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New York Cubans (NY6) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 1   -   3  8  4
New York Cubans                     0 3 1  1 1 0  0 0 x   -   6 10  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   1    1     0         1   0
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Stanley Glenn ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Goose Curry rf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    0     0        11   2
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   1   1    0     0         3   3
Ed Stone lf                           4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   1   2    0     0         1   1
  Garrell Hartman 3b                  1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Clarence Palm c                       3   0   0    0     0         3   1
  Bill Cash ph                        0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Bill Ricks p                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ches Buchanan p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Pete Sunkett p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               37   3   8    2     1   5    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jim West, Clarence Palm, Ches Buchanan 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West, Henry Spearman. 
3B:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  8


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   4   0   1    0     0         3   2
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   2   2    2     0        10   1
Rogelio Linares lf                    4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Claro Duany rf                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Jose Vargas cf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Javier Perez 2b                       4   2   1    0     0         2   2
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Lou Louden c                          4   0   2    2     0         5   3
Barney Morris p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               35   6  10    5     0   3    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Javier Perez, Rabbit Martinez. 

BATTING -
HR:  Dave Thomas 2. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         2       5   4    4   0   2   1  11
Ches Buchanan                        2       2   2    1   0   1   1  9
Pete Sunkett                         4       3   0    0   0   0   0  15
Totals                               8      10   6    5   0   3   2  35

Bill Ricks pitched to 1 batters in the 3rd inning
Ches Buchanan pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris W                      9       8   3    2   1   5   0  38
Totals                               9       8   3    2   1   5   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/28/1944, game 2 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. G.Benson            cf        H.Rodriguez         3b        
2. F.Austin            ss        D.Thomas            1b        
3. G.Curry             rf        R.Linares           lf        
4. J.West              1b        C.Duany             rf        
5. M.Williams          2b        J.Vargas            cf        
6. E.Stone             lf        J.Perez             2b        
7. H.Spearman          3b        R.Martinez          ss        
8. C.Palm              c         L.Louden            c         
9. B.Ricks             p         B.Morris            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany singled; J.Vargas out on unknown play;
J.Perez singled [C.Duany to second]; R.Martinez singled [C.Duany
scored, J.Perez to second]; L.Louden singled [J.Perez scored,
R.Martinez scored (no RBI) (error by C.Palm)]; B.Morris out on
unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 3.

STARS 3RD: H.Spearman singled; C.Palm out on unknown play;
B.Ricks out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 3RD: D.Thomas homered to rightfield; C.BUCHANAN REPLACED
B.RICKS (PITCHING); R.Linares out on unknown play; C.Duany out
on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 4.

STARS 4TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 4TH: J.Perez reached on an error by C.Buchanan [J.Perez
to first]; J.Perez was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by C.Buchanan [J.Perez to second]; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; L.Louden singled [J.Perez scored (unearned)];
B.Morris out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 5.

STARS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; H.Spearman doubled; C.Palm reached on an error by
R.Martinez [H.Spearman scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Palm to
first]; C.Buchanan out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 5TH: D.Thomas homered to rightfield; P.SUNKETT REPLACED
C.BUCHANAN (PITCHING); R.Linares singled to first base
[R.Linares to second (error by J.West)]; C.Duany out on unknown
play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 6.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Cubans 6.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden out on
unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 6.

STARS 7TH: J.West doubled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
E.Stone tripled [J.West scored]; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
C.Palm out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2,
Cubans 6.

CUBANS 7TH: G.HARTMAN REPLACED H.SPEARMAN (PLAYING 3B);
H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares
singled [H.Rodriguez to second]; C.Duany out on unknown play;
J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2,
Cubans 6.

STARS 8TH: P.Sunkett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; F.Austin singled; G.Curry reached on an error by
J.Perez [F.Austin to second, G.Curry to first]; J.West out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 6.

CUBANS 8TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 6.

STARS 9TH: M.Williams singled; E.Stone out on unknown play;
G.Hartman singled [M.Williams to second]; B.CASH BATTED FOR
C.PALM; B.Cash walked [M.Williams to third, G.Hartman to
second]; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; G.Benson singled
[M.Williams scored, G.Hartman to third, B.Cash to second];
S.GLENN BATTED FOR F.AUSTIN; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 3, Cubans 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   8   4   8
 Cubans           6  10   2   5


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