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New York Cubans (NY6) 5 Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 3

Game played on Thursday, September 2, 1943 (N) at Athletic Park, Milwaukee WI
Exhibition game

New York Cubans                     0 3 1  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   5  6  0
Cincinnati Clowns                   0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   3 10  2

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   1    1     0   0     1   2
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     9   0
Javier Perez lf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Rogelio Linares cf                    4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Ameal Brooks rf                       4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     3   3
Charlie Rivera 2b                     4   1   0    0     0   0     1   2
Lou Louden c                          4   2   2    0     0   0    12   0
Luis Tiant p                          3   0   1    2     0   0     0   1
  Martin Crue p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   5   6    4     1   0    27   8


BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


Cincinnati Clowns                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
 Kelsey lf                            2   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Henry Merchant ph, lf               2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sylvester Snead ss, c                 4   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Fred Wilson rf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     8   0
Johnny Ray cf, ss                     3   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
  Peanuts Davis ph                    1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
John Britton 3b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   5
  Harry Jeffries ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buster Haywood c, cf                  4   1   2    1     0   0     6   0
Clarence Lamar 2b                     4   0   3    2     0   0     0   3
Jimmie Newberry p                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   3  10    3     0   0    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Sylvester Snead, Jimmie Newberry. 

BATTING -
2B:  Goose Tatum. 
3B:  Clarence Lamar. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant W                         8.2    10   3    3   0   0   0  35
Martin Crue SV                       0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9      10   3    3   0   0   0  36


Cincinnati Clowns                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry L                    9       6   5    3   1   0   0  35
Totals                               9       6   5    3   1   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/2/1943 --   at Cincinnati Clowns (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Cincinnati                    
1. R.Martinez          ss                            lf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        S.Snead             ss        
3. J.Perez             lf        F.Wilson            rf        
4. R.Linares           cf        G.Tatum             1b        
5. A.Brooks            rf        J.Ray               cf        
6. R.Cox               3b        J.Britton           3b        
7. C.Rivera            2b        B.Haywood           c         
8. L.Louden            c         C.Lamar             2b        
9. L.Tiant             p         J.Newberry          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; J.Perez walked; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST:  out on unknown play; S.Snead singled; S.Snead was
picked off first (L.Tiant to D.Thomas); F.Wilson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Clowns 0.

 2ND: A.Brooks singled; R.Cox out on unknown play [A.Brooks to
second]; C.Rivera reached on an error by S.Snead [A.Brooks
scored (no RBI), C.Rivera to first]; L.Louden singled [C.Rivera
to third, L.Louden to second (on throw)]; L.Tiant singled
[C.Rivera scored (unearned), L.Louden scored]; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.   3, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum doubled; J.Ray out on unknown play;
J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled [G.Tatum
scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,
Clowns 1.

 3RD: J.Perez singled; J.Perez was picked off first, but was
safe on an error by J.Newberry [J.Perez to third]; R.Linares out
on unknown play [J.Perez scored (unearned)]; A.Brooks out on
unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.   4, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Newberry out on unknown play;  out on unknown
play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Clowns 1.

 4TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; L.Tiant
out on unknown play [L.Louden to second]; R.Martinez singled
[L.Louden scored]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: F.Wilson singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play;
J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

 5TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown
play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,
Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled;
J.Newberry singled [C.Lamar to second]; H.MERCHANT BATTED FOR ;
H.Merchant out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

 6TH: H.MERCHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R.Cox out on
unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; L.Louden out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
5, Clowns 1.

 7TH: L.Tiant out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown
play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,
Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; C.Lamar singled; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

 8TH: S.SNEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); J.RAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); B.HAYWOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play;
A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Clowns
1.

CLOWNS 8TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; S.Snead out on
unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   5, Clowns 1.

 9TH: R.Cox out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play;
L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Clowns
1.

CLOWNS 9TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; P.DAVIS BATTED FOR
J.RAY; P.Davis singled; H.JEFFRIES BATTED FOR J.BRITTON;
H.Jeffries out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled [P.Davis to
second]; C.Lamar tripled [P.Davis scored, B.Haywood scored];
M.CRUE REPLACED L.TIANT (PITCHING); J.Newberry out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5, Clowns 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5   6   0   3
 Clowns           3  10   2   6


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