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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7 New York Cubans (NY6) 5

Game played on Thursday, August 31, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 1 1  0 1 0  1 1 0   -   5 12  3
Philadelphia Stars                  4 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 x   -   7 12  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Vargas cf                        4   3   2    1     1   0     3   0
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   5   0   1    0     0   0     1   4
Rogelio Linares 1b                    4   0   1    1     1   0     8   0
Claro Duany rf                        4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Pancho Coimbre lf                     4   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   2    0     0   0     2   4
Javier Perez 2b                       4   0   3    1     0   0     2   1
Lou Louden c                          4   0   0    1     0   0     7   0
Patricio Scantlebury p                4   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               37   5  12    5     2   0    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Rogelio Linares, Rabbit Martinez, Javier Perez. 
E: 3.  Javier Perez 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pancho Coimbre, Javier Perez. 
HR:  Jose Vargas. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       5   2   3    1     0   0     3   2
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   2    1     1   0     3   0
Ed Stone rf                           5   2   2    0     0   0     2   1
Jim West 1b                           4   1   2    2     0   0     8   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   0   2    2     0   0     2   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
  Mahlon Duckett 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Bill Cash c                           3   1   1    0     1   0     2   1
Clarence Palm lf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     7   1
Henry Miller p                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
Totals                               37   7  12    7     2   0    27  10


BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin, Jim West, Marvin Williams. 
GDP:  Clarence Palm. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Patricio Scantlebury L               8      12   7    6   2   0   0  39
Totals                               8      12   7    6   2   0   0  39


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       9      12   5    5   2   0   1  39
Totals                               9      12   5    5   2   0   1  39



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B -  , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/31/1944 -- New York Cubans at Philadelphia
Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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. 
Cubans 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin singled to center field; On a bunt G.Benson
singled [F.Austin to second]; On a bunt E.Stone singled
[F.Austin to third, G.Benson to second]; J.West doubled
[F.Austin scored, G.Benson scored, E.Stone to third]; M.Williams
reached on an error by J.Perez [E.Stone scored, J.West to third,
M.Williams to first]; H.Spearman reached on an error by J.Perez
[J.West scored, M.Williams to second, H.Spearman to first];
B.Cash out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; H.Miller
out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Stars 4.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany out on unknown play; P.Coimbre singled;
R.Martinez singled [P.Coimbre to third]; J.Perez out on unknown
play [P.Coimbre scored, R.Martinez to second]; L.Louden out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Stars 4.

STARS 2ND: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 1, Stars 4.

CUBANS 3RD: P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; J.Vargas walked;
H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; R.Linares walked [J.Vargas to
second]; C.Duany singled [J.Vargas scored, R.Linares to second];
P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2,
Stars 4.

STARS 3RD: J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 2, Stars 4.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; J.Perez doubled;
L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Stars 4.

STARS 4TH: B.Cash singled; C.Palm out on unknown play; H.Miller
out on unknown play; F.Austin doubled [B.Cash scored]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Stars 5.

CUBANS 5TH: J.Vargas homered; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play;
R.Linares out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

STARS 5TH: E.Stone singled; J.West singled [E.Stone to second];
M.Williams singled [E.Stone scored, J.West to second];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
C.Palm out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 3,
Stars 6.

CUBANS 6TH: M.DUCKETT REPLACED H.SPEARMAN (PLAYING 3B);
P.Coimbre out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled to left field
(C.Palm to M.Williams) [R.Martinez out at second]; J.Perez
singled to right field (E.Stone to F.Austin) [J.Perez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 6.

STARS 6TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin singled to
second base [F.Austin to second (error by J.Perez)]; G.Benson
singled [F.Austin scored (unearned)]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 3, Stars 7.

CUBANS 7TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on
unknown play; J.Vargas singled; H.Rodriguez singled [J.Vargas to
second]; R.Linares singled [J.Vargas scored, H.Rodriguez to
second]; C.Duany out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 4, Stars 7.

STARS 7TH: M.Williams doubled; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
B.Cash walked; C.Palm grounded into a double play (R.Martinez to
J.Perez to R.Linares) [B.Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 4, Stars 7.

CUBANS 8TH: P.Coimbre doubled; R.Martinez out on unknown play;
J.Perez singled [P.Coimbre to third]; L.Louden flied to G.Benson
[P.Coimbre scored]; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 5, Stars 7.

STARS 8TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Benson walked; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 5, Stars 7.

CUBANS 9TH: 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.  Cubans 5, Stars 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           5  12   3   7
 Stars            7  12   0   8


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