New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 - 6 12 3 Homestead Grays 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 x - 7 7 4 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rufus Baker cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 George Crowe ph, cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dick Seay 2b 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 Curtis Brown 1b 5 0 2 0 0 10 1 Clyde Parris 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 Marvin Barker lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 Alphonso Gerard rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 Walter Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 Johnny Hayes c 2 0 1 3 1 5 1 Bud Barbee p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bob Griffith p 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 Totals 38 6 12 5 2 1 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dick Seay, Curtis Brown, Bob Griffith. E: 3. Curtis Brown 2, Bob Griffith. BATTING - SH: Johnny Hayes. GDP: Marvin Barker. Team LOB: 8 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilbert King 2b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 Luke Easter lf, 1b 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 Eudie Napier c 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Luis Marquez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 Maurice Peatros 1b 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Gabe Patterson ph, lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cecil Kaiser p 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 Harold Hairston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ciscero Warren p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 7 7 6 3 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wilbert King, Luke Easter, Luis Marquez. E: 4. Sam Bankhead, Eudie Napier, Luis Marquez 2. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. HR: Luke Easter. SH: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Eudie Napier. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bud Barbee 2.2 5 5 5 3 0 1 18 Bob Griffith L 5.1 2 2 1 0 5 0 19 Totals 8 7 7 6 3 5 1 37 WP: Bob Griffith. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cecil Kaiser 7.2 11 6 4 2 1 0 37 Harold Hairston W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ciscero Warren SV 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 12 6 4 2 1 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Kent, 1B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/27/1947, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. R.Baker cf W.King 2b 2. D.Seay 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. C.Brown 1b S.Bankhead ss 4. C.Parris 3b L.Easter lf 5. M.Barker lf B.Thurman rf 6. A.Gerard rf E.Napier c 7. W.Hardy ss L.Marquez 3b 8. J.Hayes c M.Peatros 1b 9. B.Barbee p C.Kaiser p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; C.Brown singled [D.Seay to second]; C.Parris out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: W.King out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter homered to left-center [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Gerard out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier reached on an error by C.Brown [E.Napier to first]; L.Marquez reached on a fielder's choice [E.Napier to second]; M.Peatros out on unknown play; C.Kaiser out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; C.Brown singled; C.Parris singled to right field (B.Thurman to L.Marquez) [C.Brown out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin stole second; S.Bankhead singled [J.Benjamin scored]; L.Easter walked [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Thurman singled [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter to second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked [L.Easter to third, B.Thurman to second]; M.Peatros out on unknown play; C.Kaiser singled [L.Easter scored, B.Thurman to third, L.Marquez to second]; B.GRIFFITH REPLACED B.BARBEE (PITCHING); W.King out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Griffith singled; R.Baker out on unknown play [B.Griffith to second]; D.Seay singled [B.Griffith scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Napier)]; C.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: B.Thurman reached on an error by C.Brown [B.Thurman to first]; E.Napier grounded into a double play (B.Griffith to D.Seay to C.Brown) [B.Thurman out at second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Parris singled to third base [C.Parris to second (error by L.Marquez)]; M.Barker singled [C.Parris scored]; A.Gerard singled [M.Barker to second]; W.Hardy out on unknown play [M.Barker to third, A.Gerard to second]; J.Hayes singled [M.Barker scored, A.Gerard scored]; B.Griffith out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: M.Peatros out on unknown play; C.Kaiser out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 5. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; C.Brown out on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin reached on an error by B.Griffith [J.Benjamin to second]; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; L.Easter out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 6. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: M.Barker singled; A.Gerard reached on an error by S.Bankhead [M.Barker to second, A.Gerard to first]; W.Hardy singled [M.Barker to third, A.Gerard to second]; J.Hayes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Barker scored, A.Gerard to third, W.Hardy to second]; B.Griffith out on unknown play [A.Gerard scored (unearned)]; G.CROWE BATTED FOR R.BAKER; G.Crowe reached on an error by L.Marquez [W.Hardy to third, G.Crowe to first]; H.HAIRSTON REPLACED C.KAISER (PITCHING); D.Seay out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 6. GRAYS 8TH: G.CROWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; G.PATTERSON BATTED FOR M.PEATROS; G.Patterson forced L.Marquez (unknown fielder) [G.Patterson to first]; B.LEONARD BATTED FOR H.HAIRSTON; B.Leonard doubled [G.Patterson to third]; B.Griffith threw a wild pitch [G.Patterson scored]; W.King out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 7. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.WARREN REPLACED B.LEONARD (PITCHING); G.PATTERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.EASTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); C.Brown out on unknown play; C.Parris singled; M.Barker grounded into a double play (L.Marquez to W.King to L.Easter) [C.Parris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 6, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 6 12 3 8 Grays 7 7 4 6
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