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Newark Eagles (NW2) 9 New York Cubans (NY6) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 20, 1939 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  8  3
Newark Eagles                       0 0 3  0 4 0  0 2 x   -   9 10  1

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes ss                      4   0   2    0     0         0   3
Pedro Pages 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Jose Vargas lf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ramon Heredia 2b                      3   0   1    0     1         3   3
Pedro Arango 3b                       3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Esterio Caraballo rf                  4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Cando Lopez cf                        4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   2    0     1         0   0
Armando Torres p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Connie Rector p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   0   8    0     3   3    24   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Fermin Valdes 3, Pedro Pages 3, Ramon Heredia 3. 
E: 3.  Ramon Heredia, Pedro Arango, Mickey Casey. 

BATTING -
SH:  Connie Rector. 
GDP:  Jose Vargas, Ramon Heredia, Pedro Arango. 
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Echols cf                         5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          2   2   1    1     2   0     3   3
Willie Wells ss                       4   2   2    2     1   0     0   3
Ed Stone 3b                           3   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   1   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Monte Irvin 1b                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Wilson rf                        4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        2   1   1    0     2   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            2   2   2    1     2   0     0   0
Totals                               30   9  10    8     7   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Dick Seay 3, Willie Wells 3, Mule Suttles 3. 
E: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells, Leon Day. 
SF:  Dick Seay, Ed Stone. 
GDP:  Willie Wells, Lennie Pearson, Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Armando Torres L                     4       8   7    5   4   0   0  24
Connie Rector                        4       2   2    2   3   0   0  15
Totals                               8      10   9    7   7   0   0  39

Armando Torres pitched to 5 batters in the 5th inning

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       8   0    0   3   3   0  35
Totals                               9       8   0    0   3   3   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/20/1939, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. F.Valdes            ss        J.Echols            cf        
2. P.Pages             1b        D.Seay              2b        
3. J.Vargas            lf        W.Wells             ss        
4. R.Heredia           2b        E.Stone             3b        
5. P.Arango            3b        M.Suttles           1b        
6. E.Caraballo         rf        F.Wilson            rf        
7. C.Lopez             cf        L.Pearson           lf        
8. M.Casey             c         J.Hayes             c         
9. A.Torres            p         L.Day               p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Hayes dropped a foul fly hit by F.Valdes; F.Valdes
singled; P.Pages out on unknown play; J.Vargas singled [F.Valdes
to second]; R.Heredia grounded into a double play (W.Wells to
D.Seay to M.Suttles) [J.Vargas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Echols out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; W.Wells walked; E.Stone singled [W.Wells to second];
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Eagles 0.

CUBANS 2ND: P.Arango out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on
unknown play; C.Lopez singled; M.Casey singled [C.Lopez to
second]; A.Torres out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Hayes grounded into a double play (F.Valdes to R.Heredia to
P.Pages) [F.Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 3RD: F.Valdes singled; P.Pages out on unknown play;
J.Vargas grounded into a double play (W.Wells to D.Seay to
M.Suttles) [F.Valdes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Day singled; J.Echols out on unknown play; D.Seay
singled [L.Day to second]; W.Wells doubled [L.Day scored, D.Seay
scored]; W.Wells was picked off second, but was safe on an error
by M.Casey [W.Wells to third]; E.Stone out on a sacrifice fly to
unknown fielder [W.Wells scored (unearned)]; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Heredia singled; P.Arango grounded into a double
play (W.Wells to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [R.Heredia out at second];
E.Caraballo out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Hayes walked; L.Day walked [J.Hayes to second];
J.Echols out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Eagles 3.

CUBANS 5TH: C.Lopez singled; M.Casey walked [C.Lopez to
second]; A.Torres out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown
play; P.Pages out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans
0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay walked; W.Wells singled [D.Seay to second];
E.Stone singled [D.Seay scored, W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles
reached on an error by P.Arango [W.Wells to third, E.Stone to
second, M.Suttles to first]; F.Wilson singled [W.Wells scored,
E.Stone scored, M.Suttles to third]; C.RECTOR REPLACED A.TORRES
(PITCHING); L.Pearson grounded into a double play (F.Valdes to
R.Heredia to P.Pages) [M.Suttles scored (unearned) (no RBI),
F.Wilson out at second]; J.Hayes walked; L.Day walked [J.Hayes
to second]; J.Echols out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 7.

CUBANS 6TH: M.IRVIN REPLACED M.SUTTLES (PLAYING 1B); J.Vargas
out on unknown play; R.Heredia walked; P.Arango walked
[R.Heredia to second]; E.Caraballo out on unknown play; C.Lopez
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay walked; W.Wells grounded into a double play
(F.Valdes to R.Heredia to P.Pages) [D.Seay out at second];
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Eagles 7.

CUBANS 7TH: M.Casey singled; C.Rector out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Casey to second]; F.Valdes out on unknown
play; P.Pages out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans
0, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 7.

CUBANS 8TH: J.Vargas out on unknown play; R.Heredia out on
unknown play; P.Arango out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Hayes singled to second base [J.Hayes to second
(error by R.Heredia)]; L.Day doubled [J.Hayes scored]; J.Echols
out on unknown play [L.Day to third]; D.Seay out on a sacrifice
fly to unknown fielder [L.Day scored]; W.Wells out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 9.

CUBANS 9TH: E.Caraballo out on unknown play; C.Lopez out on
unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Eagles 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           0   8   3   8
 Eagles           9  10   1   6


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