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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1948 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              1 2 0  1 1 0  0 0 0   -   5  9  0
New York Cubans                     1 2 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4 13  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Walter Hardy ss                       5   0   0    0     0         2   3
Joe Spencer 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Bud Barbee lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
George Crowe 1b                       3   0   1    1     1        11   0
Ben Littles rf                        2   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Art Hefner pr, rf                   2   1   0    0     0         1   0
Honey Lott cf                         4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Rufus Baker c                         3   0   1    1     0         5   1
Bob Griffith p                        4   1   1    2     0         0   5
Totals                               35   5   9    5     1   5    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Walter Hardy, Joe Spencer, George Crowe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Barker, George Crowe. 
HR:  Marvin Barker, Bob Griffith. 
SH:  Rufus Baker. 
Team LOB:  5


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      5   0   1    0     0         1   4
Cleveland Clark cf                    4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      5   0   1    1     0         2   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    4   1   1    0     1         5   1
Lyman Bostock rf                      4   0   2    1     0         2   0
Ray Noble c                           4   1   1    0     0         6   0
Lou Louden lf                         4   0   2    0     0         6   0
Pedro Ballester ss                    3   1   3    0     0         1   0
  Sammy Gee ss                        0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Raul Lopez p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury ph, p          3   0   1    2     0         0   1
Totals                               36   4  13    4     1   5    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Lorenzo Cabrera. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lorenzo Cabrera, Pedro Ballester, Patricio Scantlebury. 
3B:  Cleveland Clark, Lyman Bostock. 
SH:  Cleveland Clark, Pedro Ballester, Patricio Scantlebury. 
GDP:  Ray Noble. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       9      13   4    4   1   5   0  40
Totals                               9      13   4    4   1   5   0  40


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raul Lopez                           2       5   3    3   0   1   1  11
Patricio Scantlebury L               7       4   2    1   1   4   1  26
Totals                               9       9   5    4   1   5   2  37



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Umpires: HP - Jim Drumgoole, 1B -  Huntzinger

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/25/1948 -- New York Black Yankees at New York
Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      New York                      
1. W.Hardy             ss        M.Minoso            3b        
2. J.Spencer           2b        C.Clark             cf        
3. M.Barker            3b        T.Sampson           2b        
4. B.Barbee            lf        L.Cabrera           1b        
5. G.Crowe             1b        L.Bostock           rf        
6. B.Littles           rf        R.Noble             c         
7. H.Lott              cf        L.Louden            lf        
8. R.Baker             c         P.Ballester         ss        
9. B.Griffith          p         R.Lopez             p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc Winston-Salem Giants and Durham Eagles played
a game precedi; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on
unknown play; M.Barker doubled; B.Barbee singled [M.Barker to
third]; G.Crowe doubled [M.Barker scored, B.Barbee to third];
B.Littles out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark tripled;
T.Sampson singled [C.Clark scored]; L.Cabrera out on unknown
play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Cubans 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: H.Lott singled; R.Baker out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Lott to second]; B.Griffith homered
[H.Lott scored]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Noble singled; L.Louden out on unknown play;
P.Ballester singled [R.Noble to second]; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED
FOR R.LOPEZ; P.Scantlebury doubled [R.Noble scored, P.Ballester
scored]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Cubans 3.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play;
G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 3RD: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Cabrera doubled;
L.Bostock tripled [L.Cabrera scored]; R.Noble out on unknown
play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3, Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Littles singled; A.HEFNER RAN FOR
B.LITTLES; A.Hefner was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by L.Cabrera [A.Hefner to second]; H.Lott out on unknown
play; R.Baker singled [A.Hefner scored (unearned)]; B.Griffith
out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 4TH: A.HEFNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); P.Ballester
doubled; P.Scantlebury out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Ballester to third]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,
Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; M.Barker
homered; B.Barbee out on unknown play; G.Crowe walked; A.Hefner
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,
Cubans 4.

CUBANS 5TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Cabrera walked;
L.Bostock singled [L.Cabrera to second]; R.Noble grounded into a
double play (J.Spencer to W.Hardy to G.Crowe) [L.Bostock out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: H.Lott out on unknown play; R.Baker out on
unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Louden singled; P.Ballester out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Louden to second]; P.Scantlebury out
on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer
singled; M.Barker out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on
unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: G.Crowe out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; H.Lott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 8TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; R.Noble out on
unknown play; L.Louden singled; P.Ballester singled [L.Louden to
second]; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: S.GEE REPLACED P.BALLESTER (PLAYING SS);
R.Baker out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play;
W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 9TH: M.Minoso singled; C.Clark out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Minoso to second]; T.Sampson out on unknown
play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    5   9   0   5
 Cubans           4  13   1   9


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