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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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