New York Cubans 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 8 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hector Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogelio Linares cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Claro Duany rf 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Ameal Brooks lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Javier Perez 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Louden c 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Barney Morris p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 8 5 1 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Javier Perez. BATTING - 2B: Claro Duany. HR: Claro Duany. Team LOB: 4 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Battle pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 5 2 2 0 21 0 BATTING - Team LOB: 6 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Morris W 7 5 2 2 2 0 0 29 Totals 7 5 2 2 2 0 0 29 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter L 7 8 5 5 1 0 1 30 Totals 7 8 5 5 1 0 1 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/4/1944, game 2 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. H.Rodriguez 3b C.Bell lf 2. D.Thomas 1b J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Linares cf S.Bankhead ss 4. C.Duany rf B.Leonard 1b 5. A.Brooks lf J.Wilson 3b 6. J.Perez 2b J.Gibson c 7. R.Martinez ss D.Hoskins rf 8. L.Louden c J.Jackson 2b 9. B.Morris p S.Carter p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; C.Duany homered to rightfield [H.Rodriguez scored]; A.Brooks walked; J.Perez out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. CUBANS 2ND: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. CUBANS 3RD: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Perez singled; R.Martinez singled [J.Perez to second]; L.Louden singled [J.Perez scored, R.Martinez to second]; B.Morris out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. CUBANS 5TH: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Grays 0. CUBANS 6TH: C.Duany doubled to left field; A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Perez singled to left field [C.Duany scored]; R.Martinez singled to left field [J.Perez to third]; L.Louden out on unknown play [J.Perez scored]; B.Morris out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 0. CUBANS 7TH: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: J.Wilson walked; R.BATTLE RAN FOR J.WILSON; J.Gibson singled to center field [R.Battle to second]; D.Hoskins flied to C.Duany [R.Battle to third, J.Gibson to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR S.CARTER; V.Harris singled [R.Battle scored, J.Gibson scored]; C.Bell reached on an error by J.Perez [V.Harris to third, C.Bell to second]; J.Benjamin lined to R.Linares; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 5 8 1 4 Grays 2 5 0 6
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