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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Houston Eagles (HOE) 3

Game played on Monday, May 30, 1949 (D) at Lloyd Field, Chester PA
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      2 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  8  1
Philadelphia Stars                  1 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 x   -   4  5  3

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   1   2    0     0         2   0
Curley Williams ss                    3   0   1    1     1         1   2
Bob Wilson 3b                         5   1   1    1     0         2   5
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   2    0     1         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   0   1    1     0        11   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Bo Wallace c                          1   0   0    0     1         3   0
  Cotton Williams ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Leon Ruffin c                       1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   3   8    3     5   2    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Curley Williams. 
PB: 1.  Bo Wallace. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams, Jonas Gaines. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Davis. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   1   1    0     0         4   1
Bill Cash lf                          4   1   2    2     0         1   1
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   0   0    0     1         1   8
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   1   1    0     0         3   3
Jim Jones 1b                          3   0   0    0     0        10   1
Art Hefner cf                         3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Bob Griffith p                        3   1   1    2     0         0   2
Totals                               30   4   5    4     2   5    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Murray Watkins, Bus Clarkson, Stanley Glenn, Jim Jones. 
E: 3.  Murray Watkins 2, Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Bill Cash, Bob Griffith. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cash. 

PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       8       5   4    3   2   5   2  32
Totals                               8       5   4    3   2   5   2  32


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       9       8   3    2   5   2   0  41
Totals                               9       8   3    2   5   2   0  41



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Umpires: HP -  Zosh, 1B -  Trusty

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1949, game 1 -- Houston Eagles at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Houston                       Philadelphia                  
1. J.Wilkes            cf        M.Watkins           3b        
2. C.Williams          ss        B.Cash              lf        
3. B.Wilson            3b        M.Williams          2b        
4. B.Harvey            rf        B.Clarkson          ss        
5. J.Washington        1b        B.Littles           rf        
6. J.Davis             lf        S.Glenn             c         
7. P.Patterson         2b        J.Jones             1b        
8. B.Wallace           c         A.Hefner            cf        
9. J.Gaines            p         B.Griffith          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second]; B.Wilson singled
[J.Wilkes scored]; B.Harvey singled [B.Wilson to second];
J.Washington singled [B.Wilson scored, B.Harvey to second];
J.Davis hit into a double play (M.Watkins to J.Jones to
B.Clarkson to S.Glenn) [B.Harvey out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: M.Watkins singled; B.Wallace allowed a passed ball
[M.Watkins to second]; B.Cash singled [M.Watkins scored
(unearned)]; B.Cash stole second; M.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 1.

EAGLES 2ND: P.Patterson walked; B.Wallace walked [P.Patterson
to second]; J.Gaines out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Patterson to third, B.Wallace to second]; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: S.Glenn singled; J.Jones out on unknown play;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; B.Griffith homered to leftfield
[S.Glenn scored]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 3.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Harvey singled; J.Washington out on unknown play;
J.Davis out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 3.

STARS 3RD: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Stars 3.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Wallace out on unknown play; J.Gaines reached on
an error by B.Clarkson [J.Gaines to first]; J.Wilkes singled
[J.Gaines to second]; C.Williams singled [J.Gaines scored
(unearned), J.Wilkes to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Stars 3.

STARS 4TH: B.Littles reached on an error by C.Williams
[B.Littles to first]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; J.Jones out
on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Davis walked;
J.Davis stole second; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR B.WALLACE; C.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

STARS 5TH: L.RUFFIN REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PLAYING C); B.Griffith
out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Cash out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Gaines singled; J.Wilkes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Gaines to second]; C.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson walked;
B.Littles out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey walked; J.Washington out on unknown play;
J.Davis out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown
play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Stars 3.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Ruffin reached on an error by M.Watkins [L.Ruffin
to second (error by M.Watkins)]; J.Gaines out on unknown play;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 3.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Cash homered to
leftfield; M.Williams walked; B.Clarkson out on unknown play;
B.Littles out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3,
Stars 4.

EAGLES 9TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3   8   1  11
 Stars            4   5   3   4


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