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Philadelphia Stars @ Newark Eagles

1939-05-17 · Night game

Newark Eagles defeated Philadelphia Stars 5–2. Newark Eagles put up 3 in the 6th. Mule Suttles went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PH5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7
NW2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		5	7

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Clyde Spearman	4	1	1	0	0
Leroy Morney	3	1	1	0	1
Roy Parnell	4	0	2	1	0
Jake Dunn	3	0	0	0	1
Gene Benson	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Perkins	4	0	2	1	0
Jud Wilson	4	0	0	0	0
Curtis Harris	4	0	0	0	0
Rocky Ellis	1	0	1	0	1
Sam Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
Webster McDonald	1	0	0	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Charlie Biot	4	0	0	0	0
Dick Seay	3	1	0	0	1
Willie Wells	4	1	1	0	0
Fred Wilson	4	0	2	0	0
Mule Suttles	4	2	2	3	0
Ed Stone	3	1	1	0	1
Lennie Pearson	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hayes	2	0	0	0	1
James Brown	3	0	1	2	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rocky Ellis	5.1	5	3	0
Sam Thompson	2.2	2	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Brown	9.0	7	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clyde Spearman: S
Leroy Morney: S.1-2
Roy Parnell: S.2-H;1-2
Jake Dunn: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Bill Perkins: 99

Bot 1

Charlie Biot: 99
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: 99

Top 2

Jud Wilson: 99
Curtis Harris: 99
Rocky Ellis: S
Clyde Spearman: PO1(13)#

Bot 2

Fred Wilson: S
Mule Suttles: 64(1)3/GDP#
Ed Stone: 99

Top 3

Clyde Spearman: 99
Leroy Morney: 99
Roy Parnell: 99

Bot 3

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99
James Brown: 99

Top 4

Jake Dunn: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Bill Perkins: S
Jud Wilson: 99

Bot 4

Charlie Biot: 99
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: 99

Top 5

Curtis Harris: 99
Rocky Ellis: W
Clyde Spearman: 99
Leroy Morney: 99

Bot 5

Fred Wilson: 99
Mule Suttles: S
Ed Stone: W.1-2
Lennie Pearson: 8/F.2-3
Johnny Hayes: W.1-2
James Brown: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Charlie Biot: 99

Top 6

Roy Parnell: 99
Jake Dunn: W
Gene Benson: 99
Bill Perkins: 99

Bot 6

Dick Seay: W
Willie Wells: S.1-2
Fred Wilson: 99
Mule Suttles: HR/8.2-H;1-H
Ed Stone: S
Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99

Top 7

Jud Wilson: E6#
Curtis Harris: 99
Sam Thompson: 99
Clyde Spearman: 99

Bot 7

James Brown: 99
Charlie Biot: E5#
Dick Seay: 99
Willie Wells: 99

Top 8

Leroy Morney: W
Roy Parnell: S.1-2
Jake Dunn: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Bill Perkins: S.2-H;1-2
Jud Wilson: PO1(13)#

Bot 8

Fred Wilson: S
Mule Suttles: 99
Ed Stone: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 9

Jud Wilson: 99
Curtis Harris: 99
Webster McDonald: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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