Homestead Grays 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 7 10 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 1 0 0 1 6 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 3 1 1 2 8 Luke Easter lf 5 2 1 0 0 3 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 2 1 10 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 Tom Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 Luther Clifford c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 R.T. Walker p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 7 10 7 3 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter, Buck Leonard. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard, Wilmer Fields. 3B: Wilmer Fields. GDP: Wilmer Fields. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez 2. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 5 Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Butch McCord rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Frank Russell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Bob Romby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jim Gilliam, Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington. E: 2. Jim Gilliam, Henry Kimbro. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R.T. Walker W 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 36 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines L 9 10 7 4 3 7 0 40 Totals 9 10 7 4 3 7 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/6/1948, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf J.Gilliam 2b 2. S.Bankhead ss T.Butts ss 3. L.Easter lf H.Kimbro cf 4. B.Leonard 1b L.Lockett lf 5. W.Fields 3b J.Washington 1b 6. T.Parker rf B.McCord rf 7. C.Bruce 2b F.Russell 3b 8. L.Clifford c 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 out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard doubled [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter scored]; W.Fields doubled [B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts doubled [J.Gilliam to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored]; L.Lockett singled [T.Butts scored]; J.Washington hit into a double play (L.Easter to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [L.Lockett out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 2ND: L.Clifford out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second; L.Marquez stole third; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez scored]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard walked; W.Fields grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [B.Leonard out at second]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Clifford singled to center field [L.Clifford to second (error by H.Kimbro)]; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington singled; B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled [J.Washington to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 6TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; C.Bruce singled; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 4, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 7TH: R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; L.Easter reached on an error by J.Gilliam [S.Bankhead to second, L.Easter to first]; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to third, L.Easter to second]; W.Fields tripled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), L.Easter scored (unearned), B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. GRAYS 9TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Romby flied to unknown fielder; B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.GAINES; B.Byrd struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 7, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 7 10 0 6 Elite Giants 2 9 2 7
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