Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 0 New York Cubans 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 11 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 Ray Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 8 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 1 12 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 Bozo Jackson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vic Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 1 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson, Dave Hoskins. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gil Garrido ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0 1 17 2 Tom Parker rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Martin Dihigo 3b 3 1 2 0 1 2 2 Rogelio Linares lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 Fernando Diaz 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 Lou Louden c 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 Cleveland Clark cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Bill Anderson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Patricio Scantlebury ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 11 27 19 BATTING - 2B: Tom Parker, Martin Dihigo, Rogelio Linares 2. 3B: Fernando Diaz. HBP: Lou Louden. GDP: Cleveland Clark. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Hoskins L 8 11 4 4 2 11 0 36 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 11 0 36 HBP: Dave Hoskins. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Anderson W 8 8 2 2 3 1 0 34 Patricio Scantlebury SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 1 0 37 IW: Bill Anderson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Jim Drumgoole, 2B - , 3B - Fuller Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/26/1945 -- Homestead Grays at New York Cubans (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. J.Benjamin cf G.Garrido ss 2. C.Bell lf D.Thomas 1b 3. R.Brown rf T.Parker rf 4. B.Leonard 1b M.Dihigo 3b 5. J.Gibson c R.Linares lf 6. S.Bankhead ss F.Diaz 2b 7. B.Jackson 2b L.Louden c 8. R.Battle 3b C.Clark cf 9. D.Hoskins p B.Anderson p GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; C.Bell singled [J.Benjamin to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: G.Garrido out on unknown play; D.Thomas walked; T.Parker doubled to right field (R.Brown to J.Gibson) [D.Thomas out at home]; M.Dihigo walked; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead singled; B.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; C.Clark out on unknown play; B.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; C.Bell was caught stealing second (L.Louden to G.Garrido); R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 3RD: G.Garrido out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Parker singled to center field; M.Dihigo singled to right field [T.Parker to third]; R.Linares doubled to right field [T.Parker scored, M.Dihigo to third]; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 4TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark singled; B.Anderson out on unknown play; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; D.Hoskins doubled; J.Benjamin walked; C.Bell out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 5TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 6TH: R.Linares doubled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; L.Louden was hit by a pitch; C.Clark out on unknown play; B.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. GRAYS 7TH: V.HARRIS BATTED FOR B.JACKSON; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 7TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); J.JACKSON REPLACED V.HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); G.Garrido out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Cubans 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; C.Bell singled [J.Benjamin to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to right field [J.Benjamin scored, C.Bell to third]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead flied to T.Parker [C.Bell scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 8TH: M.Dihigo doubled to right field; On a bunt R.Linares singled [M.Dihigo to third]; F.Diaz tripled to right field [M.Dihigo scored, R.Linares scored]; L.Louden singled to center field [F.Diaz scored]; C.Clark grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [L.Louden out at second]; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR B.ANDERSON; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Cubans 4. GRAYS 9TH: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Cubans 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 8 0 8 Cubans 4 11 0 8
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