Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf, cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 Buck Leonard 1b 2 2 2 0 2 12 1 Josh Gibson c 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 4 David Whatley rf 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Vic Harris ph, lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Willie Hubert p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jud Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 3 9 2 5 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead. E: 1. Joe Spencer. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin. SH: Jerry Benjamin. HBP: Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard. GDP: Vic Harris. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - SB: David Whatley. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 Frank Russell 2b 3 0 2 0 0 5 4 Roy Campanella rf 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Leonardo Chapman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Bill Harvey ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Doc Dennis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 Bob Clarke c 4 0 1 0 0 5 1 Donald Troy p 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 34 1 9 1 1 1 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Butts, Frank Russell, Leonardo Chapman 2, Bob Clarke. E: 2. Doc Dennis 2. BATTING - 2B: Doc Dennis. SH: Frank Russell. GDP: Leonardo Chapman. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Hubert W 7 7 1 1 1 1 0 28 Johnny Johnson SV 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 1 0 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Donald Troy L 9 9 3 2 5 5 0 43 Totals 9 9 3 2 5 5 0 43 HBP: Donald Troy 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Art Fields, 1B - Banks, 2B - , 3B - Arp Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 1200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/13/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. C.Bell lf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Benjamin cf T.Butts ss 3. B.Leonard 1b F.Russell 2b 4. J.Gibson c R.Campanella rf 5. S.Bankhead ss B.Hoskins lf 6. D.Whatley rf L.Chapman 1b 7. J.Spencer 2b D.Dennis 3b 8. R.Battle 3b B.Clarke c 9. W.Hubert p D.Troy p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell singled to second base [F.Russell to second (error by J.Spencer)]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Whatley walked; J.Spencer struck out while D.Whatley stole second; R.Battle reached on an error by D.Dennis [D.Whatley scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Battle to first]; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins singled; L.Chapman grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [B.Hoskins out at second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead struck out while (B.Clarke to L.Chapman); D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: BLG coach Scales ejected in 3rd inning for objecting to Umpire Fields tossing a ball out of play; B.Clarke singled; D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Spencer reached on an error by D.Dennis [J.Spencer to first]; R.Battle out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell was hit by a pitch [J.Spencer to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Chapman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead forced J.Gibson (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard to third, S.Bankhead to first]; D.Whatley singled [B.Leonard scored, S.Bankhead to third]; J.Spencer flied to R.Campanella; R.Battle out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Troy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 6TH: W.Hubert out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard was hit by a pitch; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to third]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead walked; D.Whatley out on unknown play; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; V.Harris grounded into a double play (T.Butts to F.Russell to L.Chapman) [S.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: V.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); L.Chapman out on unknown play; D.Dennis doubled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Troy walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 8TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; J.WILSON BATTED FOR W.HUBERT; J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.JOHNSON REPLACED J.WILSON (PITCHING); T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell to second]; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR L.CHAPMAN; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 9TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to third]; S.Bankhead walked [J.Gibson to second]; D.Whatley forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to third, D.Whatley to first]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Troy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 9 1 13 Elite Giants 1 9 2 8
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