Houston Eagles 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 6 16 3 New York Cubans 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 8 0 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 Curley Williams ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 Bob Wilson 3b 5 3 4 0 0 1 1 Johnny Davis lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 2 0 1 9 0 Raymon Lacy rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 Leon Ruffin c 5 0 2 2 0 7 0 Eddie Brooks 2b 5 0 2 0 0 3 4 Jay Heard p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rufus Lewis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 6 16 6 2 8 27 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Bob Wilson, Johnny Washington, Eddie Brooks. BATTING - 2B: Leon Ruffin. HR: Johnny Davis. HBP: Jay Heard. GDP: Leon Ruffin. Team LOB: 12 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Armando Yvanes ss 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 Howard Easterling 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 Fernando Diaz rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 Cleveland Clark cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 Lou Louden c 3 0 1 1 1 8 0 Walter Hardy 2b 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 Mario Ariosa lf 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 Riley Stewart p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Raul Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pat Scantlebury ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 8 4 2 5 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Armando Yvanes, Lorenzo Cabrera, Walter Hardy. BATTING - 2B: Armando Yvanes, Cleveland Clark, Walter Hardy. 3B: Lorenzo Cabrera. HBP: Fernando Diaz. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jay Heard W 7 8 4 4 1 1 0 32 Rufus Lewis SV 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 9 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 5 0 41 Jay Heard pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Rufus Lewis. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Riley Stewart L 4 9 5 5 2 1 1 23 Raul Lopez 5 7 1 1 0 7 0 22 Totals 9 16 6 6 2 8 1 45 Riley Stewart pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning HBP: Riley Stewart. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Jim Drumgoole, 1B - Huntzinger, 2B - , 3B - Lionel Bourne Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/21/1949, game 1 -- Houston Eagles at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Houston New York 1. J.Wilkes cf A.Yvanes ss 2. C.Williams ss H.Easterling 3b 3. B.Wilson 3b F.Diaz rf 4. J.Davis lf L.Cabrera 1b 5. J.Washington 1b C.Clark cf 6. R.Lacy rf L.Louden c 7. L.Ruffin c W.Hardy 2b 8. E.Brooks 2b M.Ariosa lf 9. J.Heard p R.Stewart p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled; J.Davis walked [B.Wilson to second]; J.Washington walked [B.Wilson to third, J.Davis to second]; R.Lacy singled [B.Wilson scored, J.Davis scored, J.Washington to second]; L.Ruffin doubled [J.Washington scored, R.Lacy to third]; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: A.Yvanes doubled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Heard was hit by a pitch; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled [J.Heard to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: C.Clark out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; W.Hardy doubled; M.Ariosa singled [W.Hardy scored]; R.Stewart out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 1. EAGLES 3RD: J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy singled; L.Ruffin grounded into a double play (A.Yvanes to W.Hardy to L.Cabrera) [R.Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 1. EAGLES 4TH: E.Brooks singled; J.Heard out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 1. CUBANS 4TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Cubans 1. EAGLES 5TH: B.Wilson singled; J.Davis homered [B.Wilson scored]; J.Washington singled; R.LOPEZ REPLACED R.STEWART (PITCHING); R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 1. CUBANS 5TH: M.Ariosa reached on an error by B.Wilson [M.Ariosa to first]; R.Lopez out on unknown play; A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 1. EAGLES 6TH: J.Heard out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams singled [J.Wilkes to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 1. CUBANS 6TH: F.Diaz singled; L.Cabrera out on unknown play [F.Diaz to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; L.Louden singled [F.Diaz scored]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 2. EAGLES 7TH: J.Washington singled; R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: M.Ariosa reached on an error by E.Brooks [M.Ariosa to first]; R.Lopez out on unknown play; A.Yvanes singled [M.Ariosa to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 2. EAGLES 8TH: J.Heard 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 5, Cubans 2. CUBANS 8TH: L.Cabrera tripled; C.Clark doubled [L.Cabrera scored]; R.LEWIS REPLACED J.HEARD (PITCHING); L.Louden out on unknown play [C.Clark to third]; W.Hardy out on unknown play [C.Clark scored]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Cubans 4. EAGLES 9TH: B.Wilson singled; J.Davis singled [B.Wilson to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled [B.Wilson scored, J.Davis to second]; E.Brooks singled [J.Davis to third, L.Ruffin to second]; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 6, Cubans 4. CUBANS 9TH: P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR R.LOPEZ; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; A.Yvanes reached on an error by J.Washington [A.Yvanes to first]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz was hit by a pitch [A.Yvanes to second]; L.Cabrera walked [A.Yvanes to third, F.Diaz to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 6, Cubans 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 6 16 3 12 Cubans 4 8 0 10
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