Homestead Grays 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 x - 6 8 4 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 Buck Leonard 1b 5 1 3 2 0 12 1 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Josh Gibson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Eudie Napier c 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Marquez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 5 Dave Hoskins p 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 R.T. Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 4 12 3 1 5 24 15 FIELDING - E: 1. Buck Leonard. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez. HR: Buck Leonard. SH: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Eudie Napier. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Minnie Minoso 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 10 0 Fernando Diaz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Alejandro Crespo lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Silvio Garcia ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 3 Lou Louden c 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 Cleveland Clark cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogelio Linares ph, cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rabbit Martinez 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 Patricio Scantlebury ph, p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dave Barnhill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Martin Crue p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez ph 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Williams 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 5 1 0 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dave Thomas, Silvio Garcia, Rabbit Martinez. E: 4. Fernando Diaz, Silvio Garcia, Lou Louden, Rabbit Martinez. BATTING - 2B: Alejandro Crespo. HBP: Minnie Minoso, Dave Thomas. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Hoskins L 6.1 6 5 4 1 0 0 29 R.T. Walker 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 8 6 5 1 0 0 36 HBP: Dave Hoskins 2. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Barnhill 3 8 4 3 0 1 1 17 Martin Crue W 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 17 Patricio Scantlebury SV 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 12 4 3 1 5 1 41 Dave Barnhill pitched to 1 batters in the 4th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Lionel Bourne, 2B - , 3B - Jackson Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 20000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/14/1946, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. J.Benjamin cf M.Minoso 3b 2. S.Bankhead ss D.Thomas 1b 3. H.Easterling 3b F.Diaz rf 4. B.Leonard 1b A.Crespo lf 5. B.Thurman rf S.Garcia ss 6. C.Bell lf L.Louden c 7. E.Napier c C.Clark cf 8. L.Marquez 2b R.Martinez 2b 9. D.Hoskins p D.Barnhill p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas was hit by a pitch; F.Diaz out on unknown play; A.Crespo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 0. GRAYS 2ND: C.Bell singled; E.Napier forced C.Bell (unknown fielder) [E.Napier to first]; L.Marquez singled [E.Napier to third]; D.Hoskins forced L.Marquez (unknown fielder) [E.Napier scored, D.Hoskins to first]; J.Benjamin singled to right field [D.Hoskins scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by F.Diaz)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: S.Garcia out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Cubans 0. GRAYS 3RD: H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered; B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second [C.Bell to third (error by L.Louden)]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez singled; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. GRAYS 4TH: L.Marquez doubled; M.CRUE REPLACED D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. CUBANS 4TH: F.Diaz singled; A.Crespo out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. GRAYS 5TH: H.Easterling walked; B.Leonard reached on an error by R.Martinez [H.Easterling to second, B.Leonard to first]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. CUBANS 5TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; M.Crue out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. GRAYS 6TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [D.Hoskins to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. CUBANS 6TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled; C.Bell reached on an error by S.Garcia [B.Thurman to second, C.Bell to first]; E.Napier grounded into a double play (R.Martinez to S.Garcia to D.Thomas) [C.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 0. CUBANS 7TH: A.Crespo doubled; S.Garcia singled [A.Crespo scored]; L.Louden singled [S.Garcia to second]; R.LINARES BATTED FOR C.CLARK; R.Linares walked [S.Garcia to third, L.Louden to second]; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR R.MARTINEZ; P.Scantlebury reached on a fielder's choice [S.Garcia scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Leonard), L.Louden to third, R.Linares to second]; A.VAZQUEZ BATTED FOR M.CRUE; A.Vazquez forced P.Scantlebury (unknown fielder) [L.Louden scored, R.Linares to third, A.Vazquez to first]; M.Minoso was hit by a pitch [A.Vazquez to second]; D.Thomas singled [R.Linares scored, A.Vazquez scored, M.Minoso to second]; R.WALKER REPLACED D.HOSKINS (PITCHING); F.Diaz out on unknown play; A.Crespo out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 5. GRAYS 8TH: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); H.WILLIAMS REPLACED A.VAZQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); R.LINARES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); L.Marquez out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 5. CUBANS 8TH: S.Garcia singled; L.Louden forced S.Garcia (unknown fielder) [L.Louden to first]; R.Linares out on unknown play [L.Louden to second]; P.Scantlebury singled [L.Louden scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 6. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR B.THURMAN; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Cubans 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 4 12 1 10 Cubans 6 8 4 6
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