2    1     0         4   2
Henry McHenry p                       3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Totals                               39   8  10    7     4   3    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Doc Dennis, Mahlon Duckett. 
E: 2.  Frank Austin, Doc Dennis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin. 
HR:  Gene Benson. 
SH:  Mahlon Duckett, Henry McHenry. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cash. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   2    2     0         3   3
  Honey Lott ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   0   2    0     1         0   1
Johnny Smith rf                       4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Art Hefner cf                         4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Ben Littles lf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   1    0     0         6   0
Bud Barbee 1b                         3   1   1    0     1        10   0
  Albert Stephens pr                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Walter Hardy ss                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Alex Newkirk ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rufus Baker ss                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sonny Boy Jeffries p                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Skip Avery ph                       1   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Frank Pearson p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bob Griffith p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   2  11    2     2   5    27   5

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Fred Bankhead, Marvin Barker, Sonny Boy Jeffries 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Skip Avery. 
GDP:  Art Hefner. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry W                      9      11   2    2   2   5   0  38
Totals                               9      11   2    2   2   5   0  38


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sonny Boy Jeffries                   5       3   2    0   1   1   0  21
Frank Pearson L                      3.2     6   6    4   3   2   1  22
Bob Griffith                         0.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9      10   8    4   4   3   1  45



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Umpires: HP - H. Williams, 1B - Ben Taylor

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/29/1948 -- Philadelphia Stars at New York
Black Yankees (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. M.Watkins           3b        F.Bankhead          2b        
2. F.Austin            ss        M.Barker            3b        
3. B.Cash              c         J.Smith             rf        
4. G.Benson            lf        A.Hefner            cf        
5. H.Simpson           cf        B.Littles           lf        
6. D.Dennis            1b        J.Hayes             c         
7. A.Brathwaite        rf        B.Barbee            1b        
8. M.Duckett           2b        W.Hardy             ss        
9. H.McHenry           p         S.Jeffries          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; B.Cash singled; B.Cash stole second; G.Benson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Barker
singled; J.Smith singled [M.Barker to second]; A.Hefner grounded
into a double play (F.Austin to M.Duckett to D.Dennis) [J.Smith
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 2ND: H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: D.Dennis dropped a foul fly hit by
B.Littles; B.Littles out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled;
B.Barbee out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Duckett singled; H.McHenry out on unknown play;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: S.Jeffries out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; M.Barker singled to left field (G.Benson to M.Watkins)
[F.Bankhead out at third]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson walked;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; B.Littles out
on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Black Yankees 0.

STARS 5TH: A.Brathwaite singled; M.Duckett reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by S.Jeffries [A.Brathwaite to second,
M.Duckett to first]; H.McHenry reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by S.Jeffries [A.Brathwaite to third, M.Duckett
to second, H.McHenry to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play
[A.Brathwaite scored (unearned), M.Duckett to third]; F.Austin
out on unknown play [M.Duckett scored (unearned)]; B.Cash out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: B.Barbee singled; A.NEWKIRK BATTED FOR
W.HARDY; A.Newkirk flied to unknown fielder; S.AVERY BATTED FOR
S.JEFFRIES; S.Avery doubled to left field [B.Barbee to third];
F.Bankhead singled [B.Barbee scored, S.Avery scored]; M.Barker
out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 2.

STARS 6TH: R.BAKER REPLACED A.NEWKIRK (PLAYING SS); F.PEARSON
REPLACED S.AVERY (PITCHING); G.Benson out on unknown play;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: A.Hefner singled; B.Littles out on unknown
play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 2.

STARS 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; H.McHenry walked; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; F.Pearson out
on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 2, Black Yankees 2.

STARS 8TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; G.Benson singled; H.Simpson singled [G.Benson to third];
D.Dennis reached on an error by F.Bankhead [G.Benson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), H.Simpson to second, D.Dennis to first];
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: M.Barker walked; J.Smith singled to left
field (G.Benson to M.Watkins) [M.Barker out at third]; A.Hefner
singled [J.Smith to second]; B.Littles out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3,
Black Yankees 2.

STARS 9TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; H.McHenry singled;
M.Watkins forced H.McHenry (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to
first]; F.Austin doubled [M.Watkins scored]; B.Cash walked;
G.Benson homered [F.Austin scored, B.Cash scored]; H.Simpson
walked; D.Dennis singled [H.Simpson to second]; A.Brathwaite
reached on an error by M.Barker [H.Simpson to third, D.Dennis to
second, A.Brathwaite to first]; B.GRIFFITH REPLACED F.PEARSON
(PITCHING); M.Duckett singled [H.Simpson scored (unearned),
D.Dennis to third, A.Brathwaite to second]; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 8, Black
Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: B.Barbee walked; A.STEPHENS RAN FOR
B.BARBEE; R.Baker reached on an error by F.Austin [A.Stephens to
second, R.Baker to first]; B.Griffith out on unknown play;
H.LOTT BATTED FOR F.BANKHEAD; H.Lott out on unknown play
[A.Stephens to third, R.Baker to second]; M.Barker out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 8, Black Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            8  10   2  10
 Black Yankees    2  11   4   9


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