Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 1 Homestead Grays 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 8 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Finney 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Bill Byrd ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 Johnny Washington 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Butch McCord rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Joe Black p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 34 3 7 0 6 0 24 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Frazier Robinson. PB: 1. Frazier Robinson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 10 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 Luke Easter lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Bob Thurman rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Eudie Napier c 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Garnett Blair p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 R.T. Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 8 4 4 0 27 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Buck Leonard. PB: 1. Eudie Napier. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Luis Marquez. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black L 8 8 5 5 4 0 0 35 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 0 0 35 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Garnett Blair W 6.1 7 3 2 5 0 0 31 R.T. Walker SV 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 Totals 9 7 3 2 6 0 0 40 WP: Garnett Blair 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B - Kemp, 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/16/1948 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. E.Finney 3b L.Marquez cf 2. T.Butts ss S.Bankhead ss 3. H.Kimbro cf L.Easter lf 4. J.Washington 1b B.Leonard 1b 5. B.McCord rf B.Thurman rf 6. J.Gilliam 2b W.Fields 3b 7. L.Lockett lf E.Napier c 8. F.Robinson c C.Bruce 2b 9. J.Black p G.Blair p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: E.Finney out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; J.Washington singled [H.Kimbro to second]; E.Napier allowed a passed ball [H.Kimbro to third, J.Washington to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter to second]; W.Fields singled [L.Easter scored, B.Thurman to second]; E.Napier out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled [J.Gilliam to second]; J.Black out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: C.Bruce out on unknown play; G.Blair walked; L.Marquez forced G.Blair (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to first]; L.Marquez stole second [L.Marquez to third (error by F.Robinson)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter singled; B.Leonard doubled [L.Easter to third]; F.Robinson allowed a passed ball [L.Easter scored, B.Leonard to third]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; W.Fields reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard out at home, W.Fields to second]; E.Napier singled [W.Fields scored]; E.Napier was picked off first (unknown fielder); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 4. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.McCord singled; J.Gilliam singled [B.McCord to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [B.McCord to third, J.Gilliam to second]; G.Blair threw a wild pitch [B.McCord scored, J.Gilliam to third]; G.Blair threw a wild pitch [J.Gilliam scored]; F.Robinson walked; J.Black out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; G.Blair out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts singled; H.Kimbro walked [T.Butts to second]; T.Butts was picked off second (G.Blair to S.Bankhead); J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play [L.Easter to second]; B.Thurman singled [L.Easter scored]; W.Fields out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 6TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; G.Blair singled; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.Finney walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled to right field [E.Finney to third]; J.Washington reached on an error by B.Leonard [E.Finney scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Kimbro to third, J.Washington to first]; R.WALKER REPLACED G.BLAIR (PITCHING); B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: 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. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: B.Thurman walked; W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR E.FINNEY; B.Byrd walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 3 7 1 10 Grays 5 8 1 6
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