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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Thursday, July 29, 1948 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 2  5 0 0   -   7 12  0
Homestead Grays                     0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   3    0     0         2   2
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   2   2    1     1         0   3
Lester Lockett lf                     5   2   2    1     0         3   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    1     2        11   0
Frank Russell rf                      5   0   2    2     0         3   1
Ed Finney 3b                          5   0   2    2     0         1   4
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     2         4   0
Bob Romby p                           5   1   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               38   7  12    7     6   2    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Frank Russell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lester Lockett. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro. 
IW:  Johnny Washington, Frazier Robinson. 
GDP:  Frazier Robinson. 
Team LOB:  11


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0         4   2
Bob Thurman rf                        3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Tom Parker lf                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Luke Easter 1b                        4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Luther Clifford c                     3   0   2    1     0         0   0
Charles Gary 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         2   2
R.T. Walker p                         2   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Clarence Evans p                    1   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               31   1   5    1     1   4    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Luke Easter, Charles Gary, Clarence Evans. 
E: 1.  Charles Gary. 

BATTING -
2B:  Charles Gary. 
3B:  Luther Clifford. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          9       5   1    1   1   4   0  32
Totals                               9       5   1    1   1   4   0  32


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.T. Walker L                        5       4   2    2   4   1   0  23
Clarence Evans                       4       8   5    3   2   1   0  22
Totals                               9      12   7    5   6   2   0  45

R.T. Walker pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning
IW:  R.T. Walker, Clarence Evans. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/29/1948 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro
to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled;
B.Thurman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 0.

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

GRAYS 2ND: L.Easter singled; C.Bruce out on unknown play;
L.Clifford tripled to right-center [L.Easter scored]; C.Gary out
on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; B.Thurman walked; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter grounded out (J.Gilliam to J.Washington);
C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Robinson walked; B.Romby out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: C.Gary doubled to right field; On a bunt R.Walker
popped to E.Finney; L.Marquez hit into a double play (F.Russell
to T.Butts) [C.Gary out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam singled; L.Lockett doubled to left
field [J.Gilliam to third]; J.Washington was walked
intentionally; C.EVANS REPLACED R.WALKER (PITCHING); F.Russell
forced J.Washington (C.Gary to C.Bruce) [J.Gilliam scored,
L.Lockett to third, F.Russell to first]; E.Finney singled to
center field [L.Lockett scored, F.Russell to second]; F.Robinson
grounded into a double play (C.Evans to C.Gary to L.Easter)
[F.Russell out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Grays 1.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Romby reached on an error by C.Gary
[B.Romby to first]; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [B.Romby to second]; T.Butts singled [B.Romby to
third]; J.Gilliam singled [B.Romby scored (unearned), T.Butts to
second]; L.Lockett singled [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam to
second]; J.Washington singled [J.Gilliam scored, L.Lockett to
second]; F.Russell singled [L.Lockett scored, J.Washington to
third]; E.Finney out on unknown play [J.Washington scored
(unearned), F.Russell to second]; F.Robinson was walked
intentionally; B.Romby out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

GRAYS 7TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown
play; L.Clifford singled; C.Gary out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

GRAYS 8TH: C.Evans out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
singled; E.Finney singled [F.Russell to second]; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Grays 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     7  12   0  11
 Grays            1   5   1   4


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