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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 New York Cubans (NY6) 2

Game played on Wednesday, May 23, 1945 (N) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  4 0 0  3 0 0   -   8 12  0
New York Cubans                     0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  7  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   2          1              
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   2          0              
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   1   1          1              
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2          1              
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0          2              
Sam Bankhead ss                       5   1   2          0              
Ray Battle 3b                         4   0   0          0              
Jelly Jackson 2b                      4   2   1          1              
R.T. Walker p                         4   2   2          0              
  John Lewis p                        1   0   0          0              
Totals                               38   8  12          6   3    27    

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
SH:  Ray Battle. 
HBP:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Bankhead. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rabbit Martinez ss                    3   0   0          2              
Martin Dihigo 1b                      2   0   0          0              
  Dave Barnhill 1b                    3   0   0          0              
Fernando Diaz lf                      4   1   1          1              
Rogelio Linares cf                    5   1   2    1     0              
Tom Parker rf                         4   0   1          0              
Lou Louden c                          4   0   0          0              
Gil Garrido 2b                        4   0   1          0              
Javier Perez 3b                       3   0   1          1              
Luis Tiant p                          1   0   0          1              
  Patricio Scantlebury p              1   0   1          1              
Totals                               34   2   7          6   6    27    


BATTING -
2B:  Rogelio Linares. 
3B:  Rogelio Linares. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.T. Walker W                        6.1     5   1        3   3   0  27
John Lewis SV                        2.2     2   1        3   3   0  13
Totals                               9       7   2        6   6   0  40

WP:  John Lewis. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant L                         4       6   5        6   3   0  24
Patricio Scantlebury                 5       6   3        0   0   0  22
Totals                               9      12   8        6   3   0  46

HBP:  Patricio Scantlebury. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Mo Harris, 3B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12000


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