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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 New York Cubans (NY6) 3

Game played on Friday, July 10, 1936 (N) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Exhibition game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0  -   3 10  1
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  2 0 2  3 x  -   7  8  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Anastasio Santaella lf                4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        10   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   1   1    1     0         1   0
  Martin Dihigo ph                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lazaro Salazar cf                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Chaney White ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Silvio Garcia 3b                      4   1   3    0     0         3   7
Francisco Correa 2b                   4   1   2    2     0         2   2
Clint Thomas c                        4   0   1    0     0         3   1
Rabbit Martinez ss                    3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Lefty Holmes p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   3  10    3     0   2    21  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Lefty Holmes. 

BATTING -
HR:  Clyde Spearman, Francisco Correa. 
Team LOB:  7


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   1    0     1         1   2
Rap Dixon rf                          4   0   0    1     0         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   2    2     0         1   4
Ray Brown lf                          4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   2    2     0        13   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   1   1    2     0         1   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     0         1   3
Willie Gisentaner p                   2   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               29   7   8    7     2   3    24  11


BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Henry Spearman, Buck Leonard, Pepper Bassett. 
SH:  Willie Gisentaner. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Matt Carlisle. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Holmes L                       7       8   7    7   2   3   3  32
Totals                               7       8   7    7   2   3   3  32


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Gisentaner W                  8      10   3    3   0   2   2  34
Totals                               8      10   3    3   0   2   2  34



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/10/1936 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. A.Santaella         lf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. C.Spearman          rf        R.Dixon             rf        
4. L.Salazar           cf        H.Spearman          3b        
5. S.Garcia            3b        R.Brown             lf        
6. F.Correa            2b        B.Leonard           1b        
7. C.Thomas            c         P.Bassett           c         
8. R.Martinez          ss        J.Jackson           ss        
9. L.Holmes            p         W.Gisentaner        p         

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

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
M.Carlisle stole second; R.Dixon out on unknown play; H.Spearman
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Salazar out on unknown play; S.Garcia singled;
F.Correa out on unknown play; C.Thomas singled [S.Garcia to
second]; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 3RD: L.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Santaella out on
unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Gisentaner out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Grays 0.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Spearman homered to rightfield; L.Salazar
singled; S.Garcia out on unknown play; F.Correa singled
[L.Salazar to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Martinez
singled [L.Salazar to third, F.Correa to second]; L.Holmes out
on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: R.Dixon out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
R.Brown forced H.Spearman (unknown fielder) [R.Brown to first];
B.Leonard homered to rightfield [R.Brown scored]; P.Bassett out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 2.

CUBANS 5TH: A.Santaella out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson reached on an error by L.Holmes [J.Jackson
to first]; W.Gisentaner out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle walked; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubans 1, Grays 2.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Salazar out on unknown play; S.Garcia singled to
center field; F.Correa homered to leftfield [S.Garcia scored];
C.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Leonard doubled to left field; P.Bassett homered
to centerfield [B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Grays 4.

CUBANS 7TH: L.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Santaella out on
unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 3, Grays 4.

GRAYS 7TH: W.Gisentaner singled; J.Benjamin walked
[W.Gisentaner to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play
[W.Gisentaner to third, J.Benjamin to second]; R.Dixon out on
unknown play [W.Gisentaner scored]; H.Spearman homered to
rightfield [J.Benjamin scored]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Grays 7.

CUBANS 8TH: M.DIHIGO BATTED FOR C.SPEARMAN; M.Dihigo singled;
C.WHITE BATTED FOR L.SALAZAR; C.White out on unknown play;
S.Garcia singled [M.Dihigo to second]; F.Correa out on unknown
play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 3, Grays 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           3  10   1   7
 Grays            7   8   0   4


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