Homestead Grays 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 10 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Bob Thurman rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Luke Easter lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 Victoriano Sosa c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 Willie Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Boston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 5 6 3 7 8 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Wilmer Fields, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - SH: Sam Bankhead. HBP: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Willie Smith. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez, Bob Thurman, Luke Easter. CS: Bob Boston. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Ed Finney 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Frank Russell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Campini c 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Frazier Robinson c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Sowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby p 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 Totals 34 4 10 4 7 2 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Bob Romby. E: 3. Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell, Joe Campini. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington. HR: Bob Romby. SH: Tommy Butts. GDP: Bob Romby. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Johnny Washington. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Smith W 8 9 3 3 5 0 1 36 Frank Thompson SV 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 6 Totals 9 10 4 4 7 2 1 42 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clyde Sowell 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 Bob Romby L 9 6 4 3 4 8 0 36 Totals 9 6 5 4 7 8 0 39 Clyde Sowell pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning HBP: Bob Romby. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B - , 3B - Hartzell Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 5500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/18/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf J.Gilliam 2b 2. S.Bankhead ss T.Butts ss 3. B.Thurman rf H.Kimbro cf 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Lockett lf 5. L.Easter lf J.Washington 1b 6. W.Fields 3b E.Finney 3b 7. V.Sosa c F.Russell rf 8. C.Bruce 2b J.Campini c 9. W.Smith p C.Sowell p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez walked; S.Bankhead walked [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman walked [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to second]; B.ROMBY REPLACED C.SOWELL (PITCHING); B.Leonard struck out; L.Easter flied to L.Lockett [L.Marquez scored]; W.Fields struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: F.Russell dropped a foul fly hit by V.Sosa; V.Sosa walked; C.Bruce out on unknown play; W.Smith out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: E.Finney singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Campini walked [E.Finney to second]; B.Romby out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead walked; B.Thurman forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [B.Thurman to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter walked [B.Thurman to second]; B.Thurman stole third and L.Easter stole second; B.Thurman advanced to home (error by J.Campini) and L.Easter advanced to third; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: V.Sosa out on unknown play; C.Bruce walked; W.Smith grounded into a double play (B.Romby to T.Butts to J.Washington) [C.Bruce out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Campini singled; B.Romby hit an inside the park homer to right field [J.Campini scored]; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 5TH: F.ROBINSON REPLACED J.CAMPINI (PLAYING C); L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; B.Thurman singled [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter forced L.Marquez (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to third, B.Thurman to second, L.Easter to first]; W.Fields singled to center field [S.Bankhead scored, B.Thurman scored, L.Easter scored (no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro)]; V.Sosa singled [W.Fields to second]; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled; E.Finney walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 6TH: W.Smith out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Romby walked; B.Romby was picked off first (unknown fielder); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. 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 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; L.Lockett doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 8TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; V.Sosa out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled; B.Romby grounded into a double play (W.Fields to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [F.Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 9TH: B.BOSTON BATTED FOR W.SMITH; B.Boston singled; B.Boston was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman lined to H.Kimbro; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.THOMPSON REPLACED B.BOSTON (PITCHING); J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro walked; L.Lockett struck out; J.Washington singled [J.Gilliam scored, H.Kimbro to third]; J.Washington stole second; E.Finney struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 6 0 7 Elite Giants 4 10 3 11
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