Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Howard Easterling 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 0 1 0 2 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - Team LOB: 4 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Scales rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bud Barbee 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harvey Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Harvey p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 2 6 2 0 0 21 0 BATTING - Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker L 6 6 2 2 0 0 0 24 Totals 6 6 2 2 0 0 0 24 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Harvey W 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 Totals 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway, 2B - , 3B - Cromwell Time of Game: 1:10 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/30/1943, game 2 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. C.Bell lf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Benjamin cf F.Snow 2b 3. B.Leonard 1b G.Scales rf 4. J.Gibson c B.Barbee 1b 5. H.Easterling 2b B.Hoskins lf 6. S.Bankhead ss F.Russell 3b 7. J.Wilson 3b H.Young ss 8. R.Brown rf B.Clarke c 9. E.Walker p B.Harvey p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling reached on a fielder's choice [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; B.Hoskins was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Gibson [B.Hoskins to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker singled; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; H.Kimbro forced B.Harvey (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to first]; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro to third, F.Snow to second (on throw)]; G.Scales singled to right field [H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow scored]; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Young singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 5TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Harvey singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 0 1 1 4 Elite Giants 2 6 0 4
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