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New York Cubans (NY6) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Sunday, April 25, 1948 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Exhibition game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0   -   2  7  0
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 x   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         2   3
Bill Cash lf, c                       3   1   1    1     1         2   1
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Gene Benson rf                        3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Harry Simpson cf                      4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   0   2    0     0        10   1
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Barney Brown ph, lf                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         3   4
  Roy Partlow ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Miller p                        1   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Henry McHenry p                     2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   7    2     3   5    24  13


BATTING -
3B:  Doc Dennis, Mahlon Duckett. 
HR:  Bill Cash, Harry Simpson. 
SH:  Murray Watkins. 
Team LOB:  8


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pedro Ballester ss                    4   0   0    0     0         0   5
Juan Leon rf                          4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   1   2    3     0        10   0
Ray Noble c                           3   0   0    0     1         7   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Cleveland Clark lf                    3   0   1    0     1         2   0
Pedro Miro 2b                         3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Dave Barnhill p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               29   4   7    4     5   3    27   7


BATTING -
2B:  Juan Leon, Minnie Minoso. 
3B:  Cleveland Clark. 
HR:  Lorenzo Cabrera. 
SH:  Dave Barnhill. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Noble. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller L                       4.2     5   4    4   4   2   1  22
Henry McHenry                        3.1     2   0    0   1   1   0  13
Totals                               8       7   4    4   5   3   1  35


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill W                      9       7   2    2   3   5   2  37
Totals                               9       7   2    2   3   5   2  37



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Umpires: HP -  Fernandez, 1B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/25/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  New York                      
1. M.Watkins           3b        P.Ballester         ss        
2. B.Cash              lf        J.Leon              rf        
3. F.Austin            ss        M.Minoso            3b        
4. G.Benson            rf        L.Cabrera           1b        
5. H.Simpson           cf        R.Noble             c         
6. D.Dennis            1b        J.Benjamin          cf        
7. S.Glenn             c         C.Clark             lf        
8. M.Duckett           2b        P.Miro              2b        
9. H.Miller            p         D.Barnhill          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Cash walked; F.Austin
out on unknown play; G.Benson walked [B.Cash to second];
H.Simpson flied to J.Benjamin; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Leon out on
unknown play; M.Minoso doubled; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 2ND: D.Dennis out on unknown play; S.Glenn lined to
J.Benjamin; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Noble walked; R.Noble stole second; J.Benjamin
out on unknown play; C.Clark walked; P.Miro out on unknown play;
D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0,
Cubans 0.

STARS 3RD: H.Miller walked; M.Watkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Miller to second]; B.Cash out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Leon out on
unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on
unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: L.Cabrera singled to left field (B.Cash to
M.Duckett) [L.Cabrera out at second]; R.Noble out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin walked; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 5TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett tripled;
H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins lined to P.Miro; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 5TH: P.Miro singled; D.Barnhill out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Miro to second]; P.Ballester out on unknown
play; J.Leon doubled [P.Miro scored]; M.Minoso walked; L.Cabrera
homered to leftfield [J.Leon scored, M.Minoso scored]; H.MCHENRY
REPLACED H.MILLER (PITCHING); R.Noble flied to G.Benson; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 4.

STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Clark out on
unknown play; P.Miro walked; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 4.

STARS 7TH: D.Dennis singled; S.Glenn out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; H.McHenry singled [D.Dennis to
second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Leon singled;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 4.

STARS 8TH: B.Cash homered; F.Austin out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; H.Simpson homered; D.Dennis
tripled; B.BROWN BATTED FOR S.GLENN; B.Brown out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 8TH: B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.CASH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C); R.Noble out on unknown play; J.Benjamin
out on unknown play; C.Clark tripled; P.Miro out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

STARS 9TH: R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            2   7   0   8
 Cubans           4   7   0   7


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