Homestead Grays 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 - 9 11 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 2 0 1 3 0 Luke Easter lf 5 2 3 6 0 0 0 Tom Parker rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 Luther Clifford c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eudie Napier c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ervin Fowlkes ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 R.T. Walker p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 9 11 9 5 9 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck Leonard, Tom Parker, Ervin Fowlkes 2. E: 2. Luis Marquez, Ervin Fowlkes. PB: 1. Luther Clifford. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter. HR: Wilmer Fields, Luke Easter 2. SH: Buck Leonard. IW: Tom Parker. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez 2. CS: Ervin Fowlkes. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 Frank Russell rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 33 4 9 3 8 3 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Ed Finney. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington, Frank Russell. SH: Tommy Butts. GDP: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. CS: Johnny Washington. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R.T. Walker W 9 9 4 2 8 3 0 42 Totals 9 9 4 2 8 3 0 42 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines L 9 11 9 9 5 9 3 43 Totals 9 11 9 9 5 9 3 43 IW: Jonas Gaines. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B - , 3B - Buckley Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/5/1948, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf H.Kimbro cf 2. S.Bankhead 2b T.Butts ss 3. W.Fields 3b J.Gilliam 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Lockett lf 5. L.Easter lf J.Washington 1b 6. T.Parker rf F.Russell rf 7. L.Clifford c E.Finney 3b 8. E.Fowlkes ss F.Robinson c 9. R.Walker p J.Gaines p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez to second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (W.Fields to B.Leonard) [H.Kimbro to third]; Nobody covered 3B; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored, J.Gilliam to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 2ND: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney singled to center field [E.Finney to second (error by L.Marquez)]; F.Robinson walked; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [E.Finney to third, F.Robinson to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Walker 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 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 1. GRAYS 4TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; L.Easter homered to centerfield [B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: E.Finney walked; F.Robinson walked [E.Finney to second]; L.Clifford allowed a passed ball [E.Finney to third, F.Robinson to second]; J.Gaines hit into a double play (T.Parker to E.Fowlkes) [E.Finney scored (unearned), F.Robinson out at second]; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 5TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead doubled [L.Marquez scored]; W.Fields singled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard walked [W.Fields to second]; L.Easter doubled to right field [W.Fields scored, B.Leonard to third]; T.Parker was walked intentionally; L.Clifford was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell doubled [L.Lockett scored]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 6TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled to shortstop; H.Kimbro stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam reached on an error by E.Fowlkes [H.Kimbro scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gilliam to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead singled; W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to second]; L.Easter homered to rightfield [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.NAPIER REPLACED L.CLIFFORD (PLAYING C); J.Washington singled; J.Washington was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 8, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 8TH: E.Fowlkes walked; E.Fowlkes was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines walked; H.Kimbro singled [J.Gaines to second]; T.Butts grounded into a double play (E.Fowlkes to B.Leonard) [H.Kimbro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Elite Giants 4. GRAYS 9TH: W.Fields homered to rightfield; B.Leonard reached on an error by E.Finney [B.Leonard to first]; L.Easter out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 9 11 2 7 Elite Giants 4 9 1 11
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