New York Cubans 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Minnie Minoso 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Pedro Pages cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 4 2 1 1 0 9 0 Silvio Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 Fernando Diaz 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 Cleveland Clark lf 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 Mario Ariosa rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Noble c 3 0 1 1 0 5 0 Luis Tiant p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 5 7 4 0 3 21 8 FIELDING - PB: 1. Ray Noble. BATTING - 2B: Minnie Minoso. 3B: Cleveland Clark, Mario Ariosa. HR: Lorenzo Cabrera. SH: Luis Tiant. Team LOB: 4 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilbert King 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie Ducy 2b 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Luke Easter lf 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 Luis Marquez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Ed Young 1b 3 0 1 0 0 7 0 Robert Gaston c 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 Gabe Patterson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Wilmer Fields p 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 Totals 28 2 9 2 1 4 21 6 FIELDING - E: 1. Ed Young. BATTING - 2B: Robert Gaston, Wilmer Fields. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Eddie Ducy. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Tiant W 7 9 2 2 1 4 0 29 Totals 7 9 2 2 1 4 0 29 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Fields L 7 7 5 3 0 3 1 30 Totals 7 7 5 3 0 3 1 30 WP: Wilmer Fields. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/4/1947, game 2 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. M.Minoso 3b W.King 2b 2. P.Pages cf J.Benjamin cf 3. L.Cabrera 1b S.Bankhead ss 4. S.Garcia ss L.Easter lf 5. F.Diaz 2b L.Marquez 3b 6. C.Clark lf E.Young 1b 7. M.Ariosa rf R.Gaston c 8. R.Noble c G.Patterson rf 9. L.Tiant p W.Fields p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Minoso doubled; P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Cabrera reached on an error by E.Young [M.Minoso to third, L.Cabrera to first]; W.Fields threw a wild pitch [M.Minoso scored, L.Cabrera to second]; S.Garcia out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled [L.Cabrera scored (unearned)]; C.Clark tripled [F.Diaz scored (unearned)]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: W.King walked; R.Noble allowed a passed ball [W.King to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. CUBANS 2ND: E.DUCY REPLACED W.KING (PLAYING 2B); R.Noble singled; L.Tiant out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Noble to second]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; R.Gaston doubled; G.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. CUBANS 3RD: L.Cabrera homered to rightfield; S.Garcia out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 4, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: W.Fields doubled; E.Ducy singled to center field [W.Fields scored]; E.Ducy stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter singled [E.Ducy scored]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 4, Grays 2. CUBANS 4TH: M.Ariosa tripled; R.Noble out on unknown play [M.Ariosa scored]; L.Tiant out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: E.Young singled to center field (P.Pages to S.Garcia) [E.Young out at second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; G.Patterson singled; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. CUBANS 5TH: P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: E.Ducy out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. CUBANS 6TH: F.Diaz singled; C.Clark reached on a fielder's choice [F.Diaz to second]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: L.Easter singled; L.Easter was picked off first (L.Tiant to L.Cabrera); L.Marquez singled; E.Young out on unknown play; R.Gaston singled [L.Marquez to second]; G.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. CUBANS 7TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; P.Pages out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 7TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Ducy out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 5 7 0 4 Grays 2 9 1 6
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