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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 New York Cubans (NY6) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 6, 1945 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  6  1
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 x   -   3  8  1

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fernando Diaz lf                      5   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Rogelio Linares cf                    4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Tom Parker rf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Javier Perez 3b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    3   0   0    0     1   0     1   1
Gil Garrido 2b                        3   0   1    0     1   0     1   1
Ray Noble c                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
Carrenza Howard p                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   0   6    0     3   0    24   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dave Thomas, Rabbit Martinez, Gil Garrido. 
E: 1.  Fernando Diaz. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  10


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews cf                      4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   3    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Banks 2b                       2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Terris McDuffie p                     3   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   3   8    3     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Murray Watkins. 

BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins, Biz Mackey. 
HR:  Fran Matthews, Terris McDuffie 2. 
GDP:  Fran Matthews. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Murray Watkins. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Carrenza Howard L                    8       8   3    3   2   0   3  32
Totals                               8       8   3    3   2   0   3  32


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie W                    9       6   0    0   3   0   0  37
Totals                               9       6   0    0   3   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/6/1945 -- New York Cubans at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. F.Diaz              lf        F.Matthews          cf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        M.Watkins           3b        
3. R.Linares           cf        W.Wells             ss        
4. T.Parker            rf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. J.Perez             3b        B.Harvey            rf        
6. R.Martinez          ss        J.Davis             lf        
7. G.Garrido           2b        B.Mackey            c         
8. R.Noble             c         N.Banks             2b        
9. C.Howard            p         T.McDuffie          p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Diaz singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares
out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: F.Matthews out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
M.Watkins was caught stealing second (R.Noble to R.Martinez);
W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Eagles 0.

CUBANS 2ND: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Howard out on
unknown play; F.Diaz singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Mackey doubled; N.Banks walked; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; F.Matthews grounded into a double play (R.Martinez
to G.Garrido to D.Thomas) [N.Banks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; T.Parker singled;
J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Watkins singled to left field [M.Watkins to
second (error by F.Diaz)]; W.Wells out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 5TH: G.Garrido walked; R.Noble out on unknown play;
C.Howard out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; N.Banks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares singled;
T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: T.McDuffie homered to leftfield; F.Matthews out on
unknown play; M.Watkins doubled; W.Wells out on unknown play;
L.Pearson walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

CUBANS 7TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; G.Garrido singled
to right field; R.Noble walked [G.Garrido to second]; C.Howard
out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; N.Banks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

CUBANS 8TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares singled;
T.Parker reached on an error by M.Watkins [R.Linares to second,
T.Parker to first]; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez
walked [R.Linares to third, T.Parker to second]; G.Garrido out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 8TH: T.McDuffie homered to leftfield; F.Matthews homered
to rightfield; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wells singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 9TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Howard out on
unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           0   6   1  10
 Eagles           3   8   1   5


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