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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Sunday, April 20, 1947 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 1   -   3  5  0
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0   -   3  8  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Wilbert King 2b                       3   0   0    1     2         0   1
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   1    0     0         6   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   2    1     0         3   4
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Young c                            4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Luis Marquez 3b                       2   1   0    0     2         0   2
Gabe Patterson rf                     3   1   1    0     0         3   0
Maurice Peatros 1b                    4   0   1    1     0        11   0
Willie Pope p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eugene Smith ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Johnny Wright p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Vic Harris ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Wilmer Fields p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   3   5    3     5  10    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead. 
PB: 1.  Ed Young. 

BATTING -
2B:  Maurice Peatros. 
3B:  Sam Bankhead. 
SH:  Gabe Patterson. 
IW:  Eugene Smith. 
Team LOB:  8


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Greene Farmer cf                      3   1   0    0     2         1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   1   2    0     0         1   0
  Dolly King 2b                       0   0   0    0     1         0   1
Curtis Brown 1b                       4   1   1    1     0         5   1
Clyde Parris 3b                       4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    0     1        13   0
Walter Hardy ss                       2   0   0    0     2         4   2
J.B. Broom lf                         4   0   2    1     0         2   1
Bud Barbee p                          3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Bob Griffith p                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Alphonso Gerard rf                    3   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Larry St. Thomas ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   3   8    3     6   3    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Johnny Hayes, J.B. Broom. 
E: 2.  Curtis Brown, Walter Hardy. 

BATTING -
2B:  Curtis Brown. 
3B:  Bob Griffith. 
SH:  Curtis Brown. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Curtis Brown. 
CS:  Dick Seay, J.B. Broom. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Pope                          6       4   1    1   3   2   0  23
Johnny Wright                        2       3   2    2   1   0   0  10
Wilmer Fields                        1       1   0    0   2   1   0  6
Totals                               9       8   3    3   6   3   0  39


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bud Barbee                           8.1     5   3    2   5  10   0  36
Bob Griffith                         0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9       5   3    2   5  10   0  38

IW:  Bud Barbee. 


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Umpires: HP -  Mason, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B -  , 3B - Lionel Bourne

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/20/1947 -- Homestead Grays at New York Black
Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     New York                      
1. W.King              2b        G.Farmer            cf        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        D.Seay              2b        
3. S.Bankhead          ss        C.Brown             1b        
4. L.Easter            lf        C.Parris            3b        
5. E.Young             c         J.Hayes             c         
6. L.Marquez           3b        W.Hardy             ss        
7. G.Patterson         rf        J.Broom             lf        
8. M.Peatros           1b        B.Barbee            p         
9. W.Pope              p         A.Gerard            rf        

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; W.King walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead singled [W.King to third]; L.Easter hit into a double
play (J.Broom to J.Hayes) [W.King out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: G.Farmer out on unknown play; D.Seay
singled; D.Seay was caught stealing second (E.Young to
S.Bankhead); C.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Black Yankees 0.

GRAYS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked;
G.Patterson out on unknown play; M.Peatros out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: C.Parris out on unknown play; J.Hayes
singled; W.Hardy walked [J.Hayes to second]; J.Broom hit into a
double play (J.Benjamin to S.Bankhead) [J.Hayes out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Yankees 0.

GRAYS 3RD: W.Pope out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin reached on an error by W.Hardy [J.Benjamin to
second]; S.Bankhead tripled to left field [J.Benjamin scored
(unearned)]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Barbee out on unknown play; A.Gerard out
on unknown play; G.Farmer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Black Yankees 0.

GRAYS 4TH: E.Young out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: D.Seay singled; C.Brown out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Seay to second]; C.Parris out on
unknown play; E.Young allowed a passed ball [D.Seay to third];
J.Hayes walked; W.Hardy walked [J.Hayes to second]; J.Broom
singled [D.Seay scored, J.Hayes to third, W.Hardy to second];
B.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 1,
Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 5TH: M.Peatros out on unknown play; W.Pope out on unknown
play; W.King walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: A.Gerard out on unknown play; G.Farmer out
on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 1, Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on
unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Brown out on unknown play; C.Parris out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 1, Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 7TH: L.Marquez walked; G.Patterson reached on an error on
a sacrifice bunt by C.Brown [L.Marquez to second, G.Patterson to
first]; M.Peatros out on unknown play [L.Marquez to third,
G.Patterson to second]; E.SMITH BATTED FOR W.POPE; E.Smith was
walked intentionally; W.King flied to G.Farmer [L.Marquez
scored]; J.Benjamin singled [G.Patterson to third, E.Smith to
second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Grays 2, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.WRIGHT REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING);
W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Broom singled; B.Barbee out on
unknown play; A.Gerard singled [J.Broom to third]; J.Broom was
caught stealing home (E.Young to S.Bankhead to E.Young); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Black Yankees 1.

GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown
play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 2, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: G.Farmer walked; D.Seay out on unknown play;
C.Brown doubled [G.Farmer scored]; C.Brown stole third; C.Parris
reached on a fielder's choice [C.Brown scored]; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 2, Black Yankees 3.

GRAYS 9TH: D.KING REPLACED D.SEAY (PLAYING 2B); G.Patterson
singled; M.Peatros doubled [G.Patterson scored]; V.HARRIS BATTED
FOR J.WRIGHT; V.Harris out on unknown play; B.GRIFFITH REPLACED
B.BARBEE (PITCHING); W.King out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.FIELDS REPLACED V.HARRIS (PITCHING);
J.Broom out on unknown play; B.Griffith tripled; L.ST. THOMAS
BATTED FOR A.GERARD; L.St. Thomas out on unknown play; G.Farmer
walked; D.King walked [G.Farmer to second]; C.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            3   5   0   8
 Black Yankees    3   8   2   9


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