Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 New York Cubans 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 x - 7 9 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf, 2b 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 Tom Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 1 1 7 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Luke Easter lf 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Thurman ph, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victoriano Sosa c 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 Frank Thompson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Bob Boston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.T. Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 1 8 1 1 3 24 7 FIELDING - E: 2. Victoriano Sosa, Frank Thompson. PB: 1. Victoriano Sosa. BATTING - 3B: Luke Easter. GDP: Luis Marquez, Wilmer Fields 2. Team LOB: 6 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pedro Ballester ss 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 5 0 4 2 0 0 1 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 5 0 1 0 0 8 0 Lou Louden c 2 1 0 1 2 5 0 Cleveland Clark lf 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 Mario Arencibia rf 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 Pedro Miro 2b 3 0 0 1 0 3 5 Patricio Scantlebury p 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 Dave Barnhill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 7 9 5 6 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 3. Pedro Ballester, Minnie Minoso, Lorenzo Cabrera 3, Pedro Miro 3. E: 3. Pedro Miro 3. BATTING - 2B: Minnie Minoso. 3B: Patricio Scantlebury. SH: Pedro Miro. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson L 7 6 5 3 5 5 0 33 R.T. Walker 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 Totals 8 9 7 5 6 5 0 40 New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Patricio Scantlebury W 8.2 7 1 0 1 3 0 32 Dave Barnhill 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 1 0 1 3 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fernandez, 1B - Salas, 3B - Fuller Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 10500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/2/1948, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead New York 1. L.Marquez cf P.Ballester ss 2. S.Bankhead ss J.Benjamin cf 3. T.Parker rf M.Minoso 3b 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Cabrera 1b 5. W.Fields 3b L.Louden c 6. L.Easter lf C.Clark lf 7. C.Bruce 2b M.Arencibia rf 8. V.Sosa c P.Miro 2b 9. F.Thompson p P.Scantlebury p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by P.Miro [S.Bankhead to first]; T.Parker singled [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), T.Parker to second]; W.Fields grounded into a double play (P.Miro to P.Ballester to L.Cabrera) [B.Leonard out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 0. GRAYS 2ND: L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; V.Sosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; C.Clark singled [L.Louden to second]; M.Arencibia walked [L.Louden to third, C.Clark to second]; P.Miro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Louden scored, C.Clark to third, M.Arencibia to second]; V.Sosa allowed a passed ball [C.Clark scored (unearned), M.Arencibia to third]; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. GRAYS 3RD: F.Thompson singled; L.Marquez grounded into a double play (P.Miro to L.Cabrera) [F.Thompson out at second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. CUBANS 3RD: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Benjamin grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); M.Minoso singled; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. GRAYS 4TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; W.Fields grounded into a double play (M.Minoso to P.Miro to L.Cabrera) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Arencibia walked; P.Miro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. GRAYS 5TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; V.Sosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 2. CUBANS 5TH: P.Scantlebury singled; P.Ballester reached on an error by F.Thompson [P.Scantlebury to second, P.Ballester to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Minoso doubled [P.Scantlebury scored, P.Ballester scored (unearned)]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; C.Clark out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 4. GRAYS 6TH: F.Thompson out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled to second base [L.Marquez to second (error by P.Miro)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 4. CUBANS 6TH: M.Arencibia out on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 4. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Easter tripled; B.THURMAN BATTED FOR C.BRUCE; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 4. CUBANS 7TH: B.THURMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); L.MARQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; M.Minoso singled [J.Benjamin to second]; L.Cabrera singled [J.Benjamin to third, M.Minoso to second]; L.Louden out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 5. GRAYS 8TH: V.Sosa out on unknown play; B.BOSTON BATTED FOR F.THOMPSON; B.Boston out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled to second base [L.Marquez to second (error by P.Miro)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 5. CUBANS 8TH: R.WALKER REPLACED B.BOSTON (PITCHING); M.Arencibia walked; P.Miro out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury tripled [M.Arencibia scored]; P.Scantlebury was picked off third, but was safe on an error by V.Sosa [P.Scantlebury scored]; P.Ballester singled; J.Benjamin forced P.Ballester (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Benjamin stole second; M.Minoso singled [J.Benjamin to third]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 7. GRAYS 9TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields singled to pitcher; D.BARNHILL REPLACED P.SCANTLEBURY (PITCHING); Scantlebury injured his finger stopping Fields' line drive with his bare hand.; L.Easter singled [W.Fields to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Cubans 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 8 2 6 Cubans 7 9 3 9
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