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