Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker ph, lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris lf, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Bankhead 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Josh Gibson c 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Ray Brown 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Spearman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Country Davis cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Edsall Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 1 3 0 3 0 15 4 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Ray Brown, Jelly Jackson. E: 1. Vic Harris. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Jelly Jackson. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Red Moore 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wild Bill Wright rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Glover p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 17 1 5 1 4 2 15 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Felton Snow, Tommy Butts, Roy Campanella. PB: 1. Roy Campanella. BATTING - 2B: Wild Bill Wright. SH: Tom Glover. IW: Wild Bill Wright. GDP: Tom Glover. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker 5 5 1 0 4 2 0 22 Totals 5 5 1 0 4 2 0 22 IW: Edsall Walker. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Glover 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 23 Totals 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 23 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 2 -- 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. R.Brown 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. E.Walker p T.Glover 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 walked [S.Bankhead to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Hughes out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Davis walked; J.Jackson forced C.Davis (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to first]; J.Jackson stole second [J.Jackson to third (error by R.Campanella)]; R.Campanella allowed a passed ball [J.Jackson scored (unearned)]; E.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Whatley reached on an error by T.Butts [D.Whatley to first]; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked [D.Whatley to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: R.Campanella reached on an error by V.Harris [R.Campanella to first]; T.Glover out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Campanella to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled [R.Campanella scored (unearned)]; R.Moore walked [S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright was walked intentionally [S.Hughes to third, R.Moore to second]; F.Snow struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 4TH: H.Spearman reached on an error by F.Snow [H.Spearman to first]; C.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; R.Campanella singled [T.Butts to second]; T.Glover grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to S.Bankhead to R.Brown) [R.Campanella out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 5TH: T.PARKER BATTED FOR D.WHATLEY; T.Parker singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [T.Parker to second]; B.LEONARD BATTED FOR R.BROWN; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B.LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; R.Moore struck out; W.Wright doubled to right field (V.Harris to S.Bankhead to J.Gibson) [S.Hughes out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 3 1 7 Elite Giants 1 5 3 6
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