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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Thursday, August 24, 1939 (N) at Russell Field, Warren PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 1  0 0 1  0 1 0   -   4 11  2
Homestead Grays                     0 2 0  0 0 0  0 5 x   -   7 11  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   2   2    1     0         1   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   0   3    0     0         6   3
Red Moore 1b                          5   0   2    1     0        11   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Bill Hoskins lf                       2   2   1    0     2         1   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   1    1     0         0   5
Roy Campanella c                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Jonas Gaines p                        4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   4  11    4     2   4    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sammy Hughes 2, Red Moore 2, Tommy Butts 2. 
E: 2.  Felton Snow, Jonas Gaines. 
PB: 1.  Roy Campanella. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Hoskins. 
3B:  Henry Kimbro. 
SH:  Roy Campanella. 
SF:  Wild Bill Wright. 
GDP:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  9


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      5   0   3    2     0         2   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   0    0     1         2   1
Sam Bankhead 2b                       4   1   1    0     0         4   4
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   2    1     0         4   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     0        11   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   2   3    0     1         0   0
Country Davis cf                      4   2   2    2     0         4   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    1     0         0   6
Ray Brown p                           3   0   0    0     1         0   2
Totals                               33   7  11    6     3   2    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. 
E: 2.  Henry Spearman, Ray Brown. 

BATTING -
SH:  Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. 
IW:  Henry Spearman. 
GDP:  Buck Leonard, Country Davis. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       8      11   7    2   3   2   0  38
Totals                               8      11   7    2   3   2   0  38

WP:  Jonas Gaines. 
IW:  Jonas Gaines. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown W                          9      11   4    3   2   4   0  40
Totals                               9      11   4    3   2   4   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B -  Bleech

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/24/1939 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Homestead                     
1. H.Kimbro            cf        D.Whatley           rf        
2. S.Hughes            2b        V.Harris            lf        
3. R.Moore             1b        S.Bankhead          2b        
4. W.Wright            rf        J.Gibson            c         
5. T.Butts             ss        B.Leonard           1b        
6. B.Hoskins           lf        H.Spearman          3b        
7. F.Snow              3b        C.Davis             cf        
8. R.Campanella        c         J.Jackson           ss        
9. J.Gaines            p         R.Brown             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro tripled; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; R.Moore singled [H.Kimbro scored]; W.Wright out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley singled; J.Gaines threw a wild pitch
[D.Whatley to second]; V.Harris walked; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins walked; F.Snow out on unknown play;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman singled; C.Davis reached on an error by
J.Gaines [H.Spearman to third, C.Davis to first]; J.Jackson out
on unknown play [H.Spearman scored (unearned), C.Davis to
second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled [C.Davis
scored (unearned)]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes singled [H.Kimbro
to second]; R.Moore singled [H.Kimbro to third, S.Hughes to
second]; W.Wright out on a sacrifice fly to unknown fielder
[H.Kimbro scored]; T.Butts grounded into a double play
(J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [R.Moore out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled;
B.Leonard grounded into a double play (T.Butts to S.Hughes to
R.Moore) [J.Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow reached
on an error by H.Spearman [F.Snow to first]; R.Campanella out on
unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: H.Spearman singled; C.Davis grounded into a double
play (T.Butts to S.Hughes to R.Moore) [H.Spearman out at
second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes
singled; R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright singled [S.Hughes
to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins walked; F.Snow out on unknown play;
R.Campanella singled [B.Hoskins to second]; J.Gaines reached on
an error by R.Brown [B.Hoskins to third, R.Campanella to second,
J.Gaines to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [B.Hoskins
scored (unearned), R.Campanella to third, J.Gaines to second];
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 2.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: H.Spearman singled; C.Davis singled [H.Spearman to
second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins doubled; F.Snow singled [B.Hoskins
scored]; R.Campanella out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[F.Snow to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris reached on an error by F.Snow [V.Harris to
first]; S.Bankhead singled [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson
singled to left field [V.Harris scored (unearned), S.Bankhead to
second]; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Bankhead to third, J.Gibson to second]; H.Spearman was walked
intentionally; C.Davis singled to left field [S.Bankhead scored,
J.Gibson scored, H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman to third, C.Davis
to second]; R.Brown walked; R.Campanella allowed a passed ball
[H.Spearman scored (unearned), C.Davis to third, R.Brown to
second]; D.Whatley singled [C.Davis scored (unearned), R.Brown
to third]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 7.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: S.Hughes singled to left field (V.Harris to
S.Bankhead) [S.Hughes out at second]; R.Moore out on unknown
play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4, Grays 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4  11   2   9
 Grays            7  11   2   7


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