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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0

Game played on Wednesday, May 12, 1948 (D) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  3  0
Homestead Grays                     3 0 0  0 0 0  x  -   3  6  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Art Hefner cf                         2   0   1    0     1         4   0
Joe Spencer 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnny Smith rf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
George Crowe 1b                       3   0   1    0     0         7   0
Bud Barbee lf                         2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Honey Lott 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Walter Hardy ss                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Rufus Baker c                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Charley Davidson p                    2   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               23   0   3    0     2   5    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  George Crowe, Charley Davidson. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Joe Spencer. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       2   1   2    0     1   0     2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       2   1   0    0     1   0     1   3
Tom Parker rf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    2     0   0     8   0
Luke Easter lf                        3   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
Charles Gary 3b                       3   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Bob Thurman p                         2   0   1    0     0   0     0   6
Totals                               24   3   6    2     2   0    21  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Bob Thurman. 

BATTING -
2B:  Luis Marquez 2, Luke Easter, Bob Thurman. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez, Sam Bankhead. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Charley Davidson L                   6       6   3    3   2   0   1  26
Totals                               6       6   3    3   2   0   1  26


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Thurman W                        7       3   0    0   2   5   0  25
Totals                               7       3   0    0   2   5   0  25



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/12/1948 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. A.Hefner            cf        L.Marquez           cf        
2. J.Spencer           3b        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. J.Smith             rf        T.Parker            rf        
4. G.Crowe             1b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. B.Barbee            lf        L.Easter            lf        
6. H.Lott              2b        E.Napier            c         
7. W.Hardy             ss        C.Gary              3b        
8. R.Baker             c         C.Bruce             2b        
9. C.Davidson          p         B.Thurman           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; A.Hefner walked; J.Spencer out on unknown
play; J.Smith out on unknown play; G.Crowe singled [A.Hefner to
second]; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez doubled; S.Bankhead walked; T.Parker out
on unknown play [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to second];
L.Marquez stole home and S.Bankhead stole third; B.Leonard hit
an inside the park homer to right field [S.Bankhead scored];
L.Easter doubled; E.Napier reached on a fielder's choice
[L.Easter to third]; C.Gary lined into a double play (C.Davidson
to G.Crowe) [E.Napier out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: H.Lott out on unknown play; W.Hardy singled;
R.Baker out on unknown play; C.Davidson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 2ND: C.Bruce out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; L.Marquez doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: A.Hefner singled; J.Spencer grounded into a
double play (B.Thurman to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [A.Hefner out
at second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: G.Crowe out on unknown play; B.Barbee
walked; H.Lott out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Gary singled;
C.Bruce out on unknown play; B.Thurman doubled [C.Gary to
third]; L.Marquez walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; C.Davidson out
on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Smith out
on unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Gary out on unknown
play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Grays 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Barbee out on unknown play; H.Lott out on
unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 0, Grays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    0   3   0   4
 Grays            3   6   0   5


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