Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 - 6 11 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Josh Gibson c 4 2 3 3 0 3 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 13 0 Dan Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Luis Marquez 2b 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 Bob Thurman p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 6 11 6 1 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Luis Marquez. BATTING - HR: Josh Gibson 2, Buck Leonard. GDP: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 5 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 5 3 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 George Scales ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wells lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Felton Snow 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Norman Robinson rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 Bob Clarke c 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 Bill Byrd p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 2 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Bill Byrd. BATTING - 2B: Norman Robinson. 3B: Jim Gilliam. GDP: Norman Robinson. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Butts. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Thurman W 9 5 1 1 3 2 0 34 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 2 0 34 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd L 9 11 6 6 1 1 3 38 Totals 9 11 6 6 1 1 3 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/2/1946, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. J.Benjamin cf H.Kimbro cf 2. S.Bankhead ss T.Butts ss 3. H.Easterling 3b J.Washington 1b 4. J.Gibson c W.Wells lf 5. B.Leonard 1b F.Snow 3b 6. D.Wilson lf N.Robinson rf 7. D.Hoskins rf J.Gilliam 2b 8. L.Marquez 2b B.Clarke c 9. B.Thurman p B.Byrd p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled; J.Gilliam tripled [N.Robinson scored]; B.Clarke walked; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [T.Butts to first]; T.Butts stole second; J.Washington out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson homered; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow walked; N.Robinson grounded into a double play (L.Marquez to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.Snow out at second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (B.Byrd to T.Butts to J.Washington) [B.Thurman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard homered; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Gilliam singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson homered [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; G.SCALES BATTED FOR J.WASHINGTON; G.Scales out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 9TH: G.SCALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); D.Wilson singled; D.Hoskins singled [D.Wilson to second]; L.Marquez singled [D.Wilson scored, D.Hoskins to third]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play [D.Hoskins scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 6 11 0 5 Elite Giants 1 5 0 6
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