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Newark Eagles @ Philadelphia Stars

1944-06-01 · Night game

Philadelphia Stars defeated Newark Eagles 6–1. Philadelphia Stars put up 4 in the 2nd. Gene Benson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Bob Turner	4	0	0	1
Murray Watkins	4	1	0	0
Ray Dandridge	4	0	1	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	1	0
Johnny Davis	4	0	1	0
Bob Harvey	4	0	1	0
Willie Wynn	3	0	1	0
Sy Morton	3	0	0	0
Harry Cozart	1	0	0	1
Don Newcombe	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Benson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mahlon Duckett	3	0	0	0	1	0
Goose Curry	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jim West	3	1	0	0	1	0
Marvin Williams	3	0	0	0	1	1
Barney Brown	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Cash	4	1	3	2	0	0
Clarence Palm	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Ricks	4	1	1	1	0	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Cozart	2.0	4	1	1
Eddie Jacobs	1.0	1	1	0
Don Newcombe	5.0	1	2	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Ricks	9.0	5	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Turner: 99
Murray Watkins: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99

Bot 1

Gene Benson: S
Mahlon Duckett: 99
Goose Curry: 99
Jim West: 99

Top 2

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: S
Bob Harvey: S.1-2
Willie Wynn: 99
Sy Morton: 99

Bot 2

Marvin Williams: K
Barney Brown: W
Bill Cash: D.1-3
Clarence Palm: 7/F.3-H
Bill Ricks: D.2-H
Gene Benson: HR.2-H
Mahlon Duckett: 99

Top 3

Harry Cozart: K
Bob Turner: K
Murray Watkins: E6
Ray Dandridge: S9.1-3
Lennie Pearson: SBH(UR);SB2
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 3

Goose Curry: E1#
Jim West: 99
Marvin Williams: W.1-2#
Barney Brown: 99
Bill Cash: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Clarence Palm: 99

Top 4

Johnny Davis: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Willie Wynn: S
Sy Morton: 99

Bot 4

Bill Ricks: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Mahlon Duckett: W#
Goose Curry: 99

Top 5

Don Newcombe: 99
Bob Turner: 99
Murray Watkins: 99

Bot 5

Jim West: W#
Marvin Williams: 99/G.1-2#
Barney Brown: 99
Bill Cash: S.2-H
Clarence Palm: 99

Top 6

Ray Dandridge: 99
Lennie Pearson: S
Johnny Davis: 99
Bob Harvey: 99

Bot 6

Bill Ricks: 99
Gene Benson: 99
Mahlon Duckett: 99

Top 7

Willie Wynn: 99
Sy Morton: 99
Don Newcombe: 99

Bot 7

Goose Curry: 99
Jim West: 99
Marvin Williams: 99

Top 8

Bob Turner: 99
Murray Watkins: 99
Ray Dandridge: 99

Bot 8

Barney Brown: E4#
Bill Cash: 99
Clarence Palm: 99
Bill Ricks: 99

Top 9

Lennie Pearson: 99
Johnny Davis: 99
Bob Harvey: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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