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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 New York Cubans (NY6) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 23, 1946 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  1 0 0  0  -   1  4  1
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 1 2  x  -   3  6  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Fernando Diaz rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Silvio Garcia ss                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Alejandro Crespo cf                   3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Noble c                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Lou Louden c                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dave Barnhill p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   1   4    1     0   0    18   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dave Thomas, Harry Williams, Silvio Garcia. 
E: 1.  Minnie Minoso. 

BATTING -
HR:  Minnie Minoso. 
Team LOB:  3


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         3   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin rf                        3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Oscar Givens ss                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               24   3   6    3     0   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
GDP:  Larry Doby. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill L                      6       6   3    1   0   0   0  24
Totals                               6       6   3    1   0   0   0  24

WP:  Dave Barnhill. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           7       4   1    1   0   0   1  25
Totals                               7       4   1    1   0   0   1  25



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Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Charles Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/23/1946, game 2 -- New York Cubans at Newark
Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. M.Minoso            3b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        P.Patterson         3b        
3. F.Diaz              rf        L.Doby              2b        
4. H.Williams          2b        M.Irvin             rf        
5. S.Garcia            ss        L.Pearson           1b        
6. A.Crespo            cf        J.Davis             lf        
7. R.Noble             c         L.Ruffin            c         
8. R.Linares           lf        O.Givens            ss        
9. D.Barnhill          p         L.Day               p         

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

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
L.Doby grounded into a double play (S.Garcia to H.Williams to
D.Thomas) [J.Wilkes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on
unknown play; A.Crespo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson 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; R.Linares out on
unknown play; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; O.Givens out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 4TH: M.Minoso homered to rightfield; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; H.Williams singled;
S.Garcia out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; L.Doby singled; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 0.

CUBANS 5TH: A.Crespo out on unknown play; R.Noble out on
unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: L.LOUDEN REPLACED R.NOBLE (PLAYING C); L.Pearson
doubled; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored]; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; O.Givens out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 1.

CUBANS 6TH: D.Barnhill out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on
unknown play; D.Thomas singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; L.Doby singled; M.Irvin reached on an error by
M.Minoso [L.Doby to second, M.Irvin to first]; D.Barnhill threw
a wild pitch [L.Doby to third, M.Irvin to second]; L.Pearson
singled to left field [L.Doby scored (unearned), M.Irvin scored
(unearned)]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 3.

CUBANS 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; S.Garcia singled;
A.Crespo out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Eagles 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           1   4   1   3
 Eagles           3   6   0   3


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