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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 New York Cubans (NY6) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 8, 1948 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  3 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4 12  1
New York Cubans                     0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   3 10  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         0   8
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   4    0     0         0   3
Archie Brathwaite rf                  5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Harry Simpson cf                      5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bill Cash c                           4   1   2    2     0         8   1
Gene Benson lf                        4   0   2    1     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         3   1
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   1   1    0     0         9   1
Henry McHenry p                       3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               38   4  12    3     0   5    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Mahlon Duckett, Doc Dennis. 
E: 1.  Archie Brathwaite. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bill Cash. 
SH:  Frank Austin, Henry McHenry. 
GDP:  Mahlon Duckett. 
Team LOB:  9


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Cleveland Clark cf                    4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         5   3
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   0   1    1     0         5   2
Ray Noble c                           4   1   2    0     0         5   0
Lou Louden lf                         4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Pedro Ballester ss                    4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Sam Wheeler rf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Patricio Scantlebury p                3   0   2    1     0         1   1
Totals                               35   3  10    3     0   3    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Sampson, Lyman Bostock, Pedro Ballester. 
E: 2.  Tommy Sampson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cleveland Clark, Tommy Sampson, Ray Noble, Lou Louden. 
GDP:  Lou Louden. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lyman Bostock. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry W                      9      10   3    2   0   3   0  35
Totals                               9      10   3    2   0   3   0  35


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Patricio Scantlebury L               9      12   4    3   0   5   0  40
Totals                               9      12   4    3   0   5   0  40



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Umpires: HP -  Drummond, 1B -  LaRosa

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/8/1948 -- Philadelphia Stars at New York
Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. F.Austin            ss        M.Minoso            3b        
2. M.Watkins           3b        C.Clark             cf        
3. A.Brathwaite        rf        T.Sampson           2b        
4. H.Simpson           cf        L.Bostock           1b        
5. B.Cash              c         R.Noble             c         
6. G.Benson            lf        L.Louden            lf        
7. M.Duckett           2b        P.Ballester         ss        
8. D.Dennis            1b        S.Wheeler           rf        
9. H.McHenry           p         P.Scantlebury       p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
A.Brathwaite singled [M.Watkins to second]; H.Simpson out on
unknown play; B.Cash tripled to left field [M.Watkins scored,
A.Brathwaite scored]; G.Benson singled [B.Cash scored];
M.Duckett out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark doubled;
T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Cubans 0.

STARS 2ND: D.Dennis singled; H.McHenry out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Dennis to second]; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Watkins singled [D.Dennis to third]; A.Brathwaite
reached on an error by T.Sampson [D.Dennis scored (unearned) (no
RBI), M.Watkins to second, A.Brathwaite to first]; H.Simpson out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Noble doubled; L.Louden doubled [R.Noble scored];
P.Ballester out on unknown play; S.Wheeler out on unknown play;
P.Scantlebury singled [L.Louden scored]; M.Minoso singled
(unknown fielder) [P.Scantlebury out at third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

STARS 3RD: B.Cash singled; G.Benson out on unknown play;
M.Duckett grounded into a double play (P.Ballester to T.Sampson
to L.Bostock) [B.Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 3RD: C.Clark out on unknown play; T.Sampson doubled;
L.Bostock out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

STARS 4TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.McHenry singled;
F.Austin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.McHenry to
second]; M.Watkins singled [H.McHenry to third]; A.Brathwaite
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 4TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on
unknown play; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

STARS 5TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; G.Benson singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 5TH: P.Scantlebury singled; M.Minoso out on unknown
play; C.Clark out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

STARS 6TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; F.Austin singled; M.Watkins singled [F.Austin to
second]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Stars 4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; R.Noble singled;
L.Louden grounded into a double play (F.Austin to M.Duckett to
D.Dennis) [R.Noble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
4, Cubans 2.

STARS 7TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 7TH: P.Ballester out on unknown play; S.Wheeler out on
unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

STARS 8TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on
unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 8TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark singled to
right field [C.Clark to second (error by A.Brathwaite)];
T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled [C.Clark scored
(unearned)]; L.Bostock stole second; R.Noble out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 3.

STARS 9TH: F.Austin reached on an error by T.Sampson [F.Austin
to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 9TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on
unknown play; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Cubans 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4  12   1   9
 Cubans           3  10   2   5


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