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New York Cubans (NY6) 7 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Friday, July 28, 1944 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

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



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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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