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New York Cubans (NY6) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 9, 1944 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   3  9  3
New York Cubans                     1 0 2  0 0 1  0 0 x   -   4  6  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       3   0   0    0     2   0     2   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   1   0    0     0   0     3   0
Ed Stone lf                           4   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Jim West 1b                           5   2   2    1     0   0     6   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    5   0   4    2     0   0     4   0
Goose Curry rf                        4   0   1    0     1   0     1   0
Bill Cash c                           5   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Mahlon Duckett 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
  Henry Spearman ph, 3b               1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Barney Brown p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
  Henry Miller ph, p                  1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               39   3   9    3     4   0    24   4

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Frank Austin, Jim West, Bill Cash. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West, Marvin Williams. 
GDP:  Jim West. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Frank Austin, Jim West, Bill Cash. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   4   2   1    0     0   0     5   1
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   1    0     0   0    11   1
Lou Louden c                          4   0   1    2     0   0     4   2
Pancho Coimbre rf                     3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Jose Vargas cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Javier Perez 2b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Rabbit Martinez ss                    2   0   1    1     1   0     2   4
Dave Barnhill p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Barney Morris p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
Totals                               31   4   6    4     2   0    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dave Thomas, Rabbit Martinez. 
E: 3.  Dave Thomas, Javier Perez 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lou Louden, Pancho Coimbre, Rabbit Martinez. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       7       6   4    3   2   0   0  30
Henry Miller                         1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               8       6   4    3   2   0   0  33


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill                        4       4   2    0   1   0   0  18
Barney Morris W                      5       5   1    1   3   0   0  25
Totals                               9       9   3    1   4   0   0  43



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/9/1944, game 2 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson reached on an
error by J.Perez [G.Benson to first]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; J.West doubled [G.Benson scored (unearned)]; M.Williams
singled [J.West scored (unearned)]; G.Curry out on unknown play;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez singled; 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 2, Cubans 1.

STARS 2ND: B.Cash singled; B.Cash stole second; M.Duckett out
on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin walked;
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2,
Cubans 1.

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

STARS 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: H.Rodriguez reached on an error by F.Austin
[H.Rodriguez to first]; D.Thomas singled [H.Rodriguez to
second]; L.Louden doubled [H.Rodriguez scored (unearned),
D.Thomas scored]; P.Coimbre walked; J.Vargas out on unknown
play; R.Linares out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 3.

STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: B.Cash dropped a foul fly hit by R.Martinez;
R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Barnhill out on unknown play;
H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2,
Cubans 3.

STARS 5TH: B.MORRIS REPLACED D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); F.Austin
walked; F.Austin stole second; G.Benson out on unknown play;
E.Stone walked; J.West grounded into a double play (R.Martinez
to D.Thomas) [E.Stone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 5TH: J.West dropped a foul fly hit by D.Thomas; D.Thomas
out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 3.

STARS 6TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Curry singled;
B.Cash reached on an error by J.Perez [G.Curry to second, B.Cash
to first]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 6TH: J.Vargas out on unknown play; R.Linares singled;
J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez doubled [R.Linares
scored]; B.Morris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 2, Cubans 4.

STARS 7TH: F.Austin reached on an error by D.Thomas [F.Austin
to first]; G.Benson reached on a fielder's choice [F.Austin to
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams singled [F.Austin to third, G.Benson to
second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

STARS 8TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.SPEARMAN BATTED FOR
M.DUCKETT; H.Spearman out on unknown play; H.MILLER BATTED FOR
B.BROWN; H.Miller singled; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 8TH: H.SPEARMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.MILLER
STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); P.Coimbre out on unknown play;
J.Vargas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

STARS 9TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; J.West singled; J.West stole second; M.Williams doubled
[J.West scored]; G.Curry walked; B.Cash flied to unknown
fielder; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   9   3  13
 Cubans           4   6   3   5


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