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Homestead Grays @ New York Cubans

1948-07-18 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4500 · 2:35

Homestead Grays defeated New York Cubans 8–4. Homestead Grays put up 7 in the 9th. Buck Leonard went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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HOM000000107813
NY603000010049

Homestead Grays — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Luis Marquez301010
Sam Bankhead513100
Tom Parker410010
Buck Leonard423310
Luke Easter512300
Luther Clifford200000
Ervin Fowlkes500000
Charles Gary301000
Wilmer Fields412000
Eudie Napier210010
Bob Thurman111100

New York Cubans — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Minnie Minoso522300
Cleveland Clark301010
Tommy Sampson501000
Lorenzo Cabrera401100
Lyman Bostock400000
Ray Noble402000
Lou Louden300000
Pedro Ballester412000
Raúl López310010

Homestead Grays — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Wilmer Fields9.0920

New York Cubans — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Raúl López8.21130
Pee Wee Jenkins0.0010
Pat Scantlebury0.1200

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Luis Marquez: W
  • Sam Bankhead: S.1-2
  • Tom Parker: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3#
  • Buck Leonard: 99

Bot 1

  • Minnie Minoso: 99
  • Cleveland Clark: W
  • Tommy Sampson: S.1-2
  • Lorenzo Cabrera: 99
  • Lyman Bostock: 99

Top 2

  • Luke Easter: FLE3#
  • Luke Easter: 99
  • Luther Clifford: 99
  • Ervin Fowlkes: 99

Bot 2

  • Ray Noble: 99
  • Lou Louden: 99
  • Pedro Ballester: E6
  • Raúl López: E6.1-2
  • Minnie Minoso: HR9/IPHR.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
  • Cleveland Clark: S
  • Tommy Sampson: 99

Top 3

  • Charles Gary: 99
  • Wilmer Fields: 99
  • Luis Marquez: 99

Bot 3

  • Lorenzo Cabrera: 99
  • Lyman Bostock: 99
  • Ray Noble: S
  • Lou Louden: PO1(99)#

Top 4

  • Sam Bankhead: S
  • Tom Parker: 99
  • Buck Leonard: S.1-2
  • Luke Easter: 4/LDP.2X2(46)#

Bot 4

  • Lou Louden: 99
  • Pedro Ballester: S
  • Raúl López: W.1-2
  • Minnie Minoso: 99
  • Cleveland Clark: 99

Top 5

  • Luther Clifford: 99
  • Ervin Fowlkes: 99
  • Charles Gary: 99

Bot 5

  • Tommy Sampson: 99
  • Lorenzo Cabrera: 99
  • Lyman Bostock: 99

Top 6

  • Wilmer Fields: S
  • Luis Marquez: 99/SH.1-2
  • Sam Bankhead: 99
  • Tom Parker: 99

Bot 6

  • Ray Noble: 99
  • Lou Louden: 99
  • Pedro Ballester: S
  • Raúl López: 99

Top 7

  • Buck Leonard: HR
  • Luke Easter: S
  • Eudie Napier: 99
  • Ervin Fowlkes: 99
  • Charles Gary: S.1-2
  • Wilmer Fields: 99

Bot 7

  • Minnie Minoso: S
  • Cleveland Clark: 99/SH.1-2
  • Tommy Sampson: 99
  • Lorenzo Cabrera: T.2-H
  • Lyman Bostock: 99

Top 8

  • Luis Marquez: D
  • Sam Bankhead: 99
  • Tom Parker: 99
  • Buck Leonard: W
  • Luke Easter: 99

Bot 8

  • Ray Noble: S
  • Lou Louden: 99/SH.1-2
  • Pedro Ballester: 99
  • Raúl López: 99

Top 9

  • Eudie Napier: W
  • Ervin Fowlkes: 99.1-2
  • Bob Thurman: S.2-H
  • Wilmer Fields: S7.1-3(E7);B-2#
  • Luis Marquez: 99
  • Sam Bankhead: S.3-H;2-3
  • Tom Parker: W.1-2
  • Buck Leonard: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Luke Easter: HR/7.3-H;2-H
  • Eudie Napier: E4#
  • Ervin Fowlkes: 99

Bot 9

  • Minnie Minoso: 99
  • Cleveland Clark: 99
  • Tommy Sampson: 1/FL

Notes & reviews

  • Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score