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New York Cubans (NY6) 2 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Sunday, September 17, 1944 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Exhibition game

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



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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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