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New York Cubans (NY6) 1 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 9, 1948 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0 10  2
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1  -   1  3  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Frank Austin ss                       5   0   3    0     0         2   2
Harry Simpson cf                      5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Gene Benson rf                        4   0   3    0     0         2   1
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        14   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   1    0     1         7   0
Gabe Patterson lf                     4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   1    0     1         0   7
Henry Miller p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Bill Cash ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Barney Brown p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   0  10    0     2   4    28  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Benson, Doc Dennis. 
E: 2.  Murray Watkins, Barney Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin. 
3B:  Frank Austin. 
SH:  Henry Miller. 
GDP:  Harry Simpson, Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  9


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Juan Leon rf                          3   1   1    0     0         3   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    3   0   0    0     0        13   1
  Ray Noble ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lou Louden c                          4   0   1    1     0         5   1
Cleveland Clark lf                    3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Pedro Ballester ss                    3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Pedro Miro 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         2   3
Patricio Scantlebury p                3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Totals                               29   1   3    1     1   4    30  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Lorenzo Cabrera 2, Pedro Ballester 2, Pedro Miro. 
E: 2.  Lou Louden 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Juan Leon, Minnie Minoso. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin. 
CS:  Juan Leon. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller                         8       2   0    0   0   4   0  24
Barney Brown L                       1.1     1   1    1   1   0   0  8
Totals                               9.1     3   1    1   1   4   0  32


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Patricio Scantlebury W               10     10   0    0   2   4   0  39
Totals                               10     10   0    0   2   4   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/9/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at New
York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
H.Simpson grounded into a double play (P.Ballester to L.Cabrera)
[F.Austin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans
0.

CUBANS 1ST: J.Benjamin 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 2ND: G.Benson singled; D.Dennis grounded into a double
play (P.Miro to P.Ballester to L.Cabrera) [G.Benson out at
second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden out on
unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 3RD: L.Louden dropped a foul fly hit by G.Patterson;
G.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Duckett walked; H.Miller out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Duckett to second];
M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on
unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 4TH: F.Austin doubled; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
G.Benson singled [F.Austin to third]; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: J.Benjamin 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 5TH: G.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 5TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden out on
unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 6TH: L.Louden dropped a foul fly hit by M.Watkins;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 6TH: P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on
unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 7TH: G.Benson singled; D.Dennis singled (unknown fielder)
[G.Benson out at third]; S.Glenn singled [D.Dennis to second];
G.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin stole second; J.Leon
singled (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin out at home]; M.Minoso out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Leon to second]; J.Leon
was caught stealing third (unknown fielder); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 8TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; F.Austin tripled; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 8TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden reached on
an error by M.Watkins [L.Louden to first]; C.Clark hit into a
double play (G.Benson to D.Dennis) [L.Louden out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 9TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on
unknown play; S.Glenn walked; G.Patterson singled [S.Glenn to
second]; M.Duckett singled [S.Glenn to third, G.Patterson to
second]; B.CASH BATTED FOR H.MILLER; B.Cash out on unknown play;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 9TH: B.BROWN REPLACED B.CASH (PITCHING); P.Ballester out
on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

STARS 10TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 10TH: J.Benjamin walked; J.Leon reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by B.Brown [J.Benjamin to second, J.Leon to
first]; M.Minoso forced J.Benjamin (M.Watkins unassisted)
[J.Leon to second, M.Minoso to first]; R.NOBLE BATTED FOR
L.CABRERA; R.Noble reached on a fielder's choice [J.Leon to
third, M.Minoso to second]; L.Louden singled [J.Leon scored,
M.Minoso to third, R.Noble to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            0  10   2   9
 Cubans           1   3   2   3


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