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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 New York Cubans (NY6) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 29, 1948 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 1   -   3  5  4
New York Cubans                     0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  6  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curley Williams 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        3   2   1    1     1         1   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   1   2    0     1         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Jack McLaurin c                       3   0   0    1     1         0   0
Leroy Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Max Manning p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   3   5    3     4   8    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Curley Williams, Leroy Williams 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
HR:  Monte Irvin. 
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Wilson 2. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   0   2    0     1         0   0
Cleveland Clark cf                    5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   1   2    0     0         1   1
Lyman Bostock lf                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    3   1   1    0     1         1   0
Ray Noble c                           4   0   1    1     0         0   0
George Walden rf                      4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Pedro Ballester ss                    4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jose Santiago p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Patricio Scantlebury ph             1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   2   6    2     2   4    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Sampson, Lorenzo Cabrera. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Noble. 
SH:  Lyman Bostock. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Minnie Minoso, Lorenzo Cabrera. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        9       6   2    2   2   4   0  38
Totals                               9       6   2    2   2   4   0  38

WP:  Max Manning. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jose Santiago L                      9       5   3    3   4   8   1  35
Totals                               9       5   3    3   4   8   1  35



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Umpires: HP -  Huntzinger, 1B - Jim Drumgoole

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 3800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/29/1948 -- Newark Eagles at New York Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. J.Wilkes            cf        M.Minoso            3b        
2. C.Williams          2b        C.Clark             cf        
3. L.Pearson           1b        T.Sampson           2b        
4. M.Irvin             lf        L.Bostock           lf        
5. B.Harvey            rf        L.Cabrera           1b        
6. B.Wilson            3b        R.Noble             c         
7. J.McLaurin          c         G.Walden            rf        
8. L.Williams          ss        P.Ballester         ss        
9. M.Manning           p         J.Santiago          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc Asheville and Richmond of Negro Southern League played
game ; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
L.Pearson grounded into a double play (T.Sampson to L.Cabrera)
[C.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso singled to shortstop [M.Minoso to second
(error by L.Williams)]; C.Clark out on unknown play; T.Sampson
out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Cubans 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey doubled;
B.Wilson singled [B.Harvey to third]; J.McLaurin out on unknown
play [B.Harvey scored]; B.Wilson stole second; L.Williams out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Cabrera walked; L.Cabrera stole second; R.Noble
out on unknown play [L.Cabrera to third]; G.Walden out on
unknown play [L.Cabrera scored]; P.Ballester out on unknown
play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: J.Santiago out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on
unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin homered;
B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.McLaurin out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 4TH: T.Sampson singled; L.Bostock reached on an error by
C.Williams [T.Sampson to second, L.Bostock to first]; L.Cabrera
out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; G.Walden out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 5TH: P.Ballester reached on an error by L.Williams
[P.Ballester to first]; M.Manning threw a wild pitch
[P.Ballester to second]; J.Santiago out on unknown play;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 2, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 6TH: T.Sampson singled; L.Bostock out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to second]; L.Cabrera out on
unknown play; R.Noble doubled [T.Sampson scored]; G.Walden out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 2.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.McLaurin walked; L.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 7TH: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Santiago out on
unknown play; M.Minoso singled; M.Minoso stole second; C.Clark
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 2.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 8TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on
unknown play; L.Cabrera singled; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Cubans 2.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked;
B.Harvey singled [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson singled [M.Irvin
scored, B.Harvey to third]; B.Wilson stole second; J.McLaurin
out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 9TH: G.Walden reached on an error by L.Williams
[G.Walden to first]; P.Ballester out on unknown play;
P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR J.SANTIAGO; P.Scantlebury out on
unknown play [G.Walden to second]; M.Minoso walked; C.Clark
flied to M.Irvin; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Cubans 2.

EAGLES 10TH: This was the final NNL game for Minnie Minoso and

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3   5   4   5
 Cubans           2   6   0   9


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