New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Homestead Grays 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 7 1
BATTING
New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Charlie Rivera 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4
Pancho Coimbre rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0
Rogelio Linares 1b 3 0 1 0 0 3 0
Ameal Brooks cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 2 0 0 4 0
Roosevelt Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Douglas Sydnor lf 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
Lou Louden c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rodolfo Fernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 0 4 0 2 1 18 4
FIELDING -
E: 1. Rabbit Martinez.
BATTING -
GDP: Ameal Brooks, Roosevelt Cox, Lou Louden.
Team LOB: 4
Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 3 0 0 1 0
Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 1 1 9 0
Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Howard Easterling 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 6
Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 5
Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ray Brown rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0
Johnny Wright p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 25 3 7 2 1 2 21 12
FIELDING -
DP: 3. Buck Leonard 3, Howard Easterling 2, Sam Bankhead 3, Johnny Wright.
E: 1. Johnny Wright.
BATTING -
2B: Jerry Benjamin.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Jerry Benjamin.
PITCHING
New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Rodolfo Fernandez L 6 7 3 2 1 2 0 26
Totals 6 7 3 2 1 2 0 26
Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Wright W 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 25
Totals 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 25
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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 2 -- at Homestead Grays (D)
Starting Lineups:
Homestead
1. C.Rivera 2b C.Bell lf
2. P.Coimbre rf J.Benjamin cf
3. R.Linares 1b B.Leonard 1b
4. A.Brooks cf J.Gibson c
5. R.Martinez ss H.Easterling 2b
6. R.Cox 3b S.Bankhead ss
7. D.Sydnor lf J.Wilson 3b
8. L.Louden c R.Brown rf
9. R.Fernandez p J.Wright p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Rivera out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play;
R.Linares singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 0, Grays 0.
GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled to pitcher; J.Benjamin singled to
left field [C.Bell to third]; J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard
flied to P.Coimbre [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to third];
J.Gibson reached on an error by R.Martinez [J.Benjamin scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to first]; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
2ND: R.Martinez singled; R.Cox grounded into a double play
(S.Bankhead to H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [R.Martinez out at
second]; D.Sydnor walked; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown singled;
J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 2.
3RD: R.Fernandez out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown
play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 2.
GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Grays 3.
4TH: R.Linares reached on an error by J.Wright [R.Linares to
first]; A.Brooks grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to
S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [R.Linares out at second]; R.Martinez
singled; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Grays 3.
GRAYS 4TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 3.
5TH: D.Sydnor walked; L.Louden grounded into a double play
(J.Wright to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [D.Sydnor out at second];
R.Fernandez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 3.
GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
J.Benjamin was picked off first (unknown fielder); B.Leonard
walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Grays 3.
6TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; P.Coimbre singled;
R.Linares out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 3.
GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Grays 3.
7TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown
play; D.Sydnor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Grays 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
0 4 1 4
Grays 3 7 1 5
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