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Newark Eagles (NW2) 6 New York Cubans (NY6) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 23, 1946 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  9  2
Newark Eagles                       1 0 3  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   6 11  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   0   2    0     2   0     0   1
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Fernando Diaz rf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Silvio Garcia ss                      4   1   1    1     0   0     0   1
Alejandro Crespo cf                   4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   2    0     0   0     2   2
Lou Louden c                          4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Barney Morris p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Pee Wee Jenkins p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Luis Tiant p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury ph             0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               34   1   9    1     3   0    24   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Minnie Minoso, Dave Thomas 2, Silvio Garcia, Harry Williams 2. 
E: 2.  Minnie Minoso, Rogelio Linares. 

BATTING -
2B:  Harry Williams, Lou Louden. 
HR:  Silvio Garcia. 
GDP:  Minnie Minoso. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dave Thomas. 
CS:  Harry Williams. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      4   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         5   1   2    1     0   0     1   1
Monte Irvin rf, lf                    5   2   2    4     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     2   0   0    0     2   0     1   0
Johnny Davis lf                       0   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
  Bob Harvey ph, rf                   2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Oscar Givens ss                       3   0   1    0     1   0     0   1
Rufus Lewis p                         4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   6  11    6     8   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson, Oscar Givens. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson. 
3B:  Larry Doby. 
HR:  Monte Irvin 2. 
SH:  Leon Ruffin. 
GDP:  Oscar Givens, Rufus Lewis. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lennie Pearson 2. 
CS:  Larry Doby. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      5       9   6    6   7   0   2  29
Pee Wee Jenkins                      1.1     1   0    0   1   0   0  6
Luis Tiant                           1.2     1   0    0   0   0   0  5
Totals                               8      11   6    6   8   0   2  40

Barney Morris pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis W                        9       9   1    1   3   0   1  37
Totals                               9       9   1    1   3   0   1  37



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B -  Ford

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/23/1946, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. M.Minoso            3b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        P.Patterson         3b        
3. F.Diaz              rf        L.Doby              2b        
4. S.Garcia            ss        M.Irvin             rf        
5. A.Crespo            cf        L.Pearson           1b        
6. H.Williams          2b        J.Davis             lf        
7. L.Louden            c         L.Ruffin            c         
8. R.Linares           lf        O.Givens            ss        
9. B.Morris            p         R.Lewis             p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Minoso singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz
out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson doubled [J.Wilkes to
third]; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin flied to unknown
fielder [J.Wilkes scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

CUBANS 2ND: A.Crespo out on unknown play; H.Williams doubled;
L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis walked; L.Ruffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Davis to second]; O.Givens walked; R.Lewis
grounded into a double play (S.Garcia to H.Williams to D.Thomas)
[O.Givens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Eagles 1.

CUBANS 3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso walked;
D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked;
L.Doby tripled [P.Patterson scored]; M.Irvin homered [L.Doby
scored]; L.Pearson walked; L.Pearson stole second; J.Davis
walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens out on unknown
play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 4.

CUBANS 4TH: S.Garcia homered; A.Crespo singled; H.Williams out
on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Linares out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Lewis singled to left field [R.Lewis to second
(error by R.Linares)]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson
out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 4.

CUBANS 5TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso singled;
D.Thomas singled [M.Minoso to second]; F.Diaz out on unknown
play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 1, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin homered; L.Pearson walked; B.HARVEY BATTED
FOR J.DAVIS; B.Harvey singled [L.Pearson to second]; L.Pearson
stole third; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens grounded
into a double play (M.Minoso to H.Williams to D.Thomas)
[B.Harvey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1,
Eagles 5.

CUBANS 6TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); M.IRVIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); A.Crespo out on unknown play;
H.Williams out on unknown play; L.Louden doubled; R.Linares out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Lewis singled; J.Wilkes singled [R.Lewis to
second]; P.Patterson singled [R.Lewis scored, J.Wilkes to
second]; P.JENKINS REPLACED B.MORRIS (PITCHING); L.Doby out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 7TH: P.Jenkins out on unknown play; M.Minoso walked;
D.Thomas singled [M.Minoso to third]; D.Thomas stole second;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Minoso dropped a foul fly hit by B.Harvey;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked; O.Givens singled
[L.Ruffin to second]; L.TIANT REPLACED P.JENKINS (PITCHING);
R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 8TH: A.Crespo out on unknown play; H.Williams singled;
H.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1,
Eagles 6.

EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby singled;
L.Doby was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); M.Irvin out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 9TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED
FOR L.TIANT; P.Scantlebury walked; M.Minoso grounded into a
double play (O.Givens to L.Doby to L.Pearson) [P.Scantlebury out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           1   9   2   9
 Eagles           6  11   0  10


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