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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 2

Game played on Monday, August 28, 1939 (N) at State Hospital Field, Middletown NY
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  9  0
New York Black Yankees              1 3 0  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   5 10  1

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes ss                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Antonio Rodriguez 2b                  4   1   1    0     0         2   2
Jose Vargas lf                        4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Pedro Arango 3b                       4   0   2    2     0         1   1
Mickey Casey c                        4   0   1    0     0        12   2
Esterio Caraballo rf                  4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Cando Lopez cf                        4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Pedro Pages 1b                        4   0   1    0     0         6   1
Luis Tiant p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Jose Maria Fernandez ph             1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               36   2   9    2     0   7    24   9


BATTING -
2B:  Jose Vargas. 
3B:  Pedro Arango. 
GDP:  Esterio Caraballo. 
Team LOB:  7


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     3   1   1    0     1   1     3   6
Flash Miller ss                       4   1   2    2     0         1   1
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   0   2    2     1         0   3
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Charlie Parks c                       4   0   1    0     0         7   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   2    0     0        10   0
Ralph Burgin lf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Charlie Biot cf                       3   1   1    1     0         2   0
Bill Holland p                        3   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               31   5  10    5     2  13    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  David Campbell, Flash Miller, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.  Charlie Biot. 

BATTING -
2B:  Flash Miller, Marvin Barker, Charlie Biot. 
3B:  Flash Miller. 
SH:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  David Campbell, Marvin Barker. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant L                         8      10   5    5   2  13   0  34
Totals                               8      10   5    5   2  13   0  34


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       9       9   2    2   0   7   0  36
Totals                               9       9   2    2   0   7   0  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/28/1939 -- New York Cubans at New York Black
Yankees (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      New York                      
1. F.Valdes            ss        D.Campbell          2b        
2. A.Rodriguez         2b        F.Miller            ss        
3. J.Vargas            lf        M.Barker            3b        
4. P.Arango            3b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. M.Casey             c         C.Parks             c         
6. E.Caraballo         rf        J.Washington        1b        
7. C.Lopez             cf        R.Burgin            lf        
8. P.Pages             1b        C.Biot              cf        
9. L.Tiant             p         B.Holland           p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Valdes flied to Z.Wright; A.Rodriguez singled to left
field; J.Vargas doubled to left field [A.Rodriguez to third];
P.Arango singled to left field [A.Rodriguez scored, J.Vargas
scored]; M.Casey singled [P.Arango to second]; E.Caraballo
grounded into a double play (D.Campbell to F.Miller to
J.Washington) [M.Casey out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: D.Campbell walked; F.Miller out on unknown
play; M.Barker doubled [D.Campbell scored]; Z.Wright out on
unknown play; C.Parks out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubans 2, Black Yankees 1.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Lopez out on unknown play; P.Pages out on unknown
play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
2, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Washington singled to shortstop; R.Burgin
singled to left field [J.Washington to second]; C.Biot doubled
to right field [J.Washington scored, R.Burgin to third];
B.Holland struck out; D.Campbell struck out; F.Miller tripled to
right field [R.Burgin scored, C.Biot scored]; M.Barker out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 3RD: F.Valdes reached on an error by C.Biot [F.Valdes to
first]; A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown
play; P.Arango out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: Z.Wright out on unknown play; C.Parks
singled; J.Washington singled [C.Parks to second]; R.Burgin out
on unknown play; C.Biot out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 4TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on
unknown play; C.Lopez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Holland out on unknown play; D.Campbell
singled; D.Campbell was caught stealing second (M.Casey to
A.Rodriguez); F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 5TH: P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown
play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: M.Barker walked; Z.Wright out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Barker to second]; C.Parks out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 6TH: A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on
unknown play; P.Arango tripled; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Burgin out on unknown play; C.Biot out on
unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 7TH: E.Caraballo out on unknown play; C.Lopez singled;
P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; F.Miller
doubled; M.Barker singled [F.Miller scored]; M.Barker was caught
stealing second (M.Casey to A.Rodriguez); Z.Wright out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 5.

CUBANS 8TH: F.Valdes out on unknown play; A.Rodriguez out on
unknown play; J.Vargas singled; P.Arango out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 5.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.Parks out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Black Yankees 5.

CUBANS 9TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on
unknown play; C.Lopez singled to center field; P.Pages singled
to left field [C.Lopez to second]; J.FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR
L.TIANT; J.Fernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans
2, Black Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           2   9   0   7
 Black Yankees    5  10   1   5


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