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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 0

Game played on Tuesday, April 2, 1946 (N) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     1 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 2   -   5 11  0
New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson 3b                         5   1   1    0     0   1     1   1
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   2    0     1   1     2   0
Frank Williams rf                     3   2   1    0     2   1     4   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   3    0     1   0     6   0
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   0   2    3     0   0     3   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    1     1   1     1   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   0    0     1   0     5   0
  Eudie Napier c                      1   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Wilmer Fields p                       1   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
  James Haynes ph, p                  2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ciscero Warren p                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Frank Thompson p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   5  11    5     6   4    27   4


BATTING -
3B:  Matt Carlisle. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Cool Papa Bell. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Alejandro Crespo lf                   3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     4   2
Cleveland Clark cf                    1   0   0    0     3   0     3   0
Fernando Diaz ss                      4   0   1    0     0   0     5   2
Rogelio Linares rf                    3   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Lou Louden c                          4   0   1    0     0   0    11   2
Joe Spencer 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   5
 Wright 3b                            4   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Luis Tiant p                          0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Eddie Daniels ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Martin Crue p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Pee Wee Jenkins p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Carrenza Howard p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   0   4    0     4   0    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Dave Thomas, Fernando Diaz. 

BATTING -
2B:   Wright. 
HBP:  Alejandro Crespo. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alejandro Crespo. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Wilmer Fields                        2       0   0    0   2   0   0  8
James Haynes W                       4       3   0    0   1   0   0  16
Ciscero Warren                       2       0   0    0   1   0   0  8
Frank Thompson SV                    1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9       4   0    0   4   0   0  36

HBP:  Ciscero Warren. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant L                         3       6   2    2   2   2   0  18
Martin Crue                          3       2   1    1   1   2   0  11
Pee Wee Jenkins                      2.1     3   2    2   3   0   0  12
Carrenza Howard                      0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9      11   5    5   6   4   0  43



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B -  Augustine, 2B -  , 3B -  Jones

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 4/2/1946 -- Homestead Grays at New York Cubans
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     New York                      
1. D.Wilson            3b        A.Crespo            lf        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        D.Thomas            1b        
3. F.Williams          rf        C.Clark             cf        
4. B.Leonard           1b        F.Diaz              ss        
5. C.Bell              lf        R.Linares           rf        
6. S.Bankhead          ss        L.Louden            c         
7. T.Radcliffe         c         J.Spencer           2b        
8. M.Carlisle          2b                            3b        
9. W.Fields            p         L.Tiant             p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Wilson singled to center field; J.Benjamin singled to
right field [D.Wilson to third]; F.Williams struck out;
B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to second]; C.Bell flied to C.Clark
[D.Wilson scored, J.Benjamin to third]; S.Bankhead struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 1, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: A.Crespo out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; C.Clark walked; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carlisle tripled;
W.Fields singled [M.Carlisle scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin singled [W.Fields to second]; F.Williams out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: R.Linares walked; L.Louden out on unknown play;
J.Spencer out on unknown play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard singled; C.Bell out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe walked [B.Leonard to
second]; M.Carlisle reached on an error by D.Thomas [B.Leonard
to third, T.Radcliffe to second, M.Carlisle to first]; J.HAYNES
BATTED FOR W.FIELDS; J.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Grays 2, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 3RD: J.HAYNES STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); E.DANIELS
BATTED FOR L.TIANT; E.Daniels out on unknown play; A.Crespo
singled; A.Crespo stole second; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2,
Cubans 0.

GRAYS 4TH: M.CRUE REPLACED E.DANIELS (PITCHING); D.Wilson
struck out; J.Benjamin struck out; F.Williams walked; B.Leonard
singled [F.Williams to second]; C.Bell singled [F.Williams
scored, B.Leonard to third]; C.Bell was caught stealing second
(L.Louden to F.Diaz); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 4TH: F.Diaz singled; R.Linares out on unknown play;
L.Louden out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 5TH:  doubled; M.Crue out on unknown play; A.Crespo out
on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Haynes out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 6TH: C.Clark walked; F.Diaz out on unknown play;
R.Linares out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 7TH: P.JENKINS REPLACED M.CRUE (PITCHING); F.Williams
singled to shortstop [F.Williams to second (error by F.Diaz)];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 7TH: C.WARREN REPLACED J.HAYNES (PITCHING); E.NAPIER
REPLACED T.RADCLIFFE (PLAYING C); J.Spencer out on unknown play;
 out on unknown play; P.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; C.Warren out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 8TH: A.Crespo was hit by a pitch; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; C.Clark walked [A.Crespo to second]; F.Diaz out on
unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 3, Cubans 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin was picked off first
(P.Jenkins to D.Thomas); F.Williams walked; B.Leonard singled
[F.Williams to third, B.Leonard to second (on throw)]; C.Bell
singled to right field [F.Williams scored, B.Leonard to third];
C.HOWARD REPLACED P.JENKINS (PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on
unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 9TH: F.THOMPSON REPLACED C.WARREN (PITCHING); L.Louden
singled; J.Spencer out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
C.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5,
Cubans 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5  11   0  11
 Cubans           0   4   2   9


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