Homestead Grays 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 1 0 0 3 5 Bob Thurman rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Luke Easter lf 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Bob Boston 1b 5 0 0 0 0 14 2 Eudie Napier c 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 8 Tom Parker p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 34 3 9 2 5 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 3. Sam Bankhead 2, Bob Boston 2, Eudie Napier, Clarence Bruce 2. E: 2. Sam Bankhead, Bob Thurman. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez. SH: Sam Bankhead 3. GDP: Wilmer Fields. Team LOB: 12 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 Frank Russell 1b 4 1 0 0 0 10 1 Ed Finney 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 Bob Romby rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 Johnny Washington ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 1 4 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hoss Walker, Jim Gilliam, Frank Russell. E: 2. Hoss Walker 2. BATTING - 2B: Ed Finney. GDP: Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Parker W 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 36 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black L 9 9 3 2 5 4 0 42 Totals 9 9 3 2 5 4 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 1400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/30/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf H.Kimbro cf 2. S.Bankhead ss H.Walker ss 3. B.Thurman rf J.Gilliam 2b 4. L.Easter lf L.Lockett lf 5. W.Fields 3b F.Russell 1b 6. B.Boston 1b E.Finney 3b 7. E.Napier c B.Romby rf 8. C.Bruce 2b F.Robinson c 9. T.Parker p J.Black p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game played in a steady drizzle; L.Marquez doubled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to third]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter walked; W.Fields singled [L.Marquez scored, L.Easter to second]; B.Boston out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier walked; C.Bruce singled [E.Napier to second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [E.Napier to third, C.Bruce to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: E.Finney doubled; B.Romby out on unknown play [E.Finney to third]; F.Robinson hit into a double play (C.Bruce to E.Napier) [E.Finney out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter singled; W.Fields reached on an error by H.Walker [L.Easter to second, W.Fields to first]; B.Boston reached on an error by H.Walker [L.Easter scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Fields to second, B.Boston to first]; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black singled; H.Kimbro grounded into a double play (C.Bruce to S.Bankhead to B.Boston) [J.Black out at second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 4TH: L.Marquez 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 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam reached on an error by S.Bankhead [J.Gilliam to first]; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Boston) [J.Gilliam out at second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 5TH: L.Easter walked; W.Fields singled [L.Easter to second]; B.Boston out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Romby walked; F.Robinson singled [B.Romby to second]; J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 6TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Easter walked [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 7TH: B.Boston out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 8TH: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to second]; B.Thurman singled to left field (L.Lockett to J.Gilliam) [L.Marquez scored, B.Thurman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 0. GRAYS 9TH: L.Easter walked; W.Fields grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to H.Walker to F.Russell) [L.Easter out at second]; B.Boston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam singled; L.Lockett singled to right field [J.Gilliam scored (no RBI) (error by B.Thurman)]; F.Russell forced L.Lockett (unknown fielder) [F.Russell to first]; E.Finney walked [F.Russell to second]; B.Romby out on unknown play; J.WASHINGTON BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; J.Washington singled to right field [F.Russell scored, E.Finney to second]; J.GAINES RAN FOR J.WASHINGTON; B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.BLACK; B.Byrd forced J.Gaines (S.Bankhead unassisted) [B.Byrd to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 9 2 12 Elite Giants 2 7 2 7
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