Homestead Grays 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 - 11 16 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 Buck Leonard 1b 5 3 2 2 1 0 7 0 Josh Gibson c 4 3 2 3 1 0 4 0 Walter Cannady 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 3 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 Ray Battle 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 5 Spoon Carter p 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 40 11 16 11 8 2 27 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin, Walter Cannady, Dave Hoskins, Ray Battle. 3B: Buck Leonard. HR: Josh Gibson. SH: Sam Bankhead. IW: Dave Hoskins. GDP: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 11 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 George Scales 1b 5 2 3 2 0 1 12 0 Roy Campanella c 5 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Doc Dennis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 Norman Robinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Bill Harvey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Porter p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Frank Russell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 4 12 4 1 4 27 20 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, George Scales, Doc Dennis. BATTING - 2B: George Scales, Roy Campanella. 3B: Henry Kimbro. HR: George Scales. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 12 4 4 1 4 1 40 Totals 9 12 4 4 1 4 1 40 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Harvey L 0.2 4 5 5 2 0 1 8 Andy Porter 6.1 8 4 4 5 1 0 30 Tom Glover 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 11 Totals 9 16 11 11 8 2 1 49 IW: Andy Porter. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 15072 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/18/1944, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. C.Bell lf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Benjamin cf T.Butts ss 3. S.Bankhead ss G.Scales 1b 4. B.Leonard 1b R.Campanella c 5. J.Gibson c B.Hoskins lf 6. W.Cannady 2b D.Dennis 2b 7. D.Hoskins rf N.Robinson rf 8. R.Battle 3b F.Snow 3b 9. S.Carter p B.Harvey p GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin doubled to left field [C.Bell to third]; S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard forced S.Bankhead (D.Dennis to T.Butts) [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to first]; J.Gibson homered to centerfield [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard scored]; W.Cannady grounded out (D.Dennis to G.Scales); D.Hoskins doubled to center field; R.Battle doubled to center field [D.Hoskins scored]; A.PORTER REPLACED B.HARVEY (PITCHING); S.Carter flied to H.Kimbro; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts popped to R.Battle; G.Scales doubled to center field [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella singled to left field [G.Scales scored, R.Campanella to second (on throw)]; B.Hoskins lined to D.Hoskins [R.Campanella to third]; D.Dennis grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 2ND: C.Bell flied to B.Hoskins in foul territory; J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead walked [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard popped to R.Campanella in foul territory; J.Gibson popped to R.Campanella in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: N.Robinson singled to second base; F.Snow popped to S.Bankhead; A.Porter struck out; H.Kimbro singled to right field [N.Robinson to third]; T.Butts flied to J.Benjamin; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 3RD: W.Cannady grounded out (F.Snow to G.Scales); D.Hoskins singled to left field (B.Hoskins to D.Dennis) [D.Hoskins out at second]; R.Battle grounded out (D.Dennis to G.Scales); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: G.Scales homered to leftfield; R.Campanella singled to center field (J.Benjamin to S.Bankhead) [R.Campanella out at second]; B.Hoskins reached on an error by S.Bankhead [B.Hoskins to first]; D.Dennis flied to D.Hoskins; N.Robinson grounded out (R.Battle to B.Leonard); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 4TH: S.Carter grounded out (T.Butts to G.Scales); C.Bell doubled to left field; J.Benjamin grounded out (G.Scales unassisted) [C.Bell to third]; S.Bankhead grounded out (D.Dennis to G.Scales); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow grounded out (R.Battle to B.Leonard); A.Porter struck out; H.Kimbro flied to J.Benjamin; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard singled to right field; J.Gibson grounded into a double play (D.Dennis to T.Butts to G.Scales) [B.Leonard out at second]; W.Cannady singled to pitcher; D.Hoskins forced W.Cannady (T.Butts to D.Dennis) [D.Hoskins to first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts grounded out (R.Battle to B.Leonard); G.Scales singled to left field; R.Campanella forced G.Scales (R.Battle to W.Cannady) [R.Campanella to first]; B.Hoskins grounded out (W.Cannady to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 6TH: R.Battle grounded out (A.Porter to G.Scales); S.Carter struck out; C.Bell popped to D.Dennis; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Dennis popped to S.Bankhead; N.Robinson grounded out (W.Cannady to B.Leonard); F.Snow lined to R.Battle; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled to second base; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (A.Porter to G.Scales) [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard tripled to right field [J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady singled to center field [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to third, W.Cannady to second (on throw)]; D.Hoskins was walked intentionally; R.Battle forced D.Hoskins (F.Snow to D.Dennis) [J.Gibson scored, W.Cannady to third, R.Battle to first]; S.Carter singled to center field [W.Cannady scored, R.Battle to third]; C.Bell walked [S.Carter to second]; J.Benjamin lined to G.Scales; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 9, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR A.PORTER; B.Byrd flied to J.Benjamin; H.Kimbro tripled to right field; T.Butts struck out; G.Scales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 8TH: T.GLOVER REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); S.Bankhead grounded out (T.Glover to G.Scales); B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled to center field [B.Leonard to third]; W.Cannady doubled to right field [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to third]; D.Hoskins grounded out (D.Dennis to G.Scales) [J.Gibson scored, W.Cannady to third]; R.Battle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 11, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: R.Campanella doubled to left field; B.Hoskins popped to S.Bankhead; D.Dennis flied to D.Hoskins; N.Robinson grounded out (R.Battle to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 11, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 9TH: S.Carter singled to right field; C.Bell singled [S.Carter to second]; J.Benjamin forced S.Carter (T.Glover to F.Snow) [C.Bell to second, J.Benjamin to first]; S.Bankhead popped to D.Dennis; B.Leonard popped to R.Campanella in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 11, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow singled to left field; F.RUSSELL BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; F.Russell flied to C.Bell; H.Kimbro singled to right field [F.Snow to third]; T.Butts singled to center field [F.Snow scored, H.Kimbro to second]; G.Scales flied to D.Hoskins; R.Campanella flied to C.Bell; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 11, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 11 16 1 11 Elite Giants 4 12 0 9
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