New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hector Rodriguez 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Rogelio Linares rf, lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pancho Coimbre lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Claro Duany rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Jose Vargas cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Gil Garrido 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 Lou Louden c 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 Patricio Scantlebury p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 4 1 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rabbit Martinez, Lou Louden. E: 1. Dave Thomas. BATTING - 3B: Hector Rodriguez. SH: Lou Louden. HBP: Gil Garrido. GDP: Dave Thomas. Team LOB: 8 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 15 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Walter Cannady 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 9 Johnny Johnson p 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 5 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Johnny Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Johnson. 3B: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Dave Hoskins. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Patricio Scantlebury W 9 4 1 1 2 5 0 32 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 5 0 32 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson L 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 37 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 37 HBP: Johnny Johnson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Rhodes Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 8382 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/7/1944, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. H.Rodriguez 3b C.Bell lf 2. D.Thomas 1b J.Benjamin cf 3. R.Linares rf S.Bankhead ss 4. P.Coimbre lf B.Leonard 1b 5. R.Martinez ss J.Gibson c 6. J.Vargas cf W.Cannady 3b 7. G.Garrido 2b D.Hoskins rf 8. L.Louden c J.Jackson 2b 9. P.Scantlebury p J.Johnson p CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez popped to B.Leonard; D.Thomas struck out; R.Linares grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell flied to P.Coimbre; J.Benjamin grounded out (D.Thomas unassisted); S.Bankhead tripled to center field; B.Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 2ND: P.Coimbre singled to left field; R.Martinez popped to B.Leonard in foul territory; J.Vargas popped to S.Bankhead; G.Garrido walked [P.Coimbre to second]; L.Louden forced G.Garrido (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson) [L.Louden to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson struck out; W.Cannady lined to H.Rodriguez; D.Hoskins grounded out (G.Garrido to D.Thomas); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 3RD: P.Scantlebury walked; H.Rodriguez popped to J.Gibson in foul territory; D.Thomas grounded into a double play (J.Johnson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [P.Scantlebury out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson popped to G.Garrido; J.Johnson grounded out (H.Rodriguez to D.Thomas); C.Bell flied to J.Vargas; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); P.Coimbre walked; R.Martinez grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [P.Coimbre to second]; J.Vargas popped to B.Leonard; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin struck out; S.Bankhead flied to J.Vargas; B.Leonard singled to center field; J.Gibson popped to H.Rodriguez in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Grays 0. CUBANS 5TH: G.Garrido grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); L.Louden singled to left field; P.Scantlebury grounded out (J.Johnson to B.Leonard) [L.Louden to second]; H.Rodriguez singled to catcher (J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [L.Louden scored, H.Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: W.Cannady walked; D.Hoskins hit into a double play (L.Louden to R.Martinez) [W.Cannady out at second]; J.Jackson singled to first base; J.Johnson doubled to center field [J.Jackson scored]; C.Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 1. CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas flied to J.Benjamin; R.Linares walked; P.Coimbre flied to D.Hoskins; R.Martinez singled to center field [R.Linares to third, R.Martinez to second (on throw)]; J.Vargas grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: C.DUANY REPLACED P.COIMBRE (PLAYING RF); R.LINARES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.Benjamin grounded out (H.Rodriguez to D.Thomas); S.Bankhead grounded out (R.Martinez to D.Thomas); B.Leonard lined to C.Duany; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Grays 1. CUBANS 7TH: G.Garrido singled to left field; L.Louden out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Johnson to B.Leonard) [G.Garrido to second]; P.Scantlebury grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [G.Garrido to third]; H.Rodriguez tripled to center field [G.Garrido scored]; D.Thomas grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson flied to J.Vargas; W.Cannady flied to J.Vargas; D.Hoskins reached on an error by D.Thomas [D.Hoskins to first]; D.Hoskins was caught stealing second (L.Louden to G.Garrido); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. CUBANS 8TH: R.Linares grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); C.Duany popped to S.Bankhead; R.Martinez singled to right field; J.Vargas forced R.Martinez (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson) [J.Vargas to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson grounded out (G.Garrido to D.Thomas); J.Johnson struck out; C.Bell grounded out (H.Rodriguez to D.Thomas); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. CUBANS 9TH: G.Garrido was hit by a pitch; L.Louden popped to S.Bankhead; P.Scantlebury lined to J.Jackson; H.Rodriguez forced G.Garrido (S.Bankhead unassisted) [H.Rodriguez to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin grounded out (R.Martinez to D.Thomas); S.Bankhead flied to J.Vargas; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson popped to G.Garrido; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 2 7 1 8 Grays 1 4 0 4
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