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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 3

Game played on Tuesday, July 22, 1947 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 3   -   5  6  2
New York Cubans                     2 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  7  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   1    3     0         2   1
Gabe Patterson lf                     2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Harry Simpson lf                    3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     1         3   2
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   1    0     1         2   1
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0   1    11   0
Bill Cash c                           3   2   0    0     1   1     4   4
  Stanley Glenn c                     0   0   0    0     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     2   0   1    1     1         2   4
  Goose Curry ph, 2b                  0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Wilmer Harris p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Harold Gould pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Alfred Wilmore p                    1   0   0    1     0         0   2
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
   Hartwell pr                        0   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Ricks p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   5   6    5     6   6    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Doc Dennis, Mahlon Duckett. 
E: 2.  Mahlon Duckett 2. 
PB: 1.  Bill Cash. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson. 
HR:  Murray Watkins. 
SH:  Doc Dennis. 
GDP:  Wilmer Harris. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alfred Wilmore. 
CS:  Frank Austin. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   1   2    0     1         1   2
Pedro Pages cf                        5   1   1    1     0   1     0   1
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   1   1    2     0         8   1
Silvio Garcia ss                      3   0   0    0     1         4   4
Claro Duany rf                        4   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Rabbit Martinez pr, 2b              0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Fernando Diaz 2b, rf                  4   0   2    0     0         5   4
Cleveland Clark lf                    2   0   0    0     2         0   0
Ray Noble c                           4   0   0    0     0         7   1
Barney Morris p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Patricio Scantlebury ph             1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   7    3     4   7    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lorenzo Cabrera, Silvio Garcia, Fernando Diaz. 
E: 3.  Minnie Minoso, Fernando Diaz, Ray Noble. 
PB: 1.  Ray Noble. 

BATTING -
2B:  Minnie Minoso, Pedro Pages, Fernando Diaz. 
HR:  Lorenzo Cabrera. 
GDP:  Barney Morris. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Wilmer Harris                        4       4   3    2   2   5   1  18
Alfred Wilmore W                     4       2   0    0   2   1   0  17
Bill Ricks SV                        1       1   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9       7   3    2   4   7   1  38


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      9       6   5    3   6   6   1  40
Totals                               9       6   5    3   6   6   1  40



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Banks, 3B -  Lacey

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/22/1947 -- Philadelphia Stars at New York
Cubans (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. M.Watkins           3b        M.Minoso            3b        
2. G.Patterson         lf        P.Pages             cf        
3. F.Austin            ss        L.Cabrera           1b        
4. G.Benson            cf        S.Garcia            ss        
5. A.Brathwaite        rf        C.Duany             rf        
6. D.Dennis            1b        F.Diaz              2b        
7. B.Cash              c         C.Clark             lf        
8. M.Duckett           2b        R.Noble             c         
9. W.Harris            p         B.Morris            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages reached on an
error by M.Duckett [P.Pages to first]; L.Cabrera homered to
left-center [P.Pages scored (unearned)]; S.Garcia out on unknown
play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 2.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson walked; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
D.Dennis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Benson to
second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 2ND: F.Diaz out on unknown play; C.Clark walked; R.Noble
reached on a fielder's choice [C.Clark to second]; B.Morris
grounded into a double play (F.Austin to M.Duckett to D.Dennis)
[R.Noble out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans
2.

STARS 3RD: M.Duckett walked; W.Harris grounded into a double
play (F.Diaz to S.Garcia to L.Cabrera) [M.Duckett out at
second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 3RD: M.Minoso singled; P.Pages doubled [M.Minoso
scored]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play [P.Pages to third];
S.Garcia walked; C.Duany out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled to
third base (M.Watkins to B.Cash) [P.Pages out at home, S.Garcia
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 3.

STARS 4TH: G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin walked;
G.Benson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked [F.Austin to
second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: H.SIMPSON REPLACED G.PATTERSON (PLAYING LF);
C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play;
B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Cubans 3.

STARS 5TH: B.Cash walked; R.Noble allowed a passed ball [B.Cash
to second]; M.Duckett singled to center field (P.Pages to
F.Diaz) [B.Cash scored (unearned), M.Duckett out at second];
W.Harris reached on an error by M.Minoso [W.Harris to first];
H.GOULD RAN FOR W.HARRIS; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 5TH: A.WILMORE REPLACED H.GOULD (PITCHING); M.Minoso out
on unknown play; P.Pages reached on an error by M.Duckett
[P.Pages to first]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 3.

STARS 6TH: F.Austin singled; F.Austin was caught stealing
second (R.Noble to S.Garcia); G.Benson out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
1, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 6TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; F.Diaz doubled;
C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 3.

STARS 7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Cash reached on an
error by F.Diaz [B.Cash to second]; M.Duckett out on unknown
play [B.Cash to third]; A.Wilmore reached on a fielder's choice
[B.Cash scored (unearned)]; A.Wilmore stole second; M.Watkins
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2,
Cubans 3.

CUBANS 7TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso walked;
P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 3.

STARS 8TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Benson doubled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 8TH: S.Garcia out on unknown play; C.Duany singled;
R.MARTINEZ RAN FOR C.DUANY; B.Cash allowed a passed ball
[R.Martinez to second]; F.Diaz out on unknown play; C.Clark
walked; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 2, Cubans 3.

STARS 9TH: R.MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); F.DIAZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); D.Dennis struck out; B.Cash
struck out; G.CURRY BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; G.Curry walked;
B.BROWN BATTED FOR A.WILMORE; B.Brown singled to right field
[G.Curry to second];  RAN FOR B.BROWN; M.Watkins homered to
rightfield [G.Curry scored,  scored]; On a bunt H.Simpson
singled to catcher [H.Simpson to second (error by R.Noble)];
F.Austin reached on a fielder's choice [H.Simpson to third];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 5,
Cubans 3.

CUBANS 9TH: B.RICKS REPLACED  (PITCHING); G.CURRY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); S.GLENN REPLACED B.CASH (PLAYING C);
P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR B.MORRIS; P.Scantlebury popped to
S.Glenn in foul territory; M.Minoso doubled to right-center
(G.Benson to M.Watkins) [M.Minoso out at third]; P.Pages struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 5, Cubans 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            5   6   2   8
 Cubans           3   7   3   8


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