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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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