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Houston Eagles (HOE) 1 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1949 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      0 0 1  0 0 0  0  -   1  5  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  1  0

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         1   1   0    0     2   0     0   0
Jay Heard p                           3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               24   1   5    1     4   0    21   0


BATTING -
SH:  Curley Williams, Johnny Davis. 
Team LOB:  8


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Cash ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Art Hefner cf                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bob Griffith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ben Littles rf                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Stanley Glenn c                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jim Jones 1b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmie Armstead lf                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Ricks p                          2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               22   0   1    0     0   3    21   0


BATTING -
Team LOB:  1


PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jay Heard W                          7       1   0    0   0   3   0  22
Totals                               7       1   0    0   0   3   0  22


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         7       5   1    1   4   0   0  30
Totals                               7       5   1    1   4   0   0  30



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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 2 -- 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        S.Glenn             c         
7. B.Harvey            rf        J.Jones             1b        
8. L.Ruffin            c         J.Armstead          lf        
9. J.Heard             p         B.Ricks             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 out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Washington singled; J.Davis out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second]; P.Patterson out
on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles out on
unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Stars 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Ruffin walked; J.Heard singled to center field
[L.Ruffin to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Ruffin to third,
J.Heard to second]; B.Wilson singled [L.Ruffin scored, J.Heard
to third]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Stars 0.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [P.Patterson to
second]; J.Heard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 0.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles out on
unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Stars 0.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked;
B.Harvey walked [P.Patterson to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; J.Heard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles
1, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Stars 0.

EAGLES 7TH: 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 1, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: B.CASH BATTED FOR M.WATKINS; B.Cash flied to unknown
fielder; B.GRIFFITH BATTED FOR A.HEFNER; B.Griffith popped to
unknown fielder; M.Williams singled to shortstop; Heard was one
strike away from a perfect game; B.Clarkson popped to unknown
fielder; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Stars 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   5   0   8
 Stars            0   1   0   1


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