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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 3, 1941 (D) at Tiger Stadium, Detroit MI
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 3   -   6 10  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        5   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 2b                        3   0   0    0     1   1     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   1    0     0   1     1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   2   2    0     0   1     1   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   1   2    1     0   0     5   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Charlie Biot cf                       4   1   1    1     0   1     0   0
Jonas Gaines p                        4   0   1    1     0   2     0   1
Totals                               37   6  10    5     1   7    27   1


BATTING -
2B:  Roy Campanella. 
3B:  Charlie Biot. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Washington. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Harris lf                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      2   0   0    0     1   1     0   0
Robert Gaston c                       1   0   0    0     0   1     4   0
  Johnny Wright ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Eudie Napier c                      1   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Ray Brown p                           3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               31   0   4    0     1   5    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ray Brown. 
PB: 1.  Eudie Napier. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Matt Carlisle. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9       4   0    0   1   5   0  32
Totals                               9       4   0    0   1   5   0  32


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Brown L                          9      10   6    6   1   7   0  38
Totals                               9      10   6    6   1   7   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 28312

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/3/1941, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Homestead                     
1. G.Curry             rf        D.Whatley           rf        
2. T.Butts             ss        C.Williams          ss        
3. F.Snow              2b        H.Easterling        3b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        J.Benjamin          cf        
6. R.Campanella        c         V.Harris            lf        
7. H.Spearman          3b        M.Carlisle          2b        
8. C.Biot              cf        R.Gaston            c         
9. J.Gaines            p         R.Brown             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: G.Curry struck out; T.Butts flied to unknown
fielder; F.Snow walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley struck out; C.Williams flied to B.Hoskins;
H.Easterling singled; B.Leonard singled [H.Easterling to third];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington flied to unknown fielder;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: V.Harris flied to unknown fielder; M.Carlisle struck
out; R.Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,
Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: C.Biot struck out; J.Gaines out on unknown
play; G.Curry flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown struck out; D.Whatley out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow struck
out; B.Hoskins singled to center field; J.Washington singled to
pitcher [B.Hoskins scored (no RBI) (error by R.Brown),
J.Washington to second]; R.Campanella doubled to left field
[J.Washington scored]; H.Spearman singled to center field
[R.Campanella scored, H.Spearman to second (on throw)]; C.Biot
reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman out
at third]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gaines struck out; G.Curry out on unknown
play; T.Butts singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris flied to unknown fielder; M.Carlisle
walked; J.WRIGHT BATTED FOR R.GASTON; M.Carlisle stole second;
J.Wright out on unknown play; R.Brown flied to unknown fielder;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: E.NAPIER REPLACED J.WRIGHT (PLAYING C);
B.Hoskins struck out; J.Washington struck out; R.Campanella
singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: D.Whatley flied to unknown fielder; C.Williams
struck out; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: C.Biot out on unknown play; J.Gaines struck
out; G.Curry flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; V.Harris singled to left field; M.Carlisle
grounded out (J.Gaines to J.Washington); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 8TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown
play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington singled to first base;
J.Washington stole second; E.Napier allowed a passed ball
[J.Washington to third]; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
H.Spearman singled to center field [J.Washington scored]; C.Biot
tripled to right field [H.Spearman scored]; J.Gaines singled to
center field [C.Biot scored]; G.Curry out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
6, Grays 0.

GRAYS 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; H.Easterling
singled; B.Leonard forced H.Easterling (unknown fielder)
[B.Leonard to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     6  10   0   5
 Grays            0   4   1   5


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