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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 New York Cubans (NY6) 6

Game played on Friday, August 15, 1947 (N) at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 2 0  0 0 0  2 0 2   -   6 11  2
Newark Eagles                       1 2 0  0 3 0  0 0 1   -   7 12  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Pedro Pages cf                        2   1   0    0     2   0     0   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    5   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Silvio Garcia ss, p                   5   1   3    3     0   0     1   1
Claro Duany rf                        4   1   3    1     1   0     0   0
  Fernando Diaz pr, rf, 2b            0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Noble c                           5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Cleveland Clark lf                    3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Rabbit Martinez 2b, ss                3   0   2    2     1   0     0   0
  Martin Crue p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dave Barnhill p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Luis Tiant p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Patricio Scantlebury ph, p          2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Mario Ariosa rf                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   6  11    6     6   0    25   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lorenzo Cabrera, Silvio Garcia. 
E: 2.  Silvio Garcia, Ray Noble. 

BATTING -
3B:  Rabbit Martinez. 
SH:  Pedro Pages. 
HBP:  Minnie Minoso. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Silvio Garcia. 
CS:  Rabbit Martinez. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Williams ss                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin 2b                        4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       2   2   0    0     2   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   2   3    1     2   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Biz Mackey ph                       1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Charlie Parks c                       4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Rufus Lewis p                         4   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   7  12    6     5   0    27   0

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Charlie Parks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson 2. 
HR:  Monte Irvin. 
SH:  Leroy Williams. 
HBP:  Pat Patterson, Monte Irvin, Johnny Davis. 
IW:  Lennie Pearson. 
GDP:  Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill                        2       4   3    2   0   0   0  14
Luis Tiant                           4       5   3    3   3   0   1  18
Patricio Scantlebury L               2       2   1    1   1   0   0  9
Silvio Garcia                        0.1     0   0    0   1   0   0  1
Martin Crue                          0       1   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               8.1    12   7    6   5   0   1  43

Dave Barnhill pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd inning
Patricio Scantlebury pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning
HBP:  Dave Barnhill 3. 
IW:  Silvio Garcia. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis W                        9      11   6    6   6   0   0  42
Totals                               9      11   6    6   6   0   0  42

WP:  Rufus Lewis. 
HBP:  Rufus Lewis. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Pete Strauch

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/15/1947 -- New York Cubans at Newark Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. M.Minoso            3b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. P.Pages             cf        L.Williams          ss        
3. L.Cabrera           1b        P.Patterson         3b        
4. S.Garcia            ss        M.Irvin             2b        
5. C.Duany             rf        J.Davis             lf        
6. R.Noble             c         L.Pearson           1b        
7. C.Clark             lf        B.Harvey            rf        
8. R.Martinez          2b        C.Parks             c         
9. D.Barnhill          p         R.Lewis             p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; L.Williams out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second]; P.Patterson out on
unknown play [J.Wilkes to third]; M.Irvin reached on an error by
S.Garcia [J.Wilkes scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Irvin to
first]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

CUBANS 2ND: S.Garcia out on unknown play; C.Duany walked;
R.Noble out on unknown play; R.Lewis threw a wild pitch [C.Duany
to second]; C.Clark walked; R.Martinez tripled [C.Duany scored,
C.Clark scored]; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
C.Parks singled [L.Pearson scored, C.Parks to second (error by
R.Noble)]; R.Lewis singled [C.Parks scored]; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 3RD: M.Minoso was hit by a pitch; P.Pages out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Minoso to second]; L.Cabrera
out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 3RD: P.Patterson was hit by a pitch; M.Irvin was hit by
a pitch [P.Patterson to second]; J.Davis was hit by a pitch
[P.Patterson to third, M.Irvin to second]; L.TIANT REPLACED
D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); J.Davis was picked off first (L.Tiant to
L.Cabrera); L.Pearson walked; B.Harvey grounded into a double
play (S.Garcia to L.Cabrera) [L.Pearson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany singled; R.Noble out on unknown play;
C.Clark singled (unknown fielder) [C.Duany out at third];
R.Martinez walked [C.Clark to second]; L.Tiant out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; R.Lewis singled;
J.Wilkes singled [R.Lewis to second]; L.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 5TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages walked;
L.Cabrera singled [P.Pages to second]; S.Garcia singled (unknown
fielder) [P.Pages out at home, L.Cabrera to second]; C.Duany out
on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin homered; J.Davis walked; L.Pearson doubled
[J.Davis scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play [L.Pearson to
third]; C.Parks flied to unknown fielder [L.Pearson scored];
R.Lewis out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2,
Eagles 6.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown
play; R.Martinez singled; R.Martinez was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams walked;
P.Patterson singled [L.Williams to second]; M.Irvin out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubans 2, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 7TH: P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR L.TIANT; P.Scantlebury out
on unknown play; M.Minoso walked; C.Parks allowed a passed ball
[M.Minoso to second]; P.Pages walked; L.Cabrera out on unknown
play [M.Minoso to third, P.Pages to second]; S.Garcia singled
[M.Minoso scored, P.Pages scored]; S.Garcia stole second;
C.Duany singled [S.Garcia to third]; R.Noble out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 4, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 7TH: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); L.Pearson
singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown
play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans
4, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 8TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubans 4, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 4, Eagles 6.

CUBANS 9TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages out on
unknown play; L.Cabrera singled; S.Garcia singled [L.Cabrera
scored, S.Garcia to second (on throw)]; C.Duany singled
[S.Garcia scored]; F.DIAZ RAN FOR C.DUANY; R.Noble out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 6, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 9TH: F.DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); M.Irvin
singled; J.Davis walked [M.Irvin to second]; S.GARCIA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); R.MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
F.DIAZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); M.ARIOSA REPLACED
P.SCANTLEBURY (PLAYING RF); M.Irvin was picked off second
(unknown fielder); L.Pearson was walked intentionally [J.Davis
to second]; S.GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); M.CRUE
REPLACED R.MARTINEZ (PITCHING); B.MACKEY BATTED FOR B.HARVEY;
B.Mackey singled to left-center [J.Davis scored, L.Pearson to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 6, Eagles 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           6  11   2   9
 Eagles           7  12   0  11


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