Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x - 3 7 0 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Roy Campanella rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 Norman Robinson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 1 1 0 11 0 Bill Harvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 Jonas Gaines p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bill Byrd p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 2 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Roy Campanella, Felton Snow, Bob Clarke. E: 2. Tommy Butts, Bill Byrd. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro. SH: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 2 0 1 6 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 1 1 0 15 1 Jud Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Robert Gaston c 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Spoon Carter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 3 7 2 4 4 27 13 FIELDING - PB: 1. Robert Gaston. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead. 3B: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. SH: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines L 6 6 3 3 3 3 0 26 Bill Byrd 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 8 7 3 3 4 4 0 34 Jonas Gaines pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 34 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/28/1944, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf C.Bell lf 2. T.Butts ss J.Benjamin cf 3. F.Russell 2b S.Bankhead 2b 4. R.Campanella rf B.Leonard 1b 5. B.Hoskins lf J.Wilson 3b 6. F.Snow 3b D.Hoskins rf 7. D.Dennis 1b R.Gaston c 8. B.Clarke c J.Jackson ss 9. J.Gaines p S.Carter p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third]; S.Bankhead hit into a double play (R.Campanella to B.Clarke to F.Snow to T.Butts to F.Snow) [C.Bell out at home, J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; R.Gaston allowed a passed ball [F.Snow to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled; B.Hoskins singled [R.Campanella to third, B.Hoskins to second (on throw)]; F.Snow flied to C.Bell [R.Campanella scored]; D.Dennis singled [B.Hoskins scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead doubled to right field [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin tripled to right field; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard tripled to right field [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard scored (error by T.Butts)]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: R.Gaston walked; J.Jackson singled [R.Gaston to second]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro stole third; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Wilson walked; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Bankhead was picked off second, but was safe on an error by B.Byrd [S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; N.ROBINSON RAN FOR F.SNOW; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR D.DENNIS; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 2 7 2 5 Grays 3 7 0 7
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