New York Black Yankees 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 3 New York Cubans 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 x - 7 10 3 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dan Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Charlie Rivera 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 Marvin Barker cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jim Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Joe Spencer 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 Rufus Baker c, ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 William Kelly 1b, c 4 0 2 1 0 9 0 Walter Hardy ss, 1b 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 Percy Forrest p 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 John McFarland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 6 2 0 3 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Joe Spencer, Rufus Baker, Walter Hardy. E: 3. William Kelly, Percy Forrest 2. BATTING - 2B: Charlie Rivera, William Kelly, Percy Forrest. SH: Rufus Baker. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Rufus Baker. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jose Vargas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 Hector Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 8 Rogelio Linares 1b 4 1 1 0 0 17 1 Pancho Coimbre lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Claro Duany cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 Patricio Scantlebury rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 Gil Garrido 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 Ameal Brooks c 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 Rodolfo Fernandez p 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 Totals 32 7 10 5 2 3 27 20 FIELDING - E: 3. Hector Rodriguez, Rogelio Linares, Rodolfo Fernandez. BATTING - 2B: Rogelio Linares. HR: Patricio Scantlebury. GDP: Claro Duany. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Claro Duany, Ameal Brooks. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Percy Forrest L 6 8 7 7 2 1 1 27 John McFarland 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 8 10 7 7 2 3 1 34 WP: Percy Forrest 2. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rodolfo Fernandez W 9 6 2 2 0 3 0 35 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 3 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Art Fields, 2B - , 3B - Reeves Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/28/1944 -- New York Black Yankees at New York Cubans (N) Starting Lineups: New York New York 1. D.Wilson lf J.Vargas 3b 2. C.Rivera 3b H.Rodriguez ss 3. M.Barker cf R.Linares 1b 4. J.Williams rf P.Coimbre lf 5. J.Spencer 2b C.Duany cf 6. R.Baker c P.Scantlebury rf 7. W.Kelly 1b G.Garrido 2b 8. W.Hardy ss A.Brooks c 9. P.Forrest p R.Fernandez p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Rivera doubled; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: J.Vargas singled; J.Vargas was picked off first, but was safe on an error by P.Forrest [J.Vargas to second]; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Cubans 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Spencer singled; R.Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Spencer to second]; W.Kelly doubled to right field [J.Spencer scored]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury homered to rightfield; G.Garrido out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 1. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Wilson reached on an error by H.Rodriguez [D.Wilson to first]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: R.Fernandez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 1. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Kelly singled; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 1. CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares doubled to right field; P.Coimbre singled [R.Linares to third]; C.Duany singled [R.Linares scored, P.Coimbre to third]; C.Duany stole second; P.Scantlebury walked; G.Garrido out on unknown play; P.Forrest threw a wild pitch [P.Coimbre scored, C.Duany to third, P.Scantlebury to second]; P.Forrest threw a wild pitch [C.Duany scored, P.Scantlebury to third]; A.Brooks walked; A.Brooks stole second; R.Fernandez singled [P.Scantlebury scored, A.Brooks scored]; J.Vargas out on unknown play [R.Fernandez to second]; H.Rodriguez singled [R.Fernandez scored]; H.Rodriguez was picked off first, but was safe on an error by P.Forrest [H.Rodriguez to second]; R.Linares out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Cubans 7. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: P.Forrest doubled to left field; D.Wilson out on unknown play [P.Forrest to third]; C.Rivera out on unknown play [P.Forrest scored]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. CUBANS 5TH: R.BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); W.KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); W.HARDY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); P.Coimbre singled; P.Coimbre was picked off first (P.Forrest to W.Hardy); C.Duany out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Williams singled; J.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an error by R.Fernandez [J.Williams to second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Kelly out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. CUBANS 6TH: W.Kelly dropped a foul fly hit by G.Garrido; G.Garrido out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; R.Fernandez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. CUBANS 7TH: J.MCFARLAND REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING); J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. CUBANS 8TH: P.Coimbre singled; C.Duany grounded into a double play (J.Spencer to R.Baker to W.Hardy) [P.Coimbre out at second]; P.Scantlebury singled; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; R.Baker reached on an error by R.Linares [R.Baker to first]; R.Baker stole second; W.Kelly out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Cubans 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 2 6 3 6 Cubans 7 10 3 3
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