New York Cubans 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 - 12 19 1 Homestead Grays 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jose Vargas cf 6 2 3 1 0 4 0 Javier Perez 2b 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 Rogelio Linares 1b 6 1 2 1 0 7 1 Pancho Coimbre lf 4 0 2 0 1 4 0 Claro Duany rf 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 Roosevelt Cox c 3 2 3 3 2 4 0 Hector Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Ameal Brooks 3b 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Carrenza Howard p 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 Totals 43 12 19 11 4 3 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Javier Perez, Rogelio Linares, Rabbit Martinez. E: 1. Claro Duany. BATTING - 2B: Javier Perez, Pancho Coimbre, Carrenza Howard. SH: Ameal Brooks 2. HBP: Pancho Coimbre. GDP: Jose Vargas. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Jose Vargas, Pancho Coimbre. CS: Pancho Coimbre. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Vic Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 0 6 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 2 1 0 3 1 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Spoon Carter p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 33 3 7 3 0 3 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris, Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. HR: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carrenza Howard W 9 7 3 3 0 3 1 33 Totals 9 7 3 3 0 3 1 33 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter L 9 19 12 12 4 3 0 50 Totals 9 19 12 12 4 3 0 50 HBP: Spoon Carter. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Deem, 1B - Bywatter Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/11/1944 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. J.Vargas cf V.Harris lf 2. J.Perez 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Linares 1b S.Bankhead ss 4. P.Coimbre lf B.Leonard 1b 5. C.Duany rf J.Gibson c 6. R.Martinez ss D.Hoskins rf 7. R.Cox c R.Battle 3b 8. H.Rodriguez 3b J.Jackson 2b 9. C.Howard p S.Carter p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Vargas singled; J.Perez doubled [J.Vargas to third]; R.Linares singled [J.Vargas scored, J.Perez to third]; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play [R.Linares to second]; R.Martinez singled [J.Perez scored, R.Linares scored, R.Martinez to second (on throw)]; R.Cox singled [R.Martinez scored]; H.Rodriguez singled [R.Cox to second]; C.Howard doubled [R.Cox scored, H.Rodriguez to third]; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard hit a ground rule double to rightfield [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson singled to center field [B.Leonard scored]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. CUBANS 2ND: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre doubled; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: A.BROOKS REPLACED H.RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez out on unknown play; R.Cox singled; A.Brooks reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [R.Cox to second]; C.Howard singled [R.Cox scored, A.Brooks scored]; J.Vargas grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [C.Howard out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 7, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead homered to centerfield; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 7, Grays 3. CUBANS 4TH: J.Perez singled; R.Linares singled [J.Perez to second]; P.Coimbre was hit by a pitch [J.Perez to third, R.Linares to second]; C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play [J.Perez scored, R.Linares to third]; P.Coimbre was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. CUBANS 5TH: R.Cox walked; A.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Cox to second]; C.Howard out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. CUBANS 6TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (R.Martinez to J.Perez to R.Linares) [J.Benjamin out at second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Grays 3. CUBANS 7TH: C.Duany singled; R.Martinez singled [C.Duany to third, R.Martinez to second (on throw)]; R.Cox singled [C.Duany scored, R.Martinez scored]; A.Brooks forced R.Cox (unknown fielder) [A.Brooks to first]; C.Howard out on unknown play [A.Brooks to second]; J.Vargas singled [A.Brooks scored]; J.Perez walked [J.Vargas to second]; R.Linares out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 11, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 11, Grays 3. CUBANS 8TH: P.Coimbre walked; C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled [P.Coimbre to second]; R.Cox walked [P.Coimbre to third, R.Martinez to second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; C.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubans 11, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 11, Grays 3. CUBANS 9TH: J.Vargas singled; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre singled [J.Vargas to third]; J.Vargas stole home and P.Coimbre stole second; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 12, Grays 3. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard flied to C.Duany; J.Gibson singled to right field [J.Gibson to second (error by C.Duany)]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 12, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 12 19 1 11 Grays 3 7 0 3
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