New York Cubans 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 x - 5 6 0
BATTING
New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Charlie Rivera 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 4
Rogelio Linares 1b 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Tetelo Vargas cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Pancho Coimbre rf 2 1 1 0 2 1 0
Ameal Brooks lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 1 0 1 5 3
Lou Louden c 4 0 3 0 0 2 1
Bill Anderson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Javier Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 0 9 5 24 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Charlie Rivera, Rogelio Linares, Roosevelt Cox.
E: 1. Bill Anderson.
BATTING -
GDP: Roosevelt Cox.
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING -
CS: Pancho Coimbre.
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 0 0 0 3 0
Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 2 0 11 1
Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 1 5 1
Howard Easterling 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4
Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 2 2 0 4 6
Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
Ray Brown rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
Edsall Walker p 2 1 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 27 5 6 4 4 2 27 16
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead.
BATTING -
SH: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard.
GDP: Howard Easterling.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead.
PITCHING
New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Anderson L 8 6 5 4 4 2 0 34
Totals 8 6 5 4 4 2 0 34
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Edsall Walker W 9 6 1 1 9 5 0 38
Totals 9 6 1 1 9 5 0 38
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/12/1943, game 1 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. C.Rivera 2b C.Bell lf
2. R.Linares 1b J.Benjamin cf
3. T.Vargas cf B.Leonard 1b
4. P.Coimbre rf J.Gibson c
5. A.Brooks lf H.Easterling 2b
6. R.Cox 3b S.Bankhead ss
7. R.Martinez ss J.Wilson 3b
8. L.Louden c R.Brown rf
9. B.Anderson p E.Walker p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Rivera out on unknown play; R.Linares walked; T.Vargas out
on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Grays 0.
2ND: A.Brooks out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play;
R.Martinez singled; L.Louden singled [R.Martinez to second];
B.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Grays
0.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling grounded into a
double play (R.Cox to C.Rivera to R.Linares) [J.Gibson out at
second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Grays 0.
3RD: C.Rivera out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown
play; T.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 0.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Wilson singled; R.Brown out on unknown play;
E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
4TH: P.Coimbre singled; A.Brooks singled [P.Coimbre to third];
R.Cox grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to S.Bankhead to
B.Leonard) [P.Coimbre scored (no RBI), A.Brooks out at second];
R.Martinez out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Grays
0.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 0.
5TH: L.Louden singled; L.Louden was picked off first (E.Walker
to B.Leonard); B.Anderson out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Grays 0.
GRAYS 5TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown walked
[S.Bankhead to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 0.
6TH: R.Linares walked; T.Vargas out on unknown play; P.Coimbre
walked [R.Linares to second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play;
R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 0.
GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin
to second]; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead singled [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored, J.Gibson
to third]; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 2.
7TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden singled;
B.Anderson out on unknown play; C.Rivera walked [L.Louden to
second]; R.Linares walked [L.Louden to third, C.Rivera to
second]; T.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
1, Grays 2.
GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown singled; E.Walker walked [R.Brown to
second]; C.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Brown to third, E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin reached on a
fielder's choice [R.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
B.Anderson), E.Walker to third, J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard
singled [E.Walker scored, J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard stole
second; B.Leonard was picked off second (L.Louden to
R.Martinez); J.Gibson out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB. 1, Grays 5.
8TH: P.Coimbre walked; P.Coimbre was caught stealing second
(J.Gibson to S.Bankhead); A.Brooks walked; R.Cox out on unknown
play; R.Martinez walked [A.Brooks to second]; L.Louden out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Grays 5.
GRAYS 8TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 5.
9TH: J.PEREZ BATTED FOR B.ANDERSON; J.Perez out on unknown
play; C.Rivera walked; C.Rivera was picked off first (E.Walker
to B.Leonard); R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Grays 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 6 1 10
Grays 5 6 0 5
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