Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 6 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 George Scales rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Norman Robinson pr, rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Porter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 6 3 3 0 27 0 BATTING - HR: Henry Kimbro. SH: Andy Porter. Team LOB: 8 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Gibson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Ray Battle. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - SH: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Buck Leonard. CS: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andy Porter W 9 6 1 1 3 0 0 35 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 0 0 35 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown L 9 6 3 3 3 0 1 38 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 0 1 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Kemp Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/4/1944, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf C.Bell lf 2. F.Snow 3b J.Benjamin cf 3. G.Scales rf S.Bankhead ss 4. R.Campanella c B.Leonard 1b 5. B.Hoskins lf J.Gibson c 6. F.Russell 2b W.Cannady 2b 7. D.Dennis 1b D.Hoskins rf 8. T.Butts ss R.Battle 3b 9. A.Porter p R.Brown p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro scored]; G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked [F.Snow to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard stole second; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis reached on an error by R.Battle [D.Dennis to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; A.Porter out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Dennis to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Snow out on unknown play; G.Scales singled; R.Campanella reached on a fielder's choice [G.Scales to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled [J.Gibson to second]; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: 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. Elite Giants 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown walked; C.Bell forced R.Brown (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin singled [C.Bell to third]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play [C.Bell scored]; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; G.Scales walked; N.ROBINSON RAN FOR G.SCALES; R.Campanella singled [N.Robinson to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell singled [N.Robinson scored, R.Campanella to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: N.ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard lined to N.Robinson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Kimbro homered; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson singled; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 3 6 0 8 Grays 1 6 1 7
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