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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 2 0  2 1 0  0  -   7 14  2
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  4 0 3  0 0 0  1  -   8  7  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        5   2   3    1     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   2   2    0     1   0     1   1
Felton Snow 2b                        5   0   2    3     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   1   2    2     0   1     1   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Biot cf                       5   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0   1     6   1
  Roy Campanella ph, c                1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
  Bob Griffith pr                     0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jesse Brown p                       2   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               43   7  14    7     4   3    29   2

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Tommy Butts, Charlie Biot. 

BATTING -
2B:  Goose Curry, Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Bill Byrd 2. 
Team LOB:  10


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   2   1    0     1   0     1   1
Howard Easterling rf                  4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   0    1     1   1     0   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   2   2    0     1   0     0   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   1   0    0     0   1     1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   1   1    2     1   1     1   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   0   1    3     0   1     3   0
  Robert Gaston ph, c                 1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Terris McDuffie p                     1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Roy Partlow p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Brown ph, p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               35   8   7    6     4   6    30   2


BATTING -
2B:  Chester Williams, Eudie Napier. 
3B:  Matt Carlisle. 
SH:  Howard Easterling. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd                            6       6   7    3   3   5   0  27
Jesse Brown L                        3.2     1   1    1   1   1   0  13
Totals                               9.2     7   8    4   4   6   0  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie                      4.1     7   4    4   1   3   0  21
Roy Partlow                          4.2     5   3    3   3   0   0  22
Ray Brown W                          1       2   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               10     14   7    7   4   3   0  47



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 28321

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/3/1941, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Homestead                     
1. G.Curry             rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. T.Butts             ss        C.Williams          ss        
3. F.Snow              2b        H.Easterling        rf        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        J.Wilson            3b        
6. H.Spearman          3b        V.Harris            lf        
7. C.Biot              cf        M.Carlisle          2b        
8. B.Clarke            c         E.Napier            c         
9. B.Byrd              p         T.McDuffie          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; T.Butts singled;
F.Snow flied to unknown fielder; B.Hoskins singled [T.Butts to
second]; J.Washington doubled [T.Butts scored, B.Hoskins
scored]; H.Spearman flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: C.Biot out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on
unknown play; B.Byrd doubled; G.Curry flied to unknown fielder;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard struck out; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
V.Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts walked; F.Snow out on unknown play
[T.Butts to second]; B.Hoskins flied to unknown fielder;
J.Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle struck out; E.Napier out on unknown play;
T.McDuffie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; C.Biot struck
out; B.Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
H.Easterling singled to center field [C.Williams to second];
B.Leonard popped to J.Washington; J.Wilson singled to shortstop
[C.Williams to third, H.Easterling to second]; V.Harris reached
on an error by T.Butts [C.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI),
H.Easterling scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Wilson to third,
V.Harris to second]; M.Carlisle tripled to left-center [J.Wilson
scored (unearned), V.Harris scored (unearned)]; E.Napier struck
out; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd flied to unknown fielder; G.Curry
singled; T.Butts doubled [G.Curry to third]; F.Snow singled
[G.Curry scored, T.Butts scored]; R.PARTLOW REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE
(PITCHING); B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 4.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; C.Williams flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Spearman flied to unknown fielder; C.Biot
flied to unknown fielder; B.Clarke flied to unknown fielder; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 4.

GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling singled to center field [H.Easterling
to second (error by C.Biot)]; H.Easterling was picked off second
(B.Clarke to T.Butts); B.Leonard walked; J.Wilson singled
[B.Leonard to second]; V.Harris flied to C.Biot; M.Carlisle
walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Wilson to second]; E.Napier
doubled [B.Leonard scored, J.Wilson scored, M.Carlisle scored];
R.Partlow out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4, Grays 7.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd doubled; B.GRIFFITH RAN FOR B.BYRD;
G.Curry doubled [B.Griffith scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play
[G.Curry to third]; F.Snow flied to unknown fielder [G.Curry
scored]; B.Hoskins flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 7.

GRAYS 7TH: J.BROWN REPLACED B.GRIFFITH (PITCHING); J.Benjamin
struck out; C.Williams flied to unknown fielder; H.Easterling
flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6,
Grays 7.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Washington singled; H.Spearman out on
unknown play [J.Washington to second]; C.Biot out on unknown
play; R.CAMPANELLA BATTED FOR B.CLARKE; R.Campanella walked;
J.Brown singled [J.Washington scored, R.Campanella to second];
G.Curry walked [R.Campanella to third, J.Brown to second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants
7, Grays 7.

GRAYS 8TH: R.CAMPANELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); B.Leonard
flied to unknown fielder; J.Wilson walked; V.Harris flied to
unknown fielder; M.Carlisle flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 7.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow singled; B.Hoskins walked [F.Snow to
second]; J.Washington forced B.Hoskins (unknown fielder) [F.Snow
to third, J.Washington to first]; H.Spearman popped to
M.Carlisle; C.Biot out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 7, Grays 7.

GRAYS 9TH: R.GASTON BATTED FOR E.NAPIER; R.Gaston flied to
unknown fielder; R.BROWN BATTED FOR R.PARTLOW; R.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 7.

ELITE GIANTS 10TH: R.GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); R.BROWN
STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); R.Campanella flied to V.Harris;
J.Brown singled; G.Curry singled to second base [J.Brown to
second]; J.Brown was picked off second (R.Brown to C.Williams);
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
7, Grays 7.

GRAYS 10TH: C.Williams doubled to left field; H.Easterling out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Williams to third];
B.Leonard flied to C.Biot [C.Williams scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     7  14   2  10
 Grays            8   7   0   3


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