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