Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 7 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 1 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 Luke Easter lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 1 Luis Marquez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Earl Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Clarence Isreal 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Frank Thompson p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 31 3 7 3 1 0 24 14 BATTING - Team LOB: 5 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Buck O`Neil 1b 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 2 Hank Thompson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Willard Brown cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Greene rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnie Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chico Renfroe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tom Cooper lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Earl Taborn c 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Ford Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim LaMarque p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Satchel Paige ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 1 1 1 2 0 24 8 BATTING - SH: Hank Thompson. Team LOB: 2 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Thompson W 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 27 Totals 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 27 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque L 8 7 3 3 1 0 0 32 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 0 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 14500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/8/1947, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Kansas City 1. J.Benjamin cf H.Souell 3b 2. S.Bankhead ss B.O`Neil 1b 3. L.Easter lf H.Thompson ss 4. B.Leonard 1b W.Brown cf 5. L.Marquez rf J.Greene rf 6. C.Bruce 2b C.Renfroe 2b 7. E.Ashby c T.Cooper lf 8. C.Isreal 3b E.Taborn c 9. F.Thompson p J.LaMarque p GRAYS 1ST: 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. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Isreal out on unknown play; F.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: E.Taborn out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; F.Thompson singled; J.Benjamin singled [F.Thompson to second]; S.Bankhead singled [F.Thompson scored, J.Benjamin to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 7TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil walked; H.Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil to second]; W.Brown singled [B.O`Neil scored]; J.Greene out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Monarchs 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.SCOTT REPLACED J.GREENE (PLAYING RF); C.Isreal singled; F.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [C.Isreal to second]; S.Bankhead singled [C.Isreal scored, S.Bankhead to second (on throw)]; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard walked [L.Easter to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; F.SMITH BATTED FOR E.TABORN; F.Smith out on unknown play; S.PAIGE BATTED FOR J.LAMARQUE; S.Paige out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Monarchs 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 7 0 5 Monarchs 1 1 0 2
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