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New York Cubans (NY6) 6 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Sunday, September 3, 1944 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 2   -   5 10  1
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  2 3 0  0 1 x   -   6 14  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Mule Suttles ph                     1   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Willie Wynn c                         5   1   1    0     0   0     4   1
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   2    1     1   0     3   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   1   0    0     1   0    10   1
Bob Harvey rf                         4   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   2    2     1   0     0   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  3   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Booker Robinson ss                    3   0   0    0     0   0     2   6
Terris McDuffie p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Jimmy Hill p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Vic Barnett ph                      1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   5  10    5     3   0    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ray Dandridge 2, Lennie Pearson, Booker Robinson 2. 
E: 1.  Willie Wynn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey, Archie Brathwaite. 
3B:  Ray Dandridge. 
HR:  Mule Suttles. 
SH:  Archie Brathwaite. 
HBP:  Booker Robinson. 
GDP:  Archie Brathwaite 2. 
Team LOB:  7


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   5   1   3    0     0   0     3   3
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   1    1     1   0    10   1
Pancho Coimbre rf                     4   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Claro Duany lf                        4   1   3    0     0   0     1   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   1    1     0   0     1   4
Rogelio Linares cf                    4   1   2    1     0   0     3   0
Javier Perez 2b                       4   1   1    0     0   0     2   2
Lou Louden c                          4   0   1    1     0   0     5   0
Dave Barnhill p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   3
  Bill Anderson p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   6  14    5     1   0    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Dave Thomas 2, Rabbit Martinez 2, Javier Perez, Dave Barnhill. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Thomas, Claro Duany. 
3B:  Rogelio Linares. 
GDP:  Bill Anderson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Pancho Coimbre. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    4.1    10   5    4   0   0   0  23
Jimmy Hill                           3.2     4   1    1   1   0   0  15
Totals                               8      14   6    5   1   0   0  38


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill W                      7.1     7   3    3   3   0   0  32
Bill Anderson SV                     1.2     3   2    2   0   0   1  7
Totals                               9      10   5    5   3   0   1  39

HBP:  Dave Barnhill. 


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Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B -  , 3B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 9000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at New York
Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. M.Watkins           3b        H.Rodriguez         3b        
2. W.Wynn              c         D.Thomas            1b        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        P.Coimbre           rf        
4. L.Pearson           1b        C.Duany             lf        
5. B.Harvey            rf        R.Martinez          ss        
6. J.Davis             lf        R.Linares           cf        
7. A.Brathwaite        cf        J.Perez             2b        
8. B.Robinson          ss        L.Louden            c         
9. T.McDuffie          p         D.Barnhill          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn singled;
R.Dandridge tripled [W.Wynn scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play
[H.Rodriguez to second]; P.Coimbre lined into a double play
(B.Robinson to R.Dandridge) [H.Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis walked; A.Brathwaite out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Davis to second]; B.Robinson out on
unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany singled; R.Martinez out on unknown play;
R.Linares singled [C.Duany to second]; J.Perez out on unknown
play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: D.Barnhill singled; H.Rodriguez out on unknown
play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite doubled; B.Robinson was hit by a
pitch; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany doubled; R.Martinez out on unknown play;
R.Linares tripled [C.Duany scored]; J.Perez reached on an error
by W.Wynn [J.Perez to first]; L.Louden out on unknown play
[R.Linares scored (unearned)]; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 2.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 5TH: H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas doubled [H.Rodriguez
scored]; P.Coimbre singled [D.Thomas scored]; P.Coimbre stole
second; C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled
[P.Coimbre scored]; J.HILL REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING);
R.Linares out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 5.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson walked; B.Harvey doubled [L.Pearson to
third]; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey scored];
A.Brathwaite grounded into a double play (D.Barnhill to
R.Martinez to D.Thomas) [J.Davis out at second]; B.Robinson out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; D.Barnhill out on
unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 5.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Hill out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 7TH: D.Thomas walked; P.Coimbre out on unknown play;
C.Duany singled [D.Thomas to second]; R.Martinez out on unknown
play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Cubans 5.

EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
B.Harvey singled [R.Dandridge to second]; B.ANDERSON REPLACED
D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); J.Davis singled [R.Dandridge to third,
B.Harvey to second]; A.Brathwaite grounded into a double play
(R.Martinez to J.Perez to D.Thomas) [J.Davis out at second]; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 5.

CUBANS 8TH: J.Perez singled; L.Louden singled [J.Perez to
third]; B.Anderson grounded into a double play (B.Robinson to
R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [J.Perez scored (no RBI), L.Louden out
at second]; H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 6.

EAGLES 9TH: B.Robinson out on unknown play; V.BARNETT BATTED
FOR J.HILL; V.Barnett singled; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR M.WATKINS;
M.Suttles homered [V.Barnett scored]; W.Wynn out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Cubans 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5  10   1   7
 Cubans           6  14   0   8


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