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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Sunday, September 17, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  1 1 0  0 1 0   -   5 10  4
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  3 0 1  1 1 x   -   7 10  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Brown ph                        1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  J. Brown ph                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       5   2   2    0     0   1     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   1   1    2     1   0     1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   1    0     0   1     0   0
Country Davis cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
Tom Parker p                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   5  10    4     3   2    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Vic Harris, Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson, Jelly Jackson. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Tom Parker. 
GDP:  J. Brown. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck Leonard. 
CS:  Jelly Jackson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Red Moore 1b                          2   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   2   3    2     0   0     1   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   2   3    2     0   0     0   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               32   7  10    5     2   1    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sammy Hughes, Red Moore, Felton Snow. 
E: 1.  Henry Kimbro. 
PB: 1.  Roy Campanella. 

BATTING -
2B:  Wild Bill Wright, Felton Snow. 
SH:  Sammy Hughes, Red Moore, Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker L                         8      10   7    4   2   1   0  37
Totals                               8      10   7    4   2   1   0  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9      10   5    4   3   2   1  39
Totals                               9      10   5    4   3   2   1  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/17/1939, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Gibson homered to leftfield
[S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman struck out
while B.Leonard advanced to second on a passed ball [H.Spearman
to first (passed ball)]]; C.Davis flied to H.Kimbro; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; H.Kimbro was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Hughes out on unknown play;
R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Jackson walked; J.Jackson was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); T.Parker out on unknown play;
D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright singled to left field [W.Wright to
second (error by V.Harris)]; F.Snow singled [W.Wright scored
(unearned)]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris flied to H.Kimbro; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard walked; B.Leonard stole second; H.Spearman
out on unknown play; C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson
singled [B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Moore walked; W.Wright doubled [R.Moore
scored]; F.Snow doubled [W.Wright scored]; B.Hoskins singled
[F.Snow scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play; R.Campanella out
on unknown play; J.Gaines walked [B.Hoskins to second]; H.Kimbro
out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Elite
Giants 4.

GRAYS 5TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Gibson walked [S.Bankhead to
second]; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead scored, J.Gibson to
second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 4, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; R.Moore out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 6TH: C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled;
T.Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to
second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 4, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Snow singled; B.Hoskins reached on an error
by J.Jackson [F.Snow to second, B.Hoskins to first]; T.Butts out
on unknown play; R.Campanella struck out while F.Snow advanced
to home on a passed ball and B.Hoskins advanced to third on a
passed ball; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
 Grays 4, Elite Giants 5.

GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; R.Moore out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third]; W.Wright
singled [H.Kimbro scored]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 6.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
C.Davis singled to center field [H.Spearman scored (unearned)
(no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro), C.Davis to third]; J.Jackson flied
to W.Wright; T.Parker grounded out (R.Moore unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins to second]; R.Campanella out
on unknown play [B.Hoskins to third]; J.Gaines reached on an
error by S.Bankhead [B.Hoskins scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.Gaines to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 7.

GRAYS 9TH: R.BROWN BATTED FOR D.WHATLEY; R.Brown singled;
J.BROWN BATTED FOR V.HARRIS; J.Brown grounded into a double play
(F.Snow to S.Hughes to R.Moore) [R.Brown out at second];
S.Bankhead struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite
Giants 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5  10   4   7
 Elite Giants     7  10   1   6


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