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