Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 2 7 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Vic Harris lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Josh Gibson c 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 12 1 Henry Spearman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Tom Parker cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Willie Ferrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Partlow p 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 31 0 3 0 4 3 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Henry Spearman. E: 1. Henry Spearman. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris. SH: Tom Parker. HBP: Henry Spearman. Team LOB: 10 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Felton Snow 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Red Moore 1b 3 0 1 0 1 12 0 Wild Bill Wright rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Hoss Walker 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Roy Campanella c 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Willie Hubert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 2 7 1 1 4 27 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Felton Snow. PB: 1. Roy Campanella. BATTING - 2B: Felton Snow, Wild Bill Wright. SH: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow L 8 7 2 0 1 4 0 32 Totals 8 7 2 0 1 4 0 32 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines W 7.2 3 0 0 4 3 0 32 Willie Hubert SV 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 37 HBP: Jonas Gaines. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Josh Devoe, 2B - , 3B - James Crump Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/24/1939 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. D.Whatley rf H.Kimbro cf 2. V.Harris lf F.Snow 2b 3. S.Bankhead 2b R.Moore 1b 4. J.Gibson c W.Wright rf 5. B.Leonard 1b B.Hoskins lf 6. H.Spearman 3b T.Butts ss 7. T.Parker cf H.Walker 3b 8. J.Jackson ss R.Campanella c 9. R.Partlow p J.Gaines p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc BLG 2B Sammy Hughes collapsed before the game and was hospit; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow doubled; R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Spearman was hit by a pitch; T.Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman to second]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: D.Whatley singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Moore walked; W.Wright hit into a double play (H.Spearman to B.Leonard to H.Spearman) [R.Moore out at third]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson struck out [J.Jackson to first (passed ball)]]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.Harris lined to R.Moore; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 7TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Moore grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); W.Wright doubled to left field; B.Hoskins singled to pitcher [W.Wright to third]; On a bunt T.Butts struck out; H.Walker reached on an error by H.Spearman [W.Wright scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Hoskins to second, H.Walker to first]; R.Campanella singled to right field [B.Hoskins scored (unearned), H.Walker to second]; J.Gaines struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 8TH: D.Whatley popped to F.Snow; V.Harris walked; S.Bankhead struck out; J.Gibson walked [V.Harris to second]; B.Leonard walked [V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; W.HUBERT REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); H.Spearman popped to F.Snow; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Moore singled; W.Wright singled [R.Moore to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 9TH: T.Parker reached on an error by F.Snow [T.Parker to first]; W.FERRELL BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: Combined team of BLG and HOM players faced a Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 0 3 1 10 Elite Giants 2 7 1 6
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