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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Monday, May 19, 1947 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2 10  4
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  3 1 0  4 0 x   -   9 13  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   2          0         0   0
Clarence Isreal 3b                    3   0   0          0         0   1
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   2          0         5   3
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   2          0         5   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   0          0         2   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   0   1          1         1   0
Ed Young 1b                           4   0   0          0         8   0
Luis Marquez 2b                       4   0   2          0         2   3
Cecil Kaiser p                        3   1   1          0         0   1
  Ciscero Warren p                    0   0   0          0         1   2
Totals                               33   2  10          1        24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Sam Bankhead 3, Ed Young, Luis Marquez 3, Ciscero Warren. 
E: 4.  Sam Bankhead, Eudie Napier, Ed Young, Luis Marquez. 

BATTING -
2B:  Luke Easter, Cecil Kaiser. 
SH:  Clarence Isreal. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luke Easter. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        5   2   3          0   0     1   7
Felix Guilbe rf                       5   1   1          0   0     1   0
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   1    3     0   0     1   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   3   3          0   0     1   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     4   1   2          0   0     0   2
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1          0   0    16   1
Joe Wiley 2b                          2   0   1          2   0     4   5
Luis Villodas c                       4   0   1          0   0     2   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   0   0          0   0     1   5
Totals                               36   9  13          2   0    27  20

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington 2, Joe Wiley. 
E: 2.  Butch Davis, Luis Villodas. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Butts, Joe Wiley. 
3B:  Butch Davis, Luis Villodas. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Tommy Butts, Henry Kimbro, Butch Davis 2. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cecil Kaiser L                       6      11   8        2   0   1  30
Ciscero Warren                       2       2   1        0   0   0  8
Totals                               8      13   9        2   0   1  38

Cecil Kaiser pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9      10   2        1   2   0  35
Totals                               9      10   2        1   2   0  35



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Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 8000


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