Homestead Grays 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 8 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 7 3 4 2 2 0 x - 18 20 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf, ss 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 Sam Bankhead 2b 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 1 0 0 1 6 0 Luke Easter lf 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 Tom Parker rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eudie Napier c 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 Luther Clifford c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ervin Fowlkes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Smith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lefty Bell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bob Thurman p, cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 6 8 6 2 4 18 6 FIELDING - E: 1. Bob Thurman. BATTING - HR: Luke Easter. SH: Sam Bankhead. GDP: Buck Leonard, Bob Thurman. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 Jim Gilliam 2b 5 3 3 1 0 2 2 Henry Kimbro cf 4 3 2 2 1 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 3 5 2 0 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 5 3 3 3 0 6 1 Frank Russell rf 4 1 3 3 1 3 0 Ed Finney 3b 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 Frazier Robinson c 4 1 0 1 1 5 0 Joe Black p 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 Totals 38 18 20 16 6 1 21 7 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jim Gilliam 2, Johnny Washington 2, Ed Finney. E: 3. Johnny Washington 2, Frazier Robinson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett, Frank Russell 2, Joe Black. 3B: Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Thurman L 0.2 7 7 7 1 0 10 Willie Smith 3.1 10 11 11 5 0 0 25 Lefty Bell 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals 6 20 18 18 6 1 0 44 Willie Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning WP: Willie Smith. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black W 7 8 6 6 2 4 1 30 Totals 7 8 6 6 2 4 1 30 WP: Joe Black. BK: Joe Black. 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 2 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf T.Butts ss 2. S.Bankhead 2b J.Gilliam 2b 3. W.Fields 3b H.Kimbro cf 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Lockett lf 5. L.Easter lf J.Washington 1b 6. T.Parker rf F.Russell rf 7. E.Napier c E.Finney 3b 8. E.Fowlkes ss F.Robinson c 9. B.Thurman p J.Black p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez singled; L.Marquez stole second [L.Marquez to third (error by F.Robinson)]; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez scored]; J.Black balked [S.Bankhead to second]; W.Fields singled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [W.Fields out at second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts walked; J.Gilliam singled [T.Butts to second]; H.Kimbro doubled [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam scored]; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro to third]; J.Washington tripled [H.Kimbro scored, L.Lockett scored]; F.Russell singled [J.Washington scored]; E.Finney forced F.Russell (unknown fielder) [E.Finney to first]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black doubled [E.Finney scored]; T.Butts tripled [J.Black scored]; B.THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); L.MARQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); W.SMITH REPLACED E.FOWLKES (PITCHING); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 7. GRAYS 2ND: T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier singled to first base [E.Napier to second (error by J.Washington)]; W.Smith out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 7. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: H.Kimbro singled; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Washington singled [H.Kimbro scored, L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney walked [L.Lockett to third, J.Washington to second]; W.Smith threw a wild pitch [L.Lockett scored, J.Washington to third, E.Finney to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play [J.Washington scored]; J.Black out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 10. GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Black threw a wild pitch [S.Bankhead to second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 10. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled to center field [J.Gilliam scored (no RBI) (error by B.Thurman), L.Lockett to second]; J.Washington singled [L.Lockett to third]; F.Russell doubled [L.Lockett scored, J.Washington scored]; E.Finney singled [F.Russell scored]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 14. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; T.Parker reached on an error by J.Washington [T.Parker to first]; E.Napier out on unknown play; W.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 14. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Black out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett doubled [J.Gilliam scored, H.Kimbro scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 16. GRAYS 5TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to second]; W.Fields singled [L.Marquez scored]; B.Leonard walked [W.Fields to second]; L.Easter homered to rightfield [W.Fields scored, B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 16. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell walked; E.Finney walked [F.Russell to second]; F.Robinson walked [F.Russell to third, E.Finney to second]; L.BELL REPLACED W.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Black forced F.Russell (unknown fielder) [E.Finney to third, F.Robinson to second, J.Black to first]; T.Butts singled [E.Finney scored, F.Robinson to third, J.Black to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play [F.Robinson scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 18. GRAYS 6TH: E.Napier singled; L.Bell out on unknown play; B.Thurman grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [E.Napier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 18. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.CLIFFORD REPLACED E.NAPIER (PLAYING C); L.Lockett singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell doubled [L.Lockett to third]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 18. GRAYS 7TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Elite Giants 18. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 6 8 1 3 Elite Giants 18 20 3 8
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