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Newark Eagles @ Philadelphia Stars

1948-05-14 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 4301 · 2:10

Philadelphia Stars defeated Newark Eagles 12–2. Philadelphia Stars put up 8 in the 4th. Gene Benson went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4
PH5	4	0	0	8	0	0	0	0		12	14

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmy Wilkes	3	1	0	0	1
Curley Williams	3	1	1	0	1
Lennie Pearson	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Harvey	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Davis	4	0	1	2	0
Bob Wilson	4	0	0	0	0
Earl Ashby	3	0	1	0	0
Leroy Williams	2	0	0	0	1
Cotton Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Carter	2	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Murray Watkins	5	0	1	0	0
Frank Austin	5	2	1	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	2	1	0	1
Gene Benson	5	2	2	4	0
Doc Dennis	5	2	3	2	0
Gabe Patterson	5	1	1	0	0
Bill Cash	4	0	0	0	0
Mahlon Duckett	4	2	3	1	0
Henry Miller	4	1	2	1	0

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cotton Williams	3.1	10	0	0
Jim Carter	4.2	4	1	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henry Miller	9.0	4	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 1

Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: E6
Harry Simpson: S.1-2
Gene Benson: D.2-H(UR);1-H
Doc Dennis: D.2-H
Gabe Patterson: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Bill Cash: 99
Mahlon Duckett: S.1-2
Henry Miller: 99

Top 2

Bob Harvey: S
Johnny Davis: 99/G.1-2
Bob Wilson: FC1/DP.2XH(12);BX2(26)

Bot 2

Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: S
Harry Simpson: 99
Gene Benson: 99

Top 3

Earl Ashby: 99
Leroy Williams: W
Cotton Williams: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: 99

Bot 3

Doc Dennis: 99
Gabe Patterson: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Top 4

Curley Williams: W
Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Johnny Davis: 99

Bot 4

Mahlon Duckett: S
Henry Miller: S.1-2
Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: E4.2-3;1-2
Harry Simpson: E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Gene Benson: D/78.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Doc Dennis: S.2-H(UR)
Gabe Patterson: S.1-2
Bill Cash: SB3;SB2
Bill Cash: 99
Mahlon Duckett: S.3-H(UR);2-2
Henry Miller: SB3.2-H(E4)(UR);1-2
Henry Miller: S.2-H(UR)
Murray Watkins: S.1-2
Frank Austin: 8

Top 5

Bob Wilson: 99
Earl Ashby: S
Leroy Williams: 99
Jim Carter: 99

Bot 5

Harry Simpson: W
Gene Benson: 99
Doc Dennis: S.1-2
Gabe Patterson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Jimmy Wilkes: W
Curley Williams: S.1-2
Lennie Pearson: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Johnny Davis: T.2-H;1-H
Bob Wilson: 99

Bot 6

Bill Cash: 99
Mahlon Duckett: 99
Henry Miller: 99

Top 7

Earl Ashby: 99
Leroy Williams: 99
Jim Carter: 99

Bot 7

Murray Watkins: 99
Frank Austin: 99
Harry Simpson: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 8

Gene Benson: 99
Doc Dennis: 99
Gabe Patterson: 99

Top 9

Bob Harvey: 99
Johnny Davis: 99
Bob Wilson: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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