Homestead Grays 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 11 3 New York Cubans 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 6 10 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jelly Jackson ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 8 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 Rap Dixon lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 Tommie Dukes c 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 Tarcat Terry 1b 3 1 1 1 0 13 0 Joe Strong rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 Roy Welmaker p 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 33 5 11 5 2 8 25 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jelly Jackson, Matt Carlisle 2, Henry Spearman, Tarcat Terry 2. E: 3. Jelly Jackson, Henry Spearman, Tarcat Terry. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Joe Strong 2. HR: Henry Spearman, Tarcat Terry. SH: Henry Spearman, Tarcat Terry. GDP: Roy Welmaker. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Rap Dixon, Tommie Dukes. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lazaro Salazar cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 Francisco Correa 2b 4 0 1 1 1 3 6 Clyde Spearman rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Silvio Garcia 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 Anastasio Santaella ss 3 0 2 0 1 3 0 Clint Thomas lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0 0 10 0 Rabbit Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 3 1 1 0 1 8 2 Tom Young pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Dihigo p 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 35 6 10 6 3 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Francisco Correa, Dave Thomas. BATTING - 2B: Lazaro Salazar, Dave Thomas. HR: Silvio Garcia. SH: Clint Thomas. IW: Francisco Correa. GDP: Clyde Spearman, Clint Thomas. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker L 8.1 10 6 3 3 4 1 39 Totals 8.1 10 6 3 3 4 1 39 IW: Roy Welmaker. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martin Dihigo W 9 11 5 5 2 8 2 37 Totals 9 11 5 5 2 8 2 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Turner, 1B - Josh DeVoe Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 8/1/1936 -- Homestead Grays at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. J.Jackson ss L.Salazar cf 2. M.Carlisle 2b F.Correa 2b 3. J.Benjamin cf C.Spearman rf 4. R.Dixon lf S.Garcia 3b 5. H.Spearman 3b A.Santaella ss 6. T.Dukes c C.Thomas lf 7. T.Terry 1b D.Thomas 1b 8. J.Strong rf F.Duncan c 9. R.Welmaker p M.Dihigo p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Jackson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: L.Salazar out on unknown play; F.Correa out on unknown play; C.Spearman reached on an error by H.Spearman [C.Spearman to first]; S.Garcia homered to centerfield (unearned) [C.Spearman scored (unearned)]; A.Santaella walked; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 2. GRAYS 2ND: R.Dixon singled; H.Spearman homered to leftfield [R.Dixon scored]; T.Dukes walked; T.Terry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to second]; J.Strong walked; R.Welmaker grounded into a double play (F.Correa to D.Thomas) [J.Strong out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 2ND: D.Thomas doubled; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; L.Salazar out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Cubans 2. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson to second]; R.Dixon singled [J.Jackson scored, J.Benjamin to second]; H.Spearman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third, R.Dixon to second]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 3RD: F.Correa out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 2. GRAYS 4TH: T.Terry out on unknown play; J.Strong doubled; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: A.Santaella singled; C.Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Santaella to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 2. GRAYS 5TH: M.Carlisle singled; J.Benjamin doubled [M.Carlisle scored]; R.Dixon reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin out at third]; R.Dixon was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to F.Correa); H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 2. CUBANS 5TH: M.Dihigo out on unknown play; L.Salazar out on unknown play; F.Correa reached on an error by T.Terry [F.Correa to first]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 2. GRAYS 6TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; T.Terry homered to leftfield; J.Strong out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 2. CUBANS 6TH: S.Garcia singled; A.Santaella out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 2. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: F.Duncan walked; M.Dihigo reached on an error by J.Jackson [F.Duncan to third, M.Dihigo to first]; L.Salazar out on unknown play [F.Duncan scored, M.Dihigo to second]; F.Correa singled [M.Dihigo scored (unearned)]; C.Spearman grounded into a double play (H.Spearman to M.Carlisle to T.Terry) [F.Correa out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 4. GRAYS 8TH: R.Dixon lined to C.Thomas; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled; T.Dukes was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to A.Santaella); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 4. CUBANS 8TH: S.Garcia out on unknown play; A.Santaella singled; C.Thomas grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to M.Carlisle to T.Terry) [A.Santaella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 4. GRAYS 9TH: T.Terry out on unknown play; J.Strong doubled; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 4. CUBANS 9TH: R.MARTINEZ BATTED FOR D.THOMAS; R.Martinez out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled; T.YOUNG RAN FOR F.DUNCAN; M.Dihigo singled [T.Young to second]; L.Salazar doubled to right field [T.Young scored, M.Dihigo to third]; F.Correa was walked intentionally; C.Spearman singled to left field [M.Dihigo scored, L.Salazar to third, F.Correa to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 5, Cubans 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 11 3 5 Cubans 6 10 0 8
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