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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Friday, May 10, 1946 (N) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 1 2  0 0  -   4  9  2
Homestead Grays                     1 2 0  0 1 4  0 x  -   8 13  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   2    0     1         4   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    2     0         3   0
Norman Robinson lf                    2   1   1    0     2         2   2
Bill Hoskins rf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Frank Russell 2b                      4   1   2    0     0         4   2
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Black p                           1   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Frazier Robinson ph                 1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Tite Figueroa p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bill Barnes p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   4   9    4     3   5    21   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Johnny Washington, Frank Russell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell. 
HR:  Tommy Butts. 
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  10


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Williams rf                     5   1   2    0     0         2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   2   1    0     1         1   0
Dan Wilson 3b                         4   2   4    2     1         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       5   1   2    2     0        12   2
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Dave Hoskins lf                       3   1   1    1     1         1   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   1   2    3     1         0   4
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Alonzo Perry p                        4   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Ted Radcliffe p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   8  13    8     5   2    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Dan Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black                            3       5   3    3   0   2   1  15
Tite Figueroa L                      2       7   5    5   3   0   0  16
Bill Barnes                          2       1   0    0   2   0   0  9
Totals                               7      13   8    8   5   2   1  40

Tite Figueroa pitched to 4 batters in the 6th inning
WP:  Joe Black. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry W                       6       8   4    3   3   4   1  31
Ted Radcliffe SV                     2       1   0    0   0   1   0  7
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   5   1  38



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Umpires: HP -  Keesey, 1B -  Spaulding

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/10/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Homestead                     
1. H.Kimbro            cf        F.Williams          rf        
2. T.Butts             ss        J.Benjamin          cf        
3. N.Robinson          lf        D.Wilson            3b        
4. B.Hoskins           rf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        J.Gibson            c         
6. F.Russell           2b        D.Hoskins           lf        
7. F.Snow              3b        S.Bankhead          ss        
8. B.Clarke            c         M.Carlisle          2b        
9. J.Black             p         A.Perry             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; N.Robinson walked;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled;
J.Black threw a wild pitch [J.Benjamin to second]; D.Wilson
singled [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins singled; S.Bankhead homered [D.Hoskins
scored]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown
play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Grays 3.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black singled; H.Kimbro walked [J.Black to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled
[J.Black to third, H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled;
B.Leonard reached on an error by F.Russell [D.Wilson to second,
B.Leonard to first]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell doubled; F.Snow out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; F.ROBINSON BATTED FOR
J.BLACK; F.Robinson singled [F.Russell scored]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: T.FIGUEROA REPLACED F.ROBINSON (PITCHING);
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
A.Perry singled; F.Williams singled [A.Perry to second];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Grays 3.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; N.Robinson
reached on an error by D.Wilson [N.Robinson to second];
B.Hoskins singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; J.Washington
reached on a fielder's choice [B.Hoskins to second]; F.Russell
out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: D.Wilson singled; B.Leonard singled [D.Wilson to
third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown
play [D.Wilson scored]; S.Bankhead walked [B.Leonard to second];
M.Carlisle walked [B.Leonard to third, S.Bankhead to second];
A.Perry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants
2, Grays 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; T.Figueroa out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts homered [H.Kimbro
scored]; N.Robinson walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 4.

GRAYS 6TH: F.Williams singled; J.Benjamin walked [F.Williams to
second]; D.Wilson singled [F.Williams scored, J.Benjamin to
second]; B.Leonard doubled [J.Benjamin scored, D.Wilson scored];
B.BARNES REPLACED T.FIGUEROA (PITCHING); J.Gibson out on unknown
play; D.Hoskins walked; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard scored,
D.Hoskins to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; A.Perry
out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,
Grays 8.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.RADCLIFFE REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING);
J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; F.Snow out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 8.

GRAYS 7TH: F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; D.Wilson walked; D.Wilson was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by J.Washington [D.Wilson to second];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4, Grays 8.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR B.BARNES; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   9   2  10
 Grays            8  13   1  11


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