Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 1 5 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 David Whatley pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ray Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Roy Partlow p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 4 0 7 0 24 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howard Easterling, Matt Carlisle. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Chester Williams. HBP: Jud Wilson. GDP: Ray Brown. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Sam Bankhead, Matt Carlisle. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Sammy Hughes 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 George Scales 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Roy Campanella rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wild Bill Wright lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 Bob Clarke c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jonas Gaines p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 25 1 5 1 4 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 1. George Scales, Tommy Butts. BATTING - 2B: Wild Bill Wright. SH: Henry Kimbro, Sammy Hughes, George Scales. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow L 8 5 1 1 4 0 0 32 Totals 8 5 1 1 4 0 0 32 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines W 9 4 0 0 7 0 0 35 Totals 9 4 0 0 7 0 0 35 HBP: Jonas Gaines. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/3/1942 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. J.Benjamin cf H.Kimbro cf 2. C.Williams ss S.Hughes 2b 3. S.Bankhead rf G.Scales 1b 4. J.Gibson c R.Campanella rf 5. J.Wilson 1b W.Wright lf 6. H.Easterling 3b F.Snow 3b 7. R.Brown lf T.Butts ss 8. M.Carlisle 2b B.Clarke c 9. R.Partlow p J.Gaines p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin doubled; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling singled; R.Brown grounded into a double play (T.Butts to G.Scales) [H.Easterling out at second]; M.Carlisle walked; M.Carlisle was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; T.Butts walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines walked; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gaines to second]; S.Hughes lined into a double play (H.Easterling to M.Carlisle) [J.Gaines out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead walked; S.Bankhead was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella walked; W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle 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 5TH: T.Butts singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Gibson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 7TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wright doubled; F.Snow singled [W.Wright to third]; T.Butts singled [W.Wright scored, F.Snow to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 8TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled; S.Bankhead lined to H.Kimbro; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Hughes walked; G.Scales out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson walked; J.Wilson was hit by a pitch [J.Gibson to second]; D.WHATLEY RAN FOR J.WILSON; H.Easterling out on unknown play; R.Brown singled to center field (H.Kimbro to T.Butts to B.Clarke) [J.Gibson out at home, D.Whatley to third, R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle grounded out (S.Hughes to G.Scales); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 0 4 0 8 Elite Giants 1 5 0 7
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