New York Cubans 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 9 2 Homestead Grays 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 x - 8 9 1 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Juan Leon rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 4 2 3 3 0 10 1 Ray Noble c 4 1 1 1 0 6 3 Cleveland Clark lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Pedro Ballester ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Lou Louden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedro Miro 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Mario Arencibia ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Raul Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jose Santiago p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pee Wee Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Barnhill ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 6 9 6 1 8 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lorenzo Cabrera, Pedro Ballester. E: 2. Lorenzo Cabrera, Pedro Miro. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Juan Leon, Lorenzo Cabrera, Cleveland Clark. HR: Lorenzo Cabrera. GDP: Ray Noble. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Ray Noble. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 Bob Thurman rf, 3b 3 2 1 2 1 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 Tom Parker ph, 1b 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Luke Easter lf 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Robert Gaston c 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 Eudie Napier ph, c 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 Charles Gary 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bob Boston ph, rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Wilmer Fields p 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Frank Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 8 9 8 5 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Clarence Bruce. E: 1. Clarence Bruce. BATTING - 2B: Luke Easter. SH: Luis Marquez, Sam Bankhead. GDP: Luis Marquez. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. CS: Bob Boston. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Raul Lopez 4 6 6 4 4 4 0 23 Jose Santiago L 2.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 11 Pee Wee Jenkins 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 8 9 8 6 5 6 0 38 Raul Lopez pitched to 5 batters in the 5th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Fields W 8.1 8 6 6 1 7 1 35 Frank Thompson SV 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 9 6 6 1 8 1 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Lacey, 1B - Burnett Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 5/19/1948 -- New York Cubans at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. J.Benjamin cf L.Marquez cf 2. J.Leon rf S.Bankhead ss 3. M.Minoso 3b B.Thurman rf 4. L.Cabrera 1b B.Leonard 1b 5. R.Noble c L.Easter lf 6. C.Clark lf C.Bruce 2b 7. P.Ballester ss R.Gaston c 8. P.Miro 2b C.Gary 3b 9. R.Lopez p W.Fields p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Leon doubled; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera homered to rightfield [J.Leon scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead reached on an error by P.Miro [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to first]; S.Bankhead stole second; B.Thurman singled [L.Marquez scored, S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; B.Leonard singled [B.Thurman to third]; B.Leonard stole second; L.Easter flied to unknown fielder [B.Thurman scored]; C.Bruce out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 3. CUBANS 2ND: C.Clark out on unknown play; P.Ballester reached on an error by C.Bruce [P.Ballester to first]; P.Miro out on unknown play; R.Lopez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 2ND: C.Gary out on unknown play; W.Fields singled; L.Marquez grounded into a double play (P.Ballester to L.Cabrera) [W.Fields out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Grays 3. CUBANS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso singled; L.Cabrera doubled [M.Minoso scored]; R.Noble singled [L.Cabrera scored]; R.Noble stole second; C.Clark doubled [R.Noble scored]; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 3. CUBANS 4TH: P.Miro out on unknown play; R.Lopez out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled; R.Gaston singled [C.Bruce to second]; B.BOSTON BATTED FOR C.GARY; B.Boston struck out; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 3. CUBANS 5TH: B.BOSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); J.Leon singled; M.Minoso reached on a fielder's choice [J.Leon to second]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; R.Noble grounded into a double play (C.Bruce to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [M.Minoso out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez walked; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [L.Marquez to third (error by L.Cabrera), S.Bankhead to second]; B.Thurman walked; T.PARKER BATTED FOR B.LEONARD; T.Parker walked [L.Marquez scored, S.Bankhead to third, B.Thurman to second]; L.Easter walked [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), B.Thurman to third, T.Parker to second]; J.SANTIAGO REPLACED R.LOPEZ (PITCHING); C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.NAPIER BATTED FOR R.GASTON; E.Napier out on unknown play [B.Thurman scored, T.Parker to third, L.Easter to second]; B.Boston out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 6. CUBANS 6TH: T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); E.NAPIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); C.Clark out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 6. GRAYS 6TH: W.Fields walked; L.Marquez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Fields to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 6. CUBANS 7TH: J.Santiago out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Leon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 6. GRAYS 7TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Easter doubled; C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.Napier singled [L.Easter scored, E.Napier to second (on throw)]; P.JENKINS REPLACED J.SANTIAGO (PITCHING); B.Boston singled [E.Napier scored]; B.Boston was caught stealing second (R.Noble to P.Ballester); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 8. CUBANS 8TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled; R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Grays 8. CUBANS 9TH: L.LOUDEN BATTED FOR P.BALLESTER; L.Louden out on unknown play; M.ARENCIBIA BATTED FOR P.MIRO; M.Arencibia walked; F.THOMPSON REPLACED W.FIELDS (PITCHING); D.BARNHILL BATTED FOR P.JENKINS; D.Barnhill struck out; J.Benjamin doubled [M.Arencibia scored]; J.Benjamin was picked off second (F.Thompson to S.Bankhead); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Grays 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 6 9 2 4 Grays 8 9 1 6
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