Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 13 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf, cf 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Gaston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Whatley ph, rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Vic Harris rf, lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dolly King ph, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 13 4 2 0 25 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead, Joe Spencer. E: 1. Jerry Benjamin. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell 3. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Vic Harris, Joe Spencer. HBP: Edsall Walker. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 11 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 3b 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leonardo Chapman 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Norman Robinson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 13 5 0 0 27 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Roy Campanella, Bob Clarke. E: 2. Tommy Butts, Bob Clarke. BATTING - 2B: Roy Campanella 2, Doc Dennis 2. SH: Leonardo Chapman. GDP: Leonardo Chapman. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter 4 7 4 4 0 0 0 19 Edsall Walker L 4.1 6 1 1 0 0 0 19 Totals 8.1 13 5 5 0 0 0 38 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines 8.2 12 4 4 2 0 0 40 Bill Byrd W 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 13 4 4 2 0 0 42 HBP: Jonas Gaines. IW: Jonas Gaines. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/14/1944, game 1 -- 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. J.Wilson 3b B.Hoskins lf 6. S.Bankhead ss D.Dennis 3b 7. V.Harris rf L.Chapman 1b 8. J.Spencer 2b B.Clarke c 9. S.Carter p J.Gaines p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead singled; V.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis doubled; L.Chapman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Dennis to third]; B.Clarke out on unknown play [D.Dennis scored]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [C.Bell to third]; B.Leonard hit into a double play (R.Campanella to B.Clarke) [C.Bell out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella doubled [T.Butts scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 4TH: B.Clarke dropped a foul fly hit by J.Gibson; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: D.Dennis doubled; L.Chapman singled [D.Dennis scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris singled; J.Spencer out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; R.BROWN BATTED FOR S.CARTER; R.Brown walked; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; J.Wilson singled [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Dennis singled; L.Chapman grounded into a double play (J.Spencer to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [D.Dennis out at second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 7TH: F.SNOW REPLACED D.DENNIS (PLAYING 3B); D.KING BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; D.King out on unknown play; E.Walker was hit by a pitch; C.Bell doubled (unknown fielder) [E.Walker out at home]; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell scored]; B.Leonard reached on an error by T.Butts [J.Benjamin to second, B.Leonard to first]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); C.BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro reached on an error by J.Benjamin [H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; D.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: R.BATTLE REPLACED J.WILSON (PLAYING 3B); R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; L.Chapman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 9TH: E.Walker singled to center field; C.Bell singled [E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Walker to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard flied to R.Campanella; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; R.GASTON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; B.BYRD REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); D.WHATLEY BATTED FOR R.GASTON; D.Whatley singled to third base [E.Walker scored, C.Bell scored, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead forced D.Whatley (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.WHATLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); D.HOSKINS REPLACED D.KING (PLAYING 3B); B.Clarke singled; N.ROBINSON RAN FOR B.CLARKE; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [N.Robinson to second]; T.Butts singled to left field [N.Robinson scored, H.Kimbro to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 4 13 1 11 Elite Giants 5 13 2 8
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