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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Tuesday, June 22, 1948 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 2  0 2 0  1 0 0   -   5  9  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 3  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   6 10  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf, 2b                   5   1   1    0     0         1   1
Sam Bankhead 2b, ss                   3   1   1    0     2         2   1
Tom Parker rf                         5   1   2    2     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       5   1   1    0     0        11   0
Luke Easter lf                        2   0   1    1     2         2   0
Clarence Bruce 3b                     4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Luther Clifford c                     2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Robert Gaston c                     1   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Charles Gary pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eudie Napier c                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Ervin Fowlkes ss                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Wilmer Fields cf                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Thurman p                         4   1   1    0     0         1   1
Totals                               35   5   9    4     5  10    24   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Luis Marquez, Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. 
E: 1.  Ervin Fowlkes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tom Parker, Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clarence Bruce. 
CS:  Luke Easter. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   3   1    0     3         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   4    0     0         1   1
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   2    1     0         2   3
Lester Lockett lf                     2   1   1    3     2         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    2     0         7   1
Frank Russell rf                      4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Jonas Gaines p                        4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               31   6  10    6     6   3    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ed Finney. 

BATTING -
3B:  Frank Russell. 
HR:  Lester Lockett. 
SH:  Jim Gilliam 2. 
IW:  Lester Lockett 2. 
GDP:  Jim Gilliam. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ed Finney. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Thurman L                        8      10   6    5   6   3   1  39
Totals                               8      10   6    5   6   3   1  39

IW:  Bob Thurman 2. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9       9   5    4   5  10   0  40
Totals                               9       9   5    4   5  10   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Buck Snyder, 2B -  , 3B -  

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 1790

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 6/22/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Baltimore                     
1. L.Marquez           cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. S.Bankhead          2b        T.Butts             ss        
3. T.Parker            rf        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. B.Leonard           1b        L.Lockett           lf        
5. L.Easter            lf        J.Washington        1b        
6. C.Bruce             3b        F.Russell           rf        
7. L.Clifford          c         E.Finney            3b        
8. E.Fowlkes           ss        F.Robinson          c         
9. B.Thurman           p         J.Gaines            p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled;
T.Parker out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro
to second]; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett was walked
intentionally; J.Washington out on unknown play [H.Kimbro
scored, T.Butts to third, L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 2ND: L.Easter walked; C.Bruce out on unknown play;
L.Clifford out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 3RD: B.Thurman singled; L.Marquez singled [B.Thurman to
second]; S.Bankhead walked [B.Thurman to third, L.Marquez to
second]; T.Parker doubled [B.Thurman scored, L.Marquez scored,
S.Bankhead to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; L.Easter
out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro reached on an error by E.Fowlkes
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder)
[T.Butts to first]; J.Gilliam singled [T.Butts to second];
L.Lockett homered to leftfield [T.Butts scored (unearned),
J.Gilliam scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Clifford out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.MARQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
S.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.GASTON REPLACED
L.CLIFFORD (PLAYING C); W.FIELDS REPLACED E.FOWLKES (PLAYING
CF); E.Finney walked; E.Finney was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; T.Parker singled; B.Leonard doubled [T.Parker to
third]; L.Easter walked; C.Bruce singled [T.Parker scored,
B.Leonard to third, L.Easter to second]; R.Gaston reached on an
error by E.Finney [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI),
L.Easter to third, C.Bruce to second, R.Gaston to first]; C.GARY
RAN FOR R.GASTON; L.Easter was caught stealing home (F.Robinson
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants
4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.NAPIER REPLACED C.GARY (PLAYING C);
H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third,
T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett was walked intentionally;
J.Washington singled [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to third,
L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite
Giants 5.

GRAYS 6TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled to left field
[H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro scored,
T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 6.

GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead walked; T.Parker grounded out (F.Russell
unassisted) [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead scored]; C.Bruce singled
[L.Easter to third]; C.Bruce stole second; L.Easter was out
trying to advance to home and C.Bruce advanced to (F.Robinson
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
tripled; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 6.

GRAYS 8TH: E.Napier walked; W.Fields out on unknown play;
B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam grounded
into a double play (L.Marquez to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard)
[T.Butts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite
Giants 6.

GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            5   9   1   8
 Elite Giants     6  10   1   9


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