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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Friday, July 14, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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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