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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Homestead Grays (HOM) 8

Game played on Saturday, May 18, 1940 (D) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 1 0  4 3 0   -   9 11  4
Homestead Grays                     2 0 2  0 1 0  2 0 1   -   8  9  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   1    0     0         2   1
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   1    0     0         1   5
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   1   0    0     1         1   2
Bill Perkins lf                       4   3   3    0     0         1   1
Felton Snow 3b                        4   1   1    1     0         1   3
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   0    1     0         7   1
  George Scales 1b                    1   1   1    2     0         1   0
Norman Robinson rf                    4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   2   2    3     0        13   0
Willie Hubert p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Woody Williams p                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   9  11    8     1   4    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Sammy Hughes, Norman Robinson, Roy Campanella, Willie Hubert. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Perkins, Norman Robinson. 
HR:  George Scales, Roy Campanella 2. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   3   1    1     1         1   0
Vic Harris lf                         5   3   2    3     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   2    3     2        16   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   0   2    0     0         0   2
Matt Carlisle 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Ziggy Marcell c                       3   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Robert Gaston c                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         2   5
J.C. Hamilton p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Jimmy Hicks p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Edsall Walker p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   8   9    7     4  10    27  11

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Ziggy Marcell. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Howard Easterling, Matt Carlisle. 
HR:  Jerry Benjamin, Vic Harris, Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Vic Harris. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hubert                        8       7   7        4   7   3  35
Woody Williams W                     1       2   1        0   3   0  5
Totals                               9       9   8        4  10   3  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
J.C. Hamilton                        7       9   6        0   3   3  29
Jimmy Hicks                          1       2   3        1   0   0  6
Edsall Walker L                      1       0   0        0   1   0  3
Totals                               9      11   9        1   4   3  38

J.C. Hamilton pitched to 1 batters in the 8th inning


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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Rap Dixon

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 2500


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