Thursday, February 14, 2019

1920 Negro National League Tournament - Round 1 - Indianapolis ABCs v Cubans West Stars

Now the second series.

Dizzy Dismukes (Ind) v Cheo Hernández (Cub)
Cubans        001 101 010 - 4 
Indianapolis  015 000 110 - 8 

ABCs rough up Hernández with a big third inning.



Dicta Johnson (Ind) v. José Leblanc (Cub)
Indianapolis  001 000 100 - 2 
Cubans        100 111 00x - 4 

ABCs get 10 hits off of Leblanc, but he strands all but two. Series tied 1-1.


Faustino Valdés (Cub) v Jim Jeffries (Ind).
Cubans        100 110 010 11 - 6 
Indianapolis  100 011 100 10 - 5 

What a game! It was a shame that anyone had to lose it. The Cubans took the early lead,but the ABCs fight back to tie. Then the teams trade runs until the Cubans win it in eleven.

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