Houston Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 Bob Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 Bob Harvey rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 5 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Curley Williams 2, Johnny Washington 2, Pat Patterson 2. BATTING - 2B: Curley Williams 2. SH: Johnny Davis. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Jimmy Wilkes. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 Art Hefner cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bus Clarkson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Littles rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Jones 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Armstead lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Henry Miller p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Thompson ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 6 0 1 2 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson. BATTING - 2B: Murray Watkins. GDP: Bus Clarkson, Gene Thompson. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Murray Watkins. PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis W 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 31 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 31 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller L 8 5 3 1 5 0 0 35 Gene Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 1 5 0 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mule Suttles, 1B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 1 -- Houston Eagles at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Houston Philadelphia 1. J.Wilkes cf M.Watkins 3b 2. C.Williams ss A.Hefner cf 3. B.Wilson 3b M.Williams 2b 4. J.Washington 1b B.Clarkson ss 5. J.Davis lf B.Littles rf 6. P.Patterson 2b B.Cash c 7. B.Harvey rf J.Jones 1b 8. L.Ruffin c J.Armstead lf 9. R.Lewis p H.Miller p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: M.Watkins doubled; A.Hefner walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson grounded into a double play (C.Williams to P.Patterson to J.Washington) [A.Hefner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Stars 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Washington walked; J.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second]; P.Patterson walked; B.Harvey walked [J.Washington to third, P.Patterson to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play [J.Washington scored]; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; M.Watkins was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis reached on an error by M.Williams [J.Davis to first]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. EAGLES 5TH: R.Lewis walked; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled (unknown fielder) [R.Lewis out at home]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Stars 0. EAGLES 6TH: J.Washington flied to J.Armstead; J.Davis popped to M.Williams; P.Patterson singled; B.Harvey reached on an error by B.Clarkson [P.Patterson to third, B.Harvey to second]; L.Ruffin singled [P.Patterson scored (unearned), B.Harvey to third]; R.Lewis singled [B.Harvey scored (unearned), L.Ruffin to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Hefner singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams doubled; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. STARS 7TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. STARS 8TH: J.Jones singled; J.Armstead out on unknown play; G.THOMPSON BATTED FOR H.MILLER; G.Thompson grounded into a double play (P.Patterson to C.Williams to J.Washington) [J.Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. EAGLES 9TH: G.THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled; J.Wilkes was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. STARS 9TH: M.Watkins singled; A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Stars 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 3 6 0 8 Stars 0 6 2 4
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