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New York Cubans (NY6) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Wednesday, September 26, 1945 (N) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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