Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 2 4 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Willie Wynn c 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 9 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Johnny Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 Leniel Hooker p 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 Pitts ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 30 0 5 0 3 5 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson. E: 1. Willie Wynn. BATTING - 2B: Archie Brathwaite. GDP: Willie Wynn, Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 6 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hector Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 1 2 0 12 1 Rogelio Linares lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pancho Coimbre rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Jose Vargas cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Javier Perez 2b 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 Ameal Brooks c 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 Johnny Taylor p 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 28 2 4 2 0 2 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Hector Rodriguez, Dave Thomas 2, Rabbit Martinez, Javier Perez 2. E: 1. Ameal Brooks. BATTING - 2B: Dave Thomas. HBP: Dave Thomas, Javier Perez. GDP: Rogelio Linares. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leniel Hooker L 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 30 Totals 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 30 HBP: Leniel Hooker 2. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Taylor W 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 33 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Bert Gholston Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 9000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/17/1944 -- 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 P.Coimbre rf 5. B.Harvey rf R.Martinez ss 6. J.Davis lf J.Vargas cf 7. A.Brathwaite cf J.Perez 2b 8. L.Hooker p A.Brooks c 9. ss J.Taylor p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Cubans defeated Atlanta Black Crackers 16-5 preceding this g; M.Watkins singled; W.Wynn grounded into a double play (H.Rodriguez to J.Perez to D.Thomas) [M.Watkins out at second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas was hit by a pitch; R.Linares grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [D.Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis singled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: P.Coimbre 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 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Hooker out on unknown play; out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 3RD: J.Perez singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 4TH: A.Brooks dropped a foul fly hit by W.Wynn; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 4TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 5TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 5TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; J.Perez was hit by a pitch; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 6TH: 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 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 6TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge walked; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (J.Perez to R.Martinez to D.Thomas) [R.Dandridge out at second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 7TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre singled; R.Martinez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. EAGLES 8TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite doubled; L.Hooker walked; out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 8TH: J.Perez singled; A.Brooks reached on an error by W.Wynn [J.Perez to second, A.Brooks to first]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas doubled [J.Perez scored (unearned), A.Brooks scored (unearned)]; R.Linares out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 2. EAGLES 9TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey walked [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Cubans 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 0 5 1 6 Cubans 2 4 1 4
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