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New York Cubans (NY6) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6

Game played on Saturday, August 5, 1939 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 3 0  0 0 0  0 4 1   -   8 12  0
Philadelphia Stars                  5 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   6 14  1

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes ss                      4   0   0    0     1   0     4   1
Pedro Arango 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0    10   0
Jose Vargas cf                        4   1   3    0     0   0     5   0
Antonio Mirabal 2b                    4   0   1    1     0   0     3   1
Ramon Heredia 3b                      5   1   4    0     0   0     1   0
Mickey Casey c                        3   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Pedro Pages rf                        3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jose Maria Fernandez ph, rf         1   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Isidro Fabre lf                       4   2   2    3     0   0     3   0
Silvino Ruiz p                        4   0   0    1     0   0     1   0
  Armando Torres p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   8  12    8     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fermin Valdes, Pedro Arango, Antonio Mirabal. 

BATTING -
3B:  Isidro Fabre. 
HR:  Jose Maria Fernandez, Isidro Fabre. 
SH:  Pedro Arango, Jose Vargas, Antonio Mirabal, Mickey Casey. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jose Vargas. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bill Cooper lf                        4   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
  Clarence Palm lf                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Chester Williams ss                   5   2   3    1     0   0     3   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   4    1     1   0    13   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      3   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
Jake Dunn rf                          4   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
  Roy Welmaker rf                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Henry McHenry p                       4   0   3    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   6  14    4     3   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West. 
3B:  Chester Williams. 
SH:  Gene Benson 2, Jud Wilson, Curtis Harris. 
GDP:  Curtis Harris. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cooper. 
CS:  Jim West. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Silvino Ruiz W                       8.2    14   6    6   3   0   0  41
Armando Torres SV                    0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9      14   6    6   3   0   0  42

WP:  Silvino Ruiz 2. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry L                      9      12   8    8   2   0   2  42
Totals                               9      12   8    8   2   0   2  42



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B -  Johnson

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/5/1939, game 1 -- New York Cubans at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Philadelphia                  
1. F.Valdes            ss        B.Cooper            lf        
2. P.Arango            1b        C.Williams          ss        
3. J.Vargas            cf        G.Benson            cf        
4. A.Mirabal           2b        J.Wilson            3b        
5. R.Heredia           3b        J.West              1b        
6. M.Casey             c         C.Harris            2b        
7. P.Pages             rf        J.Dunn              rf        
8. I.Fabre             lf        L.Ruffin            c         
9. S.Ruiz              p         H.McHenry           p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Valdes out on unknown play; P.Arango out on unknown
play; J.Vargas singled; A.Mirabal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: B.Cooper singled; B.Cooper stole second; C.Williams
singled [B.Cooper scored]; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Williams to second]; J.Wilson walked;
J.West doubled [C.Williams scored, J.Wilson to third]; S.Ruiz
threw a wild pitch [J.Wilson scored, J.West to third]; C.Harris
walked; J.Dunn singled [J.West scored, C.Harris to second];
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; H.McHenry singled [C.Harris
scored, J.Dunn to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Stars 5.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Heredia singled; M.Casey singled [R.Heredia to
second]; P.Pages forced R.Heredia (unknown fielder) [M.Casey to
second, P.Pages to first]; I.Fabre homered [M.Casey scored,
P.Pages scored]; S.Ruiz out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

STARS 2ND: C.Williams singled; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Williams to second]; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.West walked; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 3RD: P.Arango out on unknown play; J.Vargas singled;
A.Mirabal out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Vargas to
second]; R.Heredia singled [J.Vargas to third]; M.Casey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

STARS 3RD: J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled;
H.McHenry singled [L.Ruffin to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 4TH: P.Pages out on unknown play; I.Fabre out on unknown
play; S.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
3, Stars 5.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson singled; J.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Benson to second]; J.West singled [G.Benson
to third]; C.Harris grounded into a double play (F.Valdes to
A.Mirabal to P.Arango) [J.West out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 5TH: F.Valdes walked; P.Arango out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [F.Valdes to second]; J.Vargas out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Valdes to third]; A.Mirabal
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

STARS 5TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; H.McHenry singled; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Heredia singled; M.Casey out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Heredia to second]; P.Pages out on unknown
play; I.Fabre out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans
3, Stars 5.

STARS 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 7TH: S.Ruiz out on unknown play; F.Valdes reached on an
error by B.Cooper [F.Valdes to first]; P.Arango out on unknown
play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 3, Stars 5.

STARS 7TH: J.West singled; C.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.West to second]; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; J.West was caught stealing third (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Stars 5.

CUBANS 8TH: C.PALM REPLACED B.COOPER (PLAYING LF); R.WELMAKER
REPLACED J.DUNN (PLAYING RF); A.Mirabal out on unknown play;
R.Heredia singled; M.Casey walked [R.Heredia to second];
J.FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR P.PAGES; J.Fernandez homered [R.Heredia
scored, M.Casey scored]; I.Fabre tripled; S.Ruiz out on unknown
play [I.Fabre scored]; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 7, Stars 5.

STARS 8TH: J.FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; C.Palm out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 7, Stars 5.

CUBANS 9TH: P.Arango out on unknown play; J.Vargas singled;
J.Vargas stole second; A.Mirabal singled [J.Vargas scored];
R.Heredia out on unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 8, Stars 5.

STARS 9TH: C.Williams tripled; S.Ruiz threw a wild pitch
[C.Williams scored]; G.Benson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out
on unknown play; J.West singled; A.TORRES REPLACED S.RUIZ
(PITCHING); C.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 8, Stars 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           8  12   0   7
 Stars            6  14   1   9


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