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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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