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New York Cubans (NY6) 5 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Saturday, July 27, 1935 (D) at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 3   -   5 10  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  2 1 1  0 0 0   -   4  6  1

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     5   0   1    0     0         3   1
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   1    0     0        10   3
Martin Dihigo 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Alejandro Oms cf                      3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Dick Lundy 2b                         4   0   1    1     0         3   2
Lazaro Salazar lf                     4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0         6   0
  Rap Dixon ph                        1   1   1    2     0         0   0
  Heliodoro Diaz c                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   0   0    0     0         2   7
Neck Stanley p                        4   0   2    0     0         1   0
  Francisco Correa pr                 0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Luis Tiant p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   5  10    5     1   4    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Clyde Spearman, Dave Thomas 2, Dick Lundy 2, Rabbit Martinez. 
E: 3.  Clyde Spearman 2, Rabbit Martinez. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alejandro Oms. 
3B:  Alejandro Oms. 
HR:  Rap Dixon. 
GDP:  Lazaro Salazar, Rabbit Martinez. 
Team LOB:  5


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   0    0     1         2   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   3    1     0         4   2
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2    1     1         9   0
John Beckwith c                       3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Ray Brown cf                          4   0   0    0     0         3   0
George Scales 3b                      3   1   0    1     1         2   1
Jerry Benjamin rf                     4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         2   5
Joe Strong p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Tom Parker ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   4   6    4     5   5    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Matt Carlisle, Buck Leonard, Jerry Benjamin. 
GDP:  John Beckwith. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley W                       8       6   4    4   5   5   0  33
Luis Tiant SV                        1       0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9       6   4    4   5   5   0  37


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Strong L                         9      10   5    5   1   4   1  37
Totals                               9      10   5    5   1   4   1  37



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Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls, 1B - Cool Turner

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/27/1935 -- New York Cubans at Homestead
Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. C.Spearman          rf        V.Harris            lf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. M.Dihigo            3b        B.Leonard           1b        
4. A.Oms               cf        J.Beckwith          c         
5. D.Lundy             2b        R.Brown             cf        
6. L.Salazar           lf        G.Scales            3b        
7. F.Duncan            c         J.Benjamin          rf        
8. R.Martinez          ss        J.Jackson           ss        
9. N.Stanley           p         J.Strong            p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; M.Dihigo singled; A.Oms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled to
right field [M.Carlisle to second (error by C.Spearman)];
B.Leonard hit into a double play (C.Spearman to D.Thomas to
D.Lundy) [M.Carlisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 2ND: D.Lundy out on unknown play; L.Salazar out on
unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Beckwith out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on
unknown play; C.Spearman singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on
unknown play; J.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 4TH: M.Dihigo out on unknown play; A.Oms tripled;
D.Lundy singled [A.Oms scored]; L.Salazar grounded into a double
play (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [D.Lundy out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris walked; M.Carlisle doubled [V.Harris
scored]; B.Leonard singled [M.Carlisle scored]; J.Beckwith
grounded into a double play (D.Lundy to R.Martinez to D.Thomas)
[B.Leonard out at second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 2.

CUBANS 5TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; N.Stanley singled; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: G.Scales walked; J.Benjamin doubled [G.Scales
scored]; J.Jackson walked; J.Strong out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 3.

CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas singled; M.Dihigo out on unknown play;
A.Oms doubled [D.Thomas scored]; D.Lundy out on unknown play;
L.Salazar out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2,
Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard doubled; J.Beckwith walked; R.Brown out on
unknown play [B.Leonard to third]; G.Scales out on unknown play
[B.Leonard scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Grays 4.

CUBANS 7TH: F.Duncan reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[F.Duncan to first]; R.Martinez grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [F.Duncan out at second]; N.Stanley out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Grays 4.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Strong out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 2, Grays 4.

CUBANS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 2, Grays 4.

GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle singled to right field [M.Carlisle to
second (error by C.Spearman)]; B.Leonard walked; J.Beckwith out
on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2, Grays 4.

CUBANS 9TH: A.Oms walked; D.Lundy out on unknown play [A.Oms to
second]; L.Salazar singled [A.Oms scored]; R.DIXON BATTED FOR
F.DUNCAN; R.Dixon homered [L.Salazar scored]; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; N.Stanley singled; F.CORREA RAN FOR N.STANLEY;
C.Spearman out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 5,
Grays 4.

GRAYS 9TH: L.TIANT REPLACED F.CORREA (PITCHING); H.DIAZ
REPLACED R.DIXON (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin reached on an error by
R.Martinez [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play;
T.PARKER BATTED FOR J.STRONG; T.Parker out on unknown play;
V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 5,
Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           5  10   3   5
 Grays            4   6   1   6


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