New York Black Yankees 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 9 6 Chicago American Giants 0 1 3 0 5 2 0 1 x - 12 15 6 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A G. Fitzgerald lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emery Adams rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Parris ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Bud Barbee 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Rufus Baker cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Walter Hardy 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 John Fitzgerald c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Charley Davidson p 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 8 9 8 2 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 6. G. Fitzgerald 3, Joe Spencer, Clyde Parris, Walter Hardy. PB: 1. John Fitzgerald. BATTING - 2B: Emery Adams, Clyde Parris. 3B: Clyde Parris, Rufus Baker, Walter Hardy. SH: G. Fitzgerald, Joe Spencer 2, Clyde Parris, Bud Barbee. GDP: Emery Adams, Bud Barbee. Team LOB: 5 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Hill rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Buddy Armour cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Bernell Longest 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 John Ritchey c 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Jake Tolbert c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus lf 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 John Miles 3b 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Clyde McNeal ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Clarence Locke p 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 12 15 8 3 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Bernell Longest 2, Lyman Bostock 2, Clyde McNeal, Clarence Locke. E: 6. Buddy Armour, Bernell Longest, Lyman Bostock, John Miles, Clyde McNeal 2. BATTING - 2B: Earl Bumpus. 3B: Bernell Longest, John Ritchey. SH: John Miles 2. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: John Ritchey. CS: Lyman Bostock. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Charley Davidson L 8 15 12 7 3 0 0 45 Totals 8 15 12 7 3 0 0 45 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clarence Locke W 9 9 8 5 2 0 0 40 Totals 9 9 8 5 2 0 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Colvin, 1B - Heckelsmiller Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/4/1947 -- New York Black Yankees at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: New York Chicago 1. G.Fitzgerald lf S.Hill rf 2. J.Spencer 3b B.Armour cf 3. E.Adams rf B.Longest 2b 4. C.Parris ss J.Ritchey c 5. B.Barbee 1b E.Bumpus lf 6. R.Baker cf L.Bostock 1b 7. W.Hardy 2b J.Miles 3b 8. J.Fitzgerald c C.McNeal ss 9. C.Davidson p C.Locke p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Start of game delayed 30 minutes because Chicago team bus broke down; G.Fitzgerald walked; J.Spencer out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Fitzgerald to second]; E.Adams out on unknown play; C.Parris doubled [G.Fitzgerald scored]; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: S.Hill out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Am. Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Hardy walked; J.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; C.Davidson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled; J.Miles out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Bostock to second]; C.McNeal singled [L.Bostock scored]; C.Locke singled [C.McNeal to second]; S.Hill out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Am. Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: G.Fitzgerald singled; J.Spencer reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Miles [G.Fitzgerald to second, J.Spencer to first]; E.Adams singled [G.Fitzgerald to third, J.Spencer to second]; C.Parris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Fitzgerald scored, J.Spencer to third, E.Adams to second]; B.Barbee out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Spencer scored (unearned), E.Adams to third]; R.Baker singled [E.Adams scored (unearned)]; W.Hardy reached on an error by C.McNeal [R.Baker to second, W.Hardy to first]; J.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: B.Armour walked; B.Longest singled [B.Armour to second]; J.Ritchey singled [B.Armour scored, B.Longest to second]; E.Bumpus doubled [B.Longest scored, J.Ritchey scored]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 4. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Davidson out on unknown play; G.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.Locke out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 4. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; C.Parris reached on an error by C.McNeal [C.Parris to first]; B.Barbee grounded into a double play (C.Locke to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [C.Parris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Longest tripled; J.Ritchey singled [B.Longest scored]; J.Ritchey stole second; E.Bumpus singled [J.Ritchey to third]; L.Bostock out on unknown play [J.Ritchey scored]; J.Miles reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Spencer [E.Bumpus to second, J.Miles to first]; J.Fitzgerald allowed a passed ball [E.Bumpus to third, J.Miles to second]; C.McNeal reached on an error by W.Hardy [E.Bumpus scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Miles scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.McNeal to first]; C.Locke out on unknown play; S.Hill walked [C.McNeal to second]; B.Armour singled [C.McNeal scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Fitzgerald), S.Hill to third, B.Armour to second]; B.Longest out on unknown play; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 9. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 9. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Ritchey tripled; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled [J.Ritchey scored]; L.Bostock was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Miles walked; C.McNeal reached on an error by G.Fitzgerald [J.Miles scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Fitzgerald), C.McNeal to second]; C.Locke singled [C.McNeal to third]; S.Hill out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 11. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.TOLBERT REPLACED J.RITCHEY (PLAYING C); C.Davidson reached on an error by B.Longest [C.Davidson to first]; G.Fitzgerald reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by L.Bostock [C.Davidson to second, G.Fitzgerald to first]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Adams grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [G.Fitzgerald out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 11. AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Tolbert out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Am. Giants 11. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.Parris tripled; B.Barbee flied to unknown fielder; R.Baker tripled [C.Parris scored]; W.Hardy tripled [R.Baker scored]; J.Fitzgerald singled to center field [W.Hardy scored, J.Fitzgerald to third (error by B.Armour)]; C.Davidson out on unknown play [J.Fitzgerald scored (unearned)]; G.Fitzgerald out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Am. Giants 11. AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Bumpus reached on an error by C.Parris [E.Bumpus to second]; L.Bostock singled [E.Bumpus scored (unearned)]; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; C.Locke out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Am. Giants 12. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; E.Adams doubled (unknown fielder) [E.Adams out at third]; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Am. Giants 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 8 9 6 5 Am. Giants 12 15 6 9
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