New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 9 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 2 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rufus Baker cf 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 George Crowe ph, cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 Walter Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Clyde Parris 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Bud Barbee lf 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 Alphonso Gerard rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Marvin Barker 1b 3 0 1 2 0 7 0 Curtis Brown 1b 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 1 0 0 7 0 Neck Stanley p 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 30 4 9 4 1 3 21 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Dick Seay, Walter Hardy, Marvin Barker. BATTING - 2B: George Crowe. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez 3b 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 Luke Easter 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 Ed Young c 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 Gabe Patterson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Hicks lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Ducy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 Frank Thompson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Wilmer Fields p 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 Totals 26 3 7 3 2 6 21 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Sam Bankhead, Gabe Patterson. BATTING - HR: Luis Marquez, Ed Young. SH: Clay. GDP: Luke Easter. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley W 7 7 3 3 2 6 2 29 Totals 7 7 3 3 2 6 2 29 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson 4.2 5 3 2 0 1 0 19 Wilmer Fields L 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 12 Totals 7 9 4 3 1 3 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/27/1947, game 2 -- New York Black Yankees at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: New York Homestead 1. R.Baker cf L.Marquez 3b 2. D.Seay 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. W.Hardy ss S.Bankhead ss 4. C.Parris 3b L.Easter 1b 5. B.Barbee lf E.Young c 6. A.Gerard rf G.Patterson rf 7. M.Barker 1b lf 8. J.Hayes c E.Ducy 2b 9. N.Stanley p F.Thompson p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez to second]; L.Easter grounded into a double play (D.Seay to W.Hardy to M.Barker) [S.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: C.Parris out on unknown play; B.Barbee singled; B.Barbee was picked off first (F.Thompson to L.Easter); A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Young singled; G.Patterson out on unknown play; out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Young to second]; E.Ducy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: F.Thompson singled; L.Marquez homered [F.Thompson scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: E.Young out on unknown play; G.Patterson out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Parris singled; B.Barbee singled [C.Parris to second]; A.Gerard reached on an error by S.Bankhead [C.Parris to third, B.Barbee to second, A.Gerard to first]; M.Barker singled [C.Parris scored, B.Barbee scored, A.Gerard to second]; J.Hayes singled [A.Gerard to third, M.Barker to second]; N.Stanley out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play [A.Gerard scored (unearned)]; W.FIELDS REPLACED F.THOMPSON (PITCHING); D.Seay walked [M.Barker to third, J.Hayes to second]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: E.Ducy walked; W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked [E.Ducy to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [E.Ducy to third, L.Marquez to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 2. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Parris out on unknown play; B.Barbee singled; A.Gerard singled [B.Barbee to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: E.Young homered; G.Patterson out on unknown play; B.LEONARD BATTED FOR ; B.Leonard out on unknown play; E.Ducy out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 3, Grays 3. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: A.HICKS REPLACED B.LEONARD (PLAYING LF); N.Stanley singled to right field [N.Stanley to second (error by G.Patterson)]; G.CROWE BATTED FOR R.BAKER; G.Crowe doubled [N.Stanley scored]; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Parris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: C.BROWN REPLACED M.BARKER (PLAYING 1B); G.CROWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); W.Fields out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 4, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 4 9 0 6 Grays 3 7 2 5
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