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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6

Game played on Wednesday, August 7, 1946 (N) at Cricket Field, Altoona PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              3 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   6  8  1
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 0 1  0 6 x   -   8 11  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix Guilbe rf                       4   1   1    0     1         4   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   0    0     0         1   1
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   1   2    2     0         1   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   0    0     0         1   0
Willie Wells 3b                       4   1   2    1     0         0   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   1   1    0     1         2   4
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   1    1     0        13   0
Luis Villodas c                       4   0   1    2     0         1   1
Bill Barnes p                         3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Totals                               36   6   8    6     3   3    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sammy Hughes, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.  Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells, Luis Villodas. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  6


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     3   1   1    0     1         5   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   1   0    0     0         2   3
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   1   1    2     0         1   2
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   3    1     0         9   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       3   1   1    1     1         3   0
Dan Wilson lf                         4   1   1    2     0         1   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   1   1    0     0         2   0
  Ted Radcliffe ph, c                 1   0   1    1     0         1   0
Luis Marquez 2b                       4   0   1    1     0         3   2
Harold Hairston p                     4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   8  11    8     2   6    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Dave Hoskins. 

BATTING -
2B:  Howard Easterling, Buck Leonard, Dan Wilson, Eudie Napier, Ted Radcliffe. 
GDP:  Dan Wilson. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Barnes L                        8      11   8    7   2   6   0  36
Totals                               8      11   8    7   2   6   0  36


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harold Hairston W                    9       8   6    5   3   3   1  39
Totals                               9       8   6    5   3   3   1  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/7/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Homestead                     
1. F.Guilbe            rf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. T.Butts             ss        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. H.Kimbro            cf        H.Easterling        3b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        B.Leonard           1b        
5. W.Wells             3b        D.Hoskins           rf        
6. S.Hughes            2b        D.Wilson            lf        
7. J.Washington        1b        E.Napier            c         
8. L.Villodas          c         L.Marquez           2b        
9. B.Barnes            p         H.Hairston          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.Guilbe singled; T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro homered [F.Guilbe scored]; B.Hoskins reached on
an error by D.Hoskins [B.Hoskins to first]; W.Wells doubled
[B.Hoskins scored (unearned)]; S.Hughes walked; J.Washington out
on unknown play; L.Villodas out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin
to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Barnes walked; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [B.Barnes to
second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: D.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Napier doubled;
L.Marquez singled [E.Napier scored]; H.Hairston out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Wells singled; S.Hughes singled [W.Wells to
second]; J.Washington singled [W.Wells scored, S.Hughes to
second]; L.Villodas doubled [S.Hughes scored, J.Washington
scored]; B.Barnes out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out
on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on
unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; L.Villodas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; H.Hairston singled;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Barnes out on unknown play; F.Guilbe
walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 1.

GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled;
D.Hoskins singled [B.Leonard scored]; D.Wilson grounded into a
double play (S.Hughes to J.Washington) [D.Hoskins out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 2.

GRAYS 7TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Villodas
out on unknown play; B.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 2.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead reached on an error
by T.Butts [J.Benjamin to second, S.Bankhead to first];
H.Easterling doubled [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead scored
(unearned)]; B.Leonard singled [H.Easterling scored]; D.Hoskins
walked [B.Leonard to second]; D.Wilson doubled [B.Leonard
scored, D.Hoskins scored]; T.RADCLIFFE BATTED FOR E.NAPIER;
T.Radcliffe doubled [D.Wilson scored]; T.Radcliffe was picked
off second (L.Villodas to T.Butts); L.Marquez out on unknown
play; H.Hairston out on unknown play; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Grays 8.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.RADCLIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C);
F.Guilbe out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 6, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     6   8   1   6
 Grays            8  11   1   4


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