New York Cubans 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 2 Homestead Grays 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 4 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Minnie Minoso 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 Dave Thomas 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 Fernando Diaz rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Silvio Garcia ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 Harry Williams 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Rogelio Linares lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Louden c 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 Cleveland Clark cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Barney Morris p 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 36 6 8 6 1 0 27 7 FIELDING - E: 2. Harry Williams, Lou Louden. BATTING - HR: Minnie Minoso. SH: Dave Thomas, Lou Louden. HBP: Barney Morris. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Silvio Garcia. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf, 1b 3 0 0 1 1 10 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 Dan Wilson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Bob Thurman 1b 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Frank Thompson p 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Eudie Napier ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 2 2 6 27 12 FIELDING - E: 4. Howard Easterling, Bob Thurman 3. BATTING - 3B: Dave Hoskins, Frank Thompson. SH: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Morris W 9 6 3 2 2 6 0 36 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 6 0 36 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson L 9 8 6 3 1 0 1 40 Totals 9 8 6 3 1 0 1 40 HBP: Frank Thompson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/16/1946, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. M.Minoso 3b F.Williams rf 2. D.Thomas 1b J.Benjamin cf 3. F.Diaz rf D.Wilson 2b 4. S.Garcia ss J.Gibson c 5. H.Williams 2b H.Easterling 3b 6. R.Linares lf C.Bell lf 7. L.Louden c S.Bankhead ss 8. C.Clark cf B.Thurman 1b 9. B.Morris p F.Thompson p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Minoso singled; D.Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Minoso to second]; F.Diaz out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 2ND: H.Williams reached on an error by B.Thurman [H.Williams to first]; R.Linares singled [H.Williams to third]; L.Louden out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Williams scored (unearned), R.Linares to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled; C.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Easterling to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 0. CUBANS 3RD: M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas reached on an error by B.Thurman [D.Thomas to first]; F.Diaz out on unknown play [D.Thomas to second]; S.Garcia singled [D.Thomas scored (unearned)]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: B.Thurman walked; F.Thompson out on unknown play [B.Thurman to second]; F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin reached on an error by H.Williams [B.Thurman scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Benjamin to first]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares singled; L.Louden singled [R.Linares to second]; C.Clark reached on an error by B.Thurman [R.Linares to third, L.Louden to second, C.Clark to first]; B.Morris out on unknown play [R.Linares scored]; M.Minoso homered [L.Louden scored, C.Clark scored (unearned)]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled; C.Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 1. CUBANS 5TH: D.HOSKINS REPLACED B.THURMAN (PLAYING RF); F.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.Garcia out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Linares reached on an error by H.Easterling [R.Linares to first]; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins tripled; F.Thompson out on unknown play; F.Williams walked; J.Benjamin singled [D.Hoskins scored, F.Williams to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 2. CUBANS 6TH: C.Clark singled; B.Morris was hit by a pitch [C.Clark to second]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 2. CUBANS 7TH: S.Garcia walked; S.Garcia was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to S.Bankhead); H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 2. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Thompson tripled; F.Williams out on unknown play [F.Thompson scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 3. CUBANS 8TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark singled; B.Morris out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; J.Gibson advanced to second (error by L.Louden); H.Easterling out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 3. CUBANS 9TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 3. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins struck out; E.NAPIER BATTED FOR F.THOMPSON; E.Napier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 6 8 2 7 Grays 3 6 4 6
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