New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 7 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hector Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rogelio Linares cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pancho Coimbre rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ameal Brooks lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Javier Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Louden c 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Barnhill p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bill Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 3 0 3 0 24 0 FIELDING - DP: 1. Javier Perez. BATTING - 3B: Dave Thomas. SH: Ameal Brooks. GDP: Hector Rodriguez. Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Vic Harris ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Hubert p 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 7 3 5 0 27 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. BATTING - HR: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Barnhill L 7 6 3 3 5 0 1 29 Bill Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 7 3 3 5 0 1 33 Dave Barnhill pitched to 1 batters in the 8th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Hubert W 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 32 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 7000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/4/1944, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. H.Rodriguez 3b C.Bell lf 2. D.Thomas 1b J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Linares cf S.Bankhead ss 4. P.Coimbre rf B.Leonard 1b 5. A.Brooks lf J.Wilson 3b 6. J.Perez 2b J.Gibson c 7. R.Martinez ss D.Hoskins rf 8. L.Louden c J.Jackson 2b 9. D.Barnhill p W.Hubert p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; C.Bell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 2ND: P.Coimbre walked; A.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Coimbre to second]; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play [B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson lined into a double play (J.Perez unassisted) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 3RD: L.Louden singled; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [L.Louden out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 4TH: D.Thomas tripled; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 5TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled; J.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 6TH: H.Rodriguez walked; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 7TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard homered to rightfield; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; D.Hoskins singled [J.Gibson to third]; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; V.Harris walked [D.Hoskins to second]; W.Hubert out on unknown play [J.Gibson scored, D.Hoskins to third, V.Harris to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 2. CUBANS 8TH: J.SPENCER REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); L.Louden out on unknown play; D.Barnhill walked; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; B.ANDERSON REPLACED D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on unknown play [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 3. CUBANS 9TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 0 3 0 5 Grays 3 7 0 6
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