Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 5 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Luke Easter lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Luis Marquez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Eudie Napier c 3 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 Clarence Isreal 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 Johnny Wright p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 0 24 3 BATTING - 3B: Clarence Isreal. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Bankhead. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Hank Thompson ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 Willard Brown cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 Ted Strong rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Johnie Scott lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Chico Renfroe 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 Earl Taborn c 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Joe Greene c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Satchel Paige p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ford Smith p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 5 3 3 0 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown, Ted Strong. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright L 8 5 3 3 3 0 0 32 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 0 0 32 Johnny Wright pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 Ford Smith W 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 15 Totals 9 6 2 2 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 2 -- 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. B.Thurman rf T.Strong rf 6. L.Marquez 2b J.Scott lf 7. E.Napier c C.Renfroe 2b 8. C.Isreal 3b E.Taborn c 9. J.Wright p S.Paige p GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Napier singled to center field (W.Brown to H.Souell) [B.Thurman out at third]; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown walked; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Wright out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman 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; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: T.Strong singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 6TH: F.SMITH REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); J.GREENE REPLACED E.TABORN (PLAYING C); J.Wright out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 7TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Monarchs 0. GRAYS 8TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Napier singled; C.Isreal tripled [E.Napier scored]; J.Wright singled [C.Isreal scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Wright to third]; S.Bankhead was caught stealing second (J.Greene to C.Renfroe); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 8TH: C.Renfroe walked; J.Greene singled [C.Renfroe to third]; F.Smith out on unknown play [C.Renfroe scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Monarchs 1. GRAYS 9TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Thompson walked; W.Brown doubled [H.Thompson scored]; T.Strong doubled [W.Brown scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Monarchs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 2 6 0 3 Monarchs 3 5 0 5
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