Baltimore Elite Giants 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 - 10 15 1 Homestead Grays 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 15 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hoss Walker pr, 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy Hughes 2b, rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 Red Moore 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Wild Bill Wright rf, cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b, 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Roy Campanella c 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 10 15 10 4 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sammy Hughes, Red Moore, Tommy Butts. E: 1. Red Moore. BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins, Roy Campanella, Bill Byrd. 3B: Bill Hoskins. HR: Roy Campanella. SH: Red Moore. IW: Wild Bill Wright. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Sammy Hughes, Wild Bill Wright. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Vic Harris lf, 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b, ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Henry Spearman 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Roy Partlow lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Specs Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 5 15 5 2 0 27 1 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - HR: Josh Gibson. SH: Specs Roberts. GDP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - CS: Vic Harris. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 15 5 5 2 0 1 43 Totals 9 15 5 5 2 0 1 43 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Specs Roberts L 9 15 10 8 4 0 1 45 Totals 9 15 10 8 4 0 1 45 IW: Specs Roberts. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Phil Cockrell Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 9/23/1939 -- 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. F.Snow 3b B.Leonard 1b 6. B.Hoskins lf H.Spearman 3b 7. T.Butts ss T.Parker cf 8. R.Campanella c J.Jackson ss 9. B.Byrd p S.Roberts p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; R.Moore singled [S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins tripled; T.Butts out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled [B.Hoskins scored]; B.Byrd doubled [R.Campanella scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson homered to centerfield; B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled [B.Leonard to second]; S.Roberts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright singled; W.Wright was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: D.Whatley singled; V.Harris singled [D.Whatley to third]; V.Harris was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Bankhead out on unknown play [D.Whatley scored]; J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to second]; H.Spearman singled [J.Gibson scored, B.Leonard to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: J.Jackson singled; S.Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to second]; D.Whatley singled [J.Jackson scored, D.Whatley to second (on throw)]; V.Harris singled [D.Whatley scored]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (T.Butts to S.Hughes to R.Moore) [V.Harris out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [H.Kimbro to third]; Kimbro objected to Jackson's hard tag and 3B and threw a pu Jackson responded in kind; both players were ejected.; H.WALKER RAN FOR H.KIMBRO; R.PARTLOW REPLACED J.JACKSON (PLAYING LF); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); S.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.Moore singled [H.Walker scored]; W.Wright walked [R.Moore to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: H.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); S.HUGHES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); W.WRIGHT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); F.SNOW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Gibson to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; R.Campanella homered to leftfield; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: S.Roberts 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 4, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: S.Hughes singled; R.Moore out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright was walked intentionally; F.Snow reached on an error by S.Bankhead [S.Hughes to third, W.Wright to second, F.Snow to first]; B.Hoskins singled [S.Hughes scored, W.Wright scored, F.Snow to second]; T.Butts singled [F.Snow to third, B.Hoskins to second]; R.Campanella singled [F.Snow scored (unearned), B.Hoskins scored, T.Butts to third]; B.Byrd flied to D.Whatley [T.Butts scored (unearned)]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled [J.Gibson to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Hughes walked; S.Hughes was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: R.Partlow singled; S.Roberts reached on an error by R.Moore [R.Partlow to second, S.Roberts to first]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Hoskins doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play; R.Campanella doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 10, Grays 5. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 10, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 10 15 1 8 Grays 5 15 1 11
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