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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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