Homestead Grays 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 6 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 1 0 1 7 2 Josh Gibson c 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Robert Gaston ph, c 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jelly Jackson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Edsall Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 33 5 6 4 3 7 27 15 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. HR: Dave Hoskins. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 Norman Robinson rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Frank Russell 2b 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 Roy Campanella c 5 0 2 2 0 9 1 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 0 1 1 10 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Glover p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Harvey ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 7 27 5 FIELDING - E: 1. Doc Dennis. BATTING - 2B: Norman Robinson, Tommy Butts. SH: Norman Robinson, Frank Russell, Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 6.1 10 4 4 1 5 0 31 Spoon Carter SV 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 11 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 7 0 42 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Glover L 8 6 5 4 3 7 1 33 Bill Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 5 4 3 7 1 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/14/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. C.Bell lf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Benjamin cf N.Robinson rf 3. S.Bankhead ss F.Russell 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b R.Campanella c 5. J.Gibson c B.Hoskins lf 6. W.Cannady 2b D.Dennis 1b 7. D.Hoskins rf T.Butts ss 8. J.Wilson 3b F.Snow 3b 9. E.Walker p T.Glover p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Bell singled; C.Bell was caught stealing second (R.Campanella to F.Russell); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; N.Robinson singled [H.Kimbro to third]; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.GASTON BATTED FOR J.GIBSON; R.Gaston out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Butts doubled; F.Snow out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play [D.Hoskins to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro singled; N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell singled [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella singled [F.Russell to second]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell to third, R.Campanella to second]; D.Dennis walked [F.Russell scored, R.Campanella to third, B.Hoskins to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard walked [S.Bankhead to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins homered [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 5TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled; R.Gaston walked; W.Cannady reached on an error by D.Dennis [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Gaston to second, W.Cannady to first]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts reached on an error by S.Bankhead [T.Butts to first]; F.Snow out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 7TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: N.Robinson doubled; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to third]; R.Campanella singled [N.Robinson scored]; S.CARTER REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); B.Hoskins out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Campanella to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts walked; T.Butts was picked off first (S.Carter to B.Leonard); F.Snow out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 9TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED W.CANNADY (PLAYING 2B); H.Kimbro walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.Russell walked [H.Kimbro to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [H.Kimbro to third, F.Russell to second]; D.Dennis popped to B.Leonard; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 6 1 4 Elite Giants 4 11 1 11
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