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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 New York Cubans (NY6) 6

Game played on Sunday, July 2, 1944 (D) at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  2 1 0  1 3 0   -   8 15  3
New York Cubans                     2 0 1  0 1 0  1 1 0   -   6 11  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       5   1   1    0     0         5   6
Bill Cash c                           4   1   0    0     1         3   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   1   3    1     1         0   0
Jim West 1b                           5   0   3    2     0         7   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   1   1    1     0         5   0
Goose Curry lf                        3   2   2    0     2         1   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    5   0   3    2     0         4   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   1   1    1     0         2   1
Barney Brown p                        3   1   1    1     1         0   3
Totals                               39   8  15    8     5   4    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim West, Marvin Williams, Henry Spearman. 
E: 3.  Frank Austin, Marvin Williams, Henry Spearman. 
PB: 1.  Bill Cash. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin, Gene Benson. 
GDP:  Gene Benson, Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   4   4   3    0     1         3   3
Dave Thomas 1b                        5   1   3    2     0         8   1
Lou Louden c                          5   0   3    2     0         5   1
Pancho Coimbre rf                     5   0   1    1     0         2   1
Jose Vargas cf                        3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Javier Perez 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         2   4
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   0    1     0         2   2
Barney Morris p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Bill Anderson p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Gil Garrido ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Luis Tiant p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jose Maria Fernandez ph             1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rodolfo Fernandez p                 0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   6  11    6     2   2    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Dave Thomas 2, Rabbit Martinez 2, Bill Anderson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pancho Coimbre. 
HR:  Dave Thomas. 
HBP:  Jose Vargas. 
GDP:  Pancho Coimbre. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9      11   6    6   2   2   1  41
Totals                               9      11   6    6   2   2   1  41

WP:  Barney Brown. 
HBP:  Barney Brown. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris                        3.1     8   3    3   0   2   0  18
Bill Anderson                        3.2     4   2    2   2   1   0  16
Luis Tiant L                         1       2   3    3   3   0   0  7
Rodolfo Fernandez                    1       1   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9      15   8    8   5   4   0  44

WP:  Barney Morris 2. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Bert Gholston, 1B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 14000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/2/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; E.Stone singled; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez singled to second base [H.Rodriguez to
second (error by M.Williams)]; D.Thomas homered [H.Rodriguez
scored]; L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown
play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 2.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; G.Curry singled;
G.Curry stole second; M.Williams singled [G.Curry scored];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Linares out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 2.

STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; E.Stone singled; J.West singled [E.Stone to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1,
Cubans 2.

CUBANS 3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez singled;
D.Thomas singled [H.Rodriguez to second]; L.Louden singled
[H.Rodriguez scored, D.Thomas to second]; P.Coimbre out on
unknown play; B.Cash allowed a passed ball [D.Thomas to third,
L.Louden to second]; J.Vargas walked; R.Linares out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 3.

STARS 4TH: G.Curry singled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
B.Morris threw a wild pitch [G.Curry to second]; H.Spearman
singled [G.Curry scored]; B.Morris threw a wild pitch
[H.Spearman to second]; B.Brown singled [H.Spearman scored];
B.ANDERSON REPLACED B.MORRIS (PITCHING); F.Austin out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
3, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: H.Spearman dropped a foul fly hit by J.Perez;
J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play;
B.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 3,
Cubans 3.

STARS 5TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West singled;
G.Benson forced J.West (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to first];
G.Curry walked [G.Benson to second]; M.Williams singled
[G.Benson scored, G.Curry to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 5TH: H.Rodriguez singled; B.Brown threw a wild pitch
[H.Rodriguez to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; L.Louden
out on unknown play; P.Coimbre doubled [H.Rodriguez scored];
J.Vargas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4,
Cubans 4.

STARS 6TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
4, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 4.

STARS 7TH: E.Stone singled; J.West out on unknown play;
G.Benson doubled [E.Stone scored]; G.Curry walked; M.Williams
grounded into a double play (B.Anderson to R.Martinez to
D.Thomas) [G.Curry out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
5, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: G.GARRIDO BATTED FOR B.ANDERSON; G.Garrido out on
unknown play; H.Rodriguez walked; D.Thomas singled [H.Rodriguez
to second]; L.Louden singled [H.Rodriguez scored, D.Thomas to
second]; P.Coimbre grounded into a double play (H.Spearman to
M.Williams to J.West) [L.Louden out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 5, Cubans 5.

STARS 8TH: L.TIANT REPLACED G.GARRIDO (PITCHING); H.Spearman
out on unknown play; B.Brown walked; F.Austin doubled [B.Brown
to third]; B.Cash walked; E.Stone walked [B.Brown scored,
F.Austin to third, B.Cash to second]; J.West singled to center
field [F.Austin scored, B.Cash scored, E.Stone to second];
G.Benson grounded into a double play (R.Martinez to D.Thomas)
[J.West out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 8, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 8TH: J.Vargas was hit by a pitch; R.Linares singled
[J.Vargas to third]; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out
on unknown play [J.Vargas scored]; J.FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR
L.TIANT; J.Fernandez out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 8, Cubans 6.

STARS 9TH: R.FERNANDEZ REPLACED J.FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); G.Curry
out on unknown play; M.Williams singled to right field
(P.Coimbre to J.Perez) [M.Williams out at second]; H.Spearman
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 8, Cubans 6.

CUBANS 9TH: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; L.Louden singled; P.Coimbre reached on an error by
F.Austin [L.Louden to second, P.Coimbre to first]; J.Vargas out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 8, Cubans 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            8  15   3   9
 Cubans           6  11   0   8


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