Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 - 9 10 0 Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 Norman Robinson rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 2 2 0 1 4 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 2 3 1 1 9 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 Luis Villodas c 4 1 1 4 1 5 3 Jones 3b 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 Archie Hinton p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 9 10 8 6 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Luis Villodas, Jones, Archie Hinton. BATTING - 2B: Norman Robinson, Johnny Washington 2. HR: Henry Kimbro, Luis Villodas. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Jones. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 Dan Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 14 0 Dave Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ted Radcliffe c 3 0 0 0 1 5 1 Matt Carlisle 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 R.T. Walker p 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 Josh Gibson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 9 4 27 15 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Frank Williams, Dan Wilson. HBP: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Frank Williams. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Archie Hinton W 9 3 1 1 9 4 0 39 Totals 9 3 1 1 9 4 0 39 WP: Archie Hinton 2. HBP: Archie Hinton. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R.T. Walker L 9 10 9 8 6 5 2 43 Totals 9 10 9 8 6 5 2 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Gunning Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/9/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf F.Williams rf 2. T.Butts ss D.Wilson 3b 3. N.Robinson rf J.Benjamin cf 4. B.Hoskins lf B.Leonard 1b 5. J.Washington 1b D.Hoskins lf 6. F.Russell 2b S.Bankhead ss 7. L.Villodas c T.Radcliffe c 8. 3b M.Carlisle 2b 9. A.Hinton p R.Walker p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; A.Hinton threw a wild pitch [D.Wilson to third]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [D.Wilson scored]; B.Leonard walked; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington doubled; F.Russell out on unknown play; L.Villodas walked; out on unknown play; A.Hinton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled; R.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: F.Williams doubled; D.Wilson walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; A.Hinton threw a wild pitch [F.Williams to third, D.Wilson to second]; D.Hoskins walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins singled; J.Washington doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; F.Russell out on unknown play; L.Villodas out on unknown play; singled [J.Washington scored]; stole second; A.Hinton reached on an error by S.Bankhead [ scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Hinton to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; J.Washington walked [B.Hoskins to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: F.Williams walked; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked [F.Williams to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Villodas out on unknown play; walked; A.Hinton out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe walked; M.Carlisle walked [T.Radcliffe to second]; R.Walker walked [T.Radcliffe to third, M.Carlisle to second]; F.Williams grounded into a double play (A.Hinton to L.Villodas to ) [T.Radcliffe out at home, M.Carlisle out at third, R.Walker to second, F.Williams to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; J.Washington singled [B.Hoskins to second]; F.Russell walked [B.Hoskins to third, J.Washington to second]; L.Villodas homered [B.Hoskins scored, J.Washington scored, F.Russell scored]; out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: A.Hinton out on unknown play; H.Kimbro homered; T.Butts walked; N.Robinson doubled to left field (D.Hoskins to D.Wilson) [T.Butts scored, N.Robinson out at third]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; L.Villodas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.GIBSON BATTED FOR R.WALKER; J.Gibson walked; F.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 9, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 9 10 0 7 Grays 1 3 1 11
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