Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 3 9 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 8 0 Luke Easter lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eudie Napier c 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Clarence Isreal 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Johnny Wright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 31 1 4 1 0 11 24 9 BATTING - Team LOB: 3 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Felix Guilbe lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 Butch Davis rf 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 Lester Lockett 1b 4 0 2 2 0 7 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bill Perkins c 3 0 1 1 0 11 0 Joe Wiley 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Bill Byrd p 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 3 9 3 0 5 27 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Lester Lockett. PB: 1. Bill Perkins. BATTING - Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright L 8 9 3 3 0 5 0 33 Totals 8 9 3 3 0 5 0 33 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 4 1 1 0 11 0 31 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 11 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Alfred Saylor Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/19/1947 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. J.Benjamin cf J.Gilliam ss 2. S.Bankhead ss F.Guilbe lf 3. B.Thurman rf H.Kimbro cf 4. B.Leonard 1b B.Davis rf 5. L.Easter lf L.Lockett 1b 6. E.Napier c F.Snow 3b 7. C.Bruce 2b B.Perkins c 8. C.Isreal 3b J.Wiley 2b 9. J.Wright p B.Byrd p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Wiley out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter reached on an error by L.Lockett [L.Easter to first]; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 6TH: C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Guilbe singled; H.Kimbro singled [F.Guilbe to second]; B.Davis singled [F.Guilbe to third, H.Kimbro to second]; L.Lockett singled [F.Guilbe scored, H.Kimbro scored, B.Davis to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled [B.Davis scored, L.Lockett to second]; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 7TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 8TH: E.Napier singled; C.Bruce out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin singled; B.Perkins allowed a passed ball [J.Benjamin to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to right field (B.Davis to J.Wiley) [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 1 4 0 3 Elite Giants 3 9 1 6
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