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New York Cubans (NY6) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 3   -   6 12  0
New York Black Yankees              2 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   4  6  2

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   4   1   0    0     1   0     1   3
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   2    0     0   0     8   0
  Jose Maria Fernandez ph, lf         1   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Rogelio Linares cf, lf, 1b            5   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
Pancho Coimbre rf, 2b                 5   1   2    1     0   0     2   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jose Vargas cf                      1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Javier Perez 2b                       2   0   0    0     0   0     5   2
  Claro Duany ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Gil Garrido 2b                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury ph, rf         1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   0    0     0   0     3   4
Lou Louden c                          4   1   2    0     0   0     7   0
Dave Barnhill p                       3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               38   6  12    6     2   0    27   9


BATTING -
2B:  Jose Maria Fernandez. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lou Louden. 
CS:  Jose Vargas. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rufus Baker ss                        4   1   2    0     0   0     3  11
Marvin Barker cf                      3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   1   1    1     0   0     3   3
Thad Christopher rf                   4   1   2    3     0   0     2   0
Douglas Sydnor lf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   0    12   1
Curley Andrews 3b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     4   1
Joe Royal c                           2   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
  Flash Miller pr                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
   Walls c                            1   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Terris McDuffie p                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Specs Roberts p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  John McFarland p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4   6    4     1   0    27  17

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Douglas Sydnor, Joe Royal. 

BATTING -
3B:  Zack Clayton. 
HR:  Thad Christopher. 
SH:  Marvin Barker. 
HBP:  Joe Royal. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill W                      9       6   4    4   1   0   1  35
Totals                               9       6   4    4   1   0   1  35

HBP:  Dave Barnhill. 

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie                      8       9   3    3   1   0   0  33
Specs Roberts L                      0.1     1   2    2   1   0   0  3
John McFarland                       0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Neck Stanley                         0.1     2   1    1   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9      12   6    6   2   0   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Oscar Charleston, 2B -  , 3B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 12000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1944, game 1 -- New York Cubans at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      New York                      
1. H.Rodriguez         3b        R.Baker             ss        
2. D.Thomas            1b        M.Barker            cf        
3. R.Linares           cf        H.Williams          2b        
4. P.Coimbre           rf        T.Christopher       rf        
5. A.Brooks            lf        D.Sydnor            lf        
6. J.Perez             2b        Z.Clayton           1b        
7. R.Martinez          ss        C.Andrews           3b        
8. L.Louden            c         J.Royal             c         
9. D.Barnhill          p         T.McDuffie          p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; H.Rodriguez walked; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: R.Baker singled; M.Barker forced R.Baker
(unknown fielder) [M.Barker to first]; H.Williams out on unknown
play; T.Christopher homered [M.Barker scored]; D.Sydnor out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

CUBANS 2ND: A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Perez out on
unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; C.Andrews
walked; J.Royal out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

CUBANS 3RD: L.Louden singled; D.Barnhill out on unknown play;
H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled [L.Louden to
second]; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: R.Baker out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

CUBANS 4TH: J.Royal dropped a foul fly hit by P.Coimbre;
P.Coimbre out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play;
J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; D.Sydnor
out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

CUBANS 5TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden out on
unknown play; D.Barnhill singled; H.Rodriguez out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Andrews out on unknown play; J.Royal out
on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on
unknown play; P.Coimbre singled to left field [P.Coimbre to
second (error by D.Sydnor)]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Baker singled; M.Barker out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Baker to second]; H.Williams singled
[R.Baker scored, H.Williams to second (on throw)]; T.Christopher
singled [H.Williams scored]; D.Sydnor out on unknown play;
Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 7TH: C.DUANY BATTED FOR J.PEREZ; C.Duany out on unknown
play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.VARGAS REPLACED A.BROOKS (PLAYING CF);
G.GARRIDO REPLACED C.DUANY (PLAYING 2B); R.LINARES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); C.Andrews out on unknown play; J.Royal
was hit by a pitch; F.MILLER RAN FOR J.ROYAL; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Black Yankees 4.

CUBANS 8TH:  REPLACED F.MILLER (PLAYING C); D.Barnhill popped
to C.Andrews in foul territory; H.Rodriguez grounded out
(R.Baker to Z.Clayton); D.Thomas singled; R.Linares singled
[D.Thomas to second]; P.Coimbre singled [D.Thomas scored,
R.Linares to second]; J.Vargas singled [R.Linares scored,
P.Coimbre to third, J.Vargas to second (on throw)];
P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR G.GARRIDO; P.Scantlebury singled to
shortstop [P.Coimbre scored, J.Vargas to third]; J.Vargas was
caught stealing home ( to R.Baker to ); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 3, Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
P.COIMBRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); M.Barker out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Christopher out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Black Yankees
4.

CUBANS 9TH: S.ROBERTS REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING);
R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; L.Louden stole
second; D.Barnhill walked; J.MCFARLAND REPLACED S.ROBERTS
(PITCHING); H.Rodriguez forced D.Barnhill (unknown fielder)
[L.Louden to third, H.Rodriguez to first]; N.STANLEY REPLACED
J.MCFARLAND (PITCHING); J.FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR D.THOMAS;
J.Fernandez doubled to left field [L.Louden scored, H.Rodriguez
scored]; R.Linares singled to center field [J.Fernandez scored];
P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 6,
Black Yankees 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
R.LINARES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); D.Sydnor out on
unknown play; Z.Clayton tripled; C.Andrews out on unknown play; 
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 6, Black
Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           6  12   0   7
 Black Yankees    4   6   2   4


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