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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 2

Game played on Friday, August 22, 1947 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0  -   2  8  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              4 0 0  0 0 0  0 x  -   4  7  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   0    0     0         2   4
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Luis Marquez rf                       2   1   2    0     2         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Clarence Bruce 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   2    0     0         5   1
Clarence Isreal 3b                    3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Robert Gaston c                       3   0   1    0     1         8   0
Willie Pope p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Wilmer Fields p                     2   0   1    0     0         1   2
  R.T. Walker p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bob Thurman                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   8    0     4   6    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Luke Easter, Robert Gaston. 
E: 1.  Wilmer Fields. 
PB: 1.  Robert Gaston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Luke Easter. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam ss                        2   1   2    0     2         2   4
Ed Finney 2b                          0   1   0    0     1         0   1
  Joe Wiley 2b                        2   0   0    0     0         3   3
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   1    2     0         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   3    0     0         8   1
Lester Lockett rf                     2   0   0    0     1         2   1
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   1    1     0         2   2
Bill Perkins c                        2   0   0    0     1         6   0
Jonas Gaines p                        2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Totals                               25   4   7    3     7   6    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim Gilliam, Joe Wiley, Johnny Washington. 
E: 3.  Ed Finney, Johnny Washington, Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Gilliam. 
SH:  Joe Wiley, Lester Lockett. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Washington. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Pope L                        0       1   4        3   0   0  4
Wilmer Fields                        4       3   0        3   3   0  18
R.T. Walker                          3       3   0        1   3   0  12
Totals                               7       7   4        7   6   0  34

Willie Pope pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       8       8   2        4   6   0  36
Totals                               8       8   2        4   6   0  36

BK:  Jonas Gaines. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Dudley

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 


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