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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 1

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

Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  1 3  -   5  8  0
New York Cubans                     0 1 0  0 0  -   1  4  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     2   1   1    1     1   0     0   2
Willie Wynn c                         3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     2   3
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    1     0   0     7   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Bob Harvey rf                         2   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  1   2   1    3     2   0     1   0
Booker Robinson ss                    2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Leniel Hooker p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               21   5   8    5     4   0    15   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Archie Brathwaite. 
SH:  Booker Robinson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Johnny Davis. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   1   0   1    0     1         0   3
Dave Thomas 1b                        2   0   0    0     0         8   1
Rogelio Linares lf                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Claro Duany rf                        2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    2   0   0    0     0         2   2
Jose Vargas cf                        2   0   1    0     0         1   0
Javier Perez 2b                       2   0   1    0     0         3   2
Lou Louden c                          2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Carrenza Howard p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Pancho Coimbre ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               17   1   4    0     1   1    15  11


BATTING -
2B:  Jose Vargas. 
GDP:  Dave Thomas. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Claro Duany. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      5       4   1    1   1   1   0  18
Totals                               5       4   1    1   1   1   0  18


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Carrenza Howard L                    5       8   5    5   4   0   1  26
Totals                               5       8   5    5   4   0   1  26



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

Time of Game: 1:20   Attendance: 9000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1944, game 2 -- 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        R.Linares           lf        
4. L.Pearson           1b        C.Duany             rf        
5. J.Davis             lf        R.Martinez          ss        
6. B.Harvey            rf        J.Vargas            cf        
7. A.Brathwaite        cf        J.Perez             2b        
8. B.Robinson          ss        L.Louden            c         
9. L.Hooker            p         C.Howard            p         

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

CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas grounded into a
double play (R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [H.Rodriguez out at
second]; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; J.Davis was caught stealing second
(L.Louden to R.Martinez); B.Harvey singled; A.Brathwaite walked
[B.Harvey to second]; B.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Hooker
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Cubans 0.

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

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins walked; W.Wynn singled [M.Watkins to
second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled
[M.Watkins scored, W.Wynn to second]; J.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: C.Howard out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez walked;
D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 4TH: A.Brathwaite walked; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Brathwaite to second]; L.Hooker out on
unknown play; M.Watkins singled [A.Brathwaite scored]; W.Wynn
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 5TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Davis singled; B.Harvey walked [J.Davis to
second]; A.Brathwaite homered [J.Davis scored, B.Harvey scored];
B.Robinson out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5,
Cubans 1.

CUBANS 5TH: J.Perez singled; L.Louden out on unknown play;
P.COIMBRE BATTED FOR C.HOWARD; J.Perez was picked off first
(L.Hooker to L.Pearson); P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Cubans 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5   8   0   6
 Cubans           1   4   0   2


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