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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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