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New York Cubans (NY6) 10 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Sunday, April 27, 1947 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   2  5  1
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 4  3 3 x   -  10 12  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leroy Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0   1     2   3
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Larry Doby 2b                         2   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Jimmy Wilkes cf                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Biz Mackey ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Monte Irvin cf, 2b                    3   2   2    1     0         4   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Charlie Parks c                       3   0   2    0     0         9   0
Max Manning p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Leniel Hooker p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Rufus Lewis p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   2   5    2     0   7    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bob Wilson. 
PB: 1.  Charlie Parks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
HR:  Monte Irvin. 
SH:  Max Manning. 
Team LOB:  1


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      5   3   2    3     0         1   1
Pedro Pages cf                        5   2   3    2     0         0   1
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    5   1   1    3     0        12   0
Claro Duany rf                        3   0   1    1     2         2   0
Silvio Garcia ss                      2   0   1    0     0         0   3
  Rabbit Martinez pr, ss              1   1   0    0     0         1   3
Fernando Diaz 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Cleveland Clark lf                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Lou Louden c                          4   1   1    0     0         9   1
Luis Tiant p                          2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury p              2   2   2    0     0         0   2
Totals                               37  10  12    9     2   9    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fernando Diaz, Lou Louden. 

BATTING -
3B:  Minnie Minoso 2, Patricio Scantlebury. 
HR:  Lorenzo Cabrera. 
HBP:  Silvio Garcia. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Silvio Garcia, Rabbit Martinez, Cleveland Clark. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning                          5       1   0    0   1   6   0  18
Leniel Hooker L                      1       3   4    3   1   1   1  8
Rufus Lewis                          2       8   6    6   0   2   0  14
Totals                               8      12  10    9   2   9   1  40

HBP:  Leniel Hooker. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant W                         6       3   1    1   0   5   0  19
Patricio Scantlebury SV              3       2   1    1   0   2   1  11
Totals                               9       5   2    2   0   7   1  30



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Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B -  , 3B - Lionel Bourne

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/27/1947 -- Newark Eagles at New York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. L.Williams          ss        M.Minoso            3b        
2. B.Wilson            3b        P.Pages             cf        
3. L.Doby              2b        L.Cabrera           1b        
4. M.Irvin             cf        C.Duany             rf        
5. L.Pearson           1b        S.Garcia            ss        
6. J.Davis             lf        F.Diaz              2b        
7. B.Harvey            rf        C.Clark             lf        
8. C.Parks             c         L.Louden            c         
9. M.Manning           p         L.Tiant             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages out on
unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin singled to right field; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey doubled to
deep centerfield (P.Pages to S.Garcia to M.Minoso) [M.Irvin
scored, B.Harvey out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany walked; S.Garcia out on unknown play;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Parks out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: L.Louden out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on
unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown
play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on
unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 5TH: S.Garcia singled; F.Diaz reached on a fielder's
choice [S.Garcia to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play;
L.Louden out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Parks singled; M.Manning out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Parks to second]; L.Williams struck out
while (L.Louden to F.Diaz); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 6TH: L.HOOKER REPLACED M.MANNING (PITCHING); M.Minoso
reached on an error by B.Wilson [M.Minoso to second]; P.Pages
singled [M.Minoso scored (unearned)]; L.Cabrera homered to
rightfield [P.Pages scored]; C.Duany walked; C.Duany was picked
off first (L.Hooker to L.Pearson); S.Garcia was hit by a pitch;
S.Garcia stole second; Garcia took exception to 2B Doby's hard
tag; Garcia and Doby got into a fight with both benches
clearing. Garcia and Doby were ejected and subsequently fined
$10; J.WILKES REPLACED L.DOBY (PLAYING CF); M.IRVIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R.MARTINEZ RAN FOR S.GARCIA; F.Diaz out
on unknown play [R.Martinez to third]; C.Parks allowed a passed
ball [R.Martinez scored]; C.Clark singled; C.Clark stole second;
L.Louden out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Cubans 4.

EAGLES 7TH: R.MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
P.SCANTLEBURY REPLACED L.TIANT (PITCHING); B.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; M.Irvin homered to
leftfield; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: R.LEWIS REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); P.Scantlebury
tripled; M.Minoso tripled [P.Scantlebury scored]; P.Pages
singled to third base; L.Cabrera out on unknown play [M.Minoso
scored, P.Pages to second]; C.Duany singled [P.Pages scored];
R.Martinez forced C.Duany (unknown fielder) [R.Martinez to
first]; R.Martinez stole second; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 7.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; C.Parks singled; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 7.

CUBANS 8TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; L.Louden singled;
P.Scantlebury singled [L.Louden to second]; M.Minoso tripled
[L.Louden scored, P.Scantlebury scored]; P.Pages singled
[M.Minoso scored]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; C.Duany out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 10.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on
unknown play; B.MACKEY BATTED FOR J.WILKES; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   5   1   1
 Cubans          10  12   0   6


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