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

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

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  7  0
New York Cubans                     1 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 x   -   4  9  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   1    0     0         0   1
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         3   5
Harry Simpson cf                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Gene Benson rf                        4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Bill Cash c                           4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Gabe Patterson lf                     3   1   2    2     1         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         3   3
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry McHenry p                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Roy Partlow ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   2   7    2     2   4    24   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Frank Austin 2, Doc Dennis 2, Mahlon Duckett 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Gabe Patterson. 
HR:  Gabe Patterson. 
SH:  Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  8


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2    1     0         3   0
Juan Leon rf, lf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   0   1    0     0        10   0
Ray Noble c                           4   0   2    1     0         4   0
Cleveland Clark lf, 2b                4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Pedro Ballester ss                    3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Pedro Miro 2b                         2   0   1    0     0         4   2
  Patricio Scantlebury ph             0   1   0    0     1         0   0
  Mario Arencibia rf                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dave Barnhill p                       2   0   1    2     1         0   3
Totals                               31   4   9    4     2   2    27  10


BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Cleveland Clark, Pedro Ballester. 
IW:  Patricio Scantlebury. 
GDP:  Jerry Benjamin, Dave Barnhill. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry L                      8       9   4    4   2   2   0  33
Totals                               8       9   4    4   2   2   0  33

WP:  Henry McHenry. 
IW:  Henry McHenry. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill W                      9       7   2    2   2   4   1  37
Totals                               9       7   2    2   2   4   1  37



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Umpires: HP -  Fernandez, 1B -  Salas, 2B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/9/1948, game 2 -- 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        R.Noble             c         
6. B.Cash              c         C.Clark             lf        
7. G.Patterson         lf        P.Ballester         ss        
8. M.Duckett           2b        P.Miro              2b        
9. H.McHenry           p         D.Barnhill          p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; J.Leon out on unknown play;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled [J.Benjamin to
second]; R.Noble singled [J.Benjamin scored, L.Cabrera to
second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Cubans 1.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson singled; D.Dennis out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Benson to second]; B.Cash reached on a
fielder's choice [G.Benson to third]; G.Patterson walked [B.Cash
to second]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 2ND: P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro singled;
D.Barnhill grounded into a double play (M.Duckett to F.Austin to
D.Dennis) [P.Miro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Cubans 1.

STARS 3RD: M.Watkins singled; F.Austin out on unknown play;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: J.Benjamin doubled; J.Leon out on unknown play;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Cubans 1.

STARS 4TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Cash singled;
G.Patterson tripled to right field [B.Cash scored]; M.Duckett
out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown
play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Cubans 1.

STARS 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; F.Austin singled;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to
second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 5TH: P.Miro out on unknown play; D.Barnhill walked;
J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (M.Duckett to F.Austin to
D.Dennis) [D.Barnhill out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Cubans 1.

STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on
unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 6TH: J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown
play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Cubans 1.

STARS 7TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 7TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Clark doubled to
right field; P.Ballester doubled to left field [C.Clark to
third]; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR P.MIRO; P.Scantlebury was
walked intentionally; D.Barnhill singled to left field [C.Clark
scored, P.Ballester scored, P.Scantlebury to third]; J.Benjamin
out on unknown play [P.Scantlebury scored]; J.Leon out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 4.

STARS 8TH: J.LEON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); C.CLARK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); M.ARENCIBIA REPLACED
P.SCANTLEBURY (PLAYING RF); H.Simpson walked; G.Benson out on
unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 8TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on
unknown play; R.Noble singled; H.McHenry threw a wild pitch
[R.Noble to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 1, Cubans 4.

STARS 9TH: G.Patterson homered to rightfield; B.BROWN BATTED
FOR M.DUCKETT; B.Brown out on unknown play; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR
H.MCHENRY; R.Partlow out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            2   7   0   8
 Cubans           4   9   0   5


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