Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 0 New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 2 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson cf 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 Ed Stone rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Williams 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Curry lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mahlon Duckett 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Henry Miller p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 11 1 4 0 25 0 BATTING - SH: Jim West, Henry Spearman. GDP: Frank Austin. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - CS: Goose Curry. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rogelio Linares rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pancho Coimbre lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Hector Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Javier Perez 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Claro Duany ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gil Garrido pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Vargas cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ameal Brooks c 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Victor Greenidge p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 6 3 5 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rabbit Martinez, Dave Thomas, Javier Perez. E: 2. Dave Thomas, Pancho Coimbre. BATTING - 2B: Rabbit Martinez, Rogelio Linares, Pancho Coimbre. SH: Jose Vargas. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Rabbit Martinez. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller L 8.1 6 3 3 5 0 0 35 Totals 8.1 6 3 3 5 0 0 35 New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Victor Greenidge W 9 11 2 0 4 0 0 41 Totals 9 11 2 0 4 0 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bert Gholston, 1B - Fuller Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/23/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia New York 1. F.Austin ss R.Martinez ss 2. G.Benson cf D.Thomas 1b 3. E.Stone rf R.Linares rf 4. J.West 1b P.Coimbre lf 5. M.Williams 2b H.Rodriguez 3b 6. G.Curry lf J.Perez 2b 7. H.Spearman 3b J.Vargas cf 8. B.Cash c A.Brooks c 9. H.Miller p V.Greenidge p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled; E.Stone singled [G.Benson to second]; J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: R.Martinez singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre walked [R.Martinez to second]; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. STARS 2ND: G.Curry out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: J.Perez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled; E.Stone singled [G.Benson to second]; J.West out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to third, E.Stone to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 3RD: V.Greenidge out on unknown play; R.Martinez walked; R.Martinez was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Cubans 0. STARS 4TH: G.Curry singled to right field; H.Spearman reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by D.Thomas [G.Curry scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Spearman to second]; B.Cash walked; H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson walked [H.Spearman to third, B.Cash to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Stars 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Cubans 0. STARS 5TH: J.West singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 5TH: J.Perez singled; J.Vargas out on unknown play; A.Brooks walked [J.Perez to second]; V.Greenidge out on unknown play; R.Martinez doubled [J.Perez scored, A.Brooks to third]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Cubans 1. STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin singled to left field [F.Austin to second (error by P.Coimbre)]; G.Benson singled [F.Austin scored (unearned)]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 6TH: M.DUCKETT REPLACED H.SPEARMAN (PLAYING 3B); R.Linares doubled; P.Coimbre doubled [R.Linares scored]; H.Rodriguez walked; J.Perez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. STARS 7TH: J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Curry walked; G.Curry was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: V.Greenidge out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. STARS 8TH: M.Duckett singled; B.Cash walked [M.Duckett to second]; H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin grounded into a double play (R.Martinez to J.Perez to D.Thomas) [B.Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 8TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. STARS 9TH: G.Benson singled; E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 9TH: C.DUANY BATTED FOR J.PEREZ; C.Duany walked; G.GARRIDO RAN FOR C.DUANY; J.Vargas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Garrido to second]; A.Brooks singled to right field [G.Garrido scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Cubans 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 2 11 0 12 Cubans 3 6 2 7
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