Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 5 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 x - 11 14 1 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 Luke Easter lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 2 1 0 8 2 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 R.T. Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Trice p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ted Alexander p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 5 2 1 4 24 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Clarence Bruce, Bob Trice. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead, Wilmer Fields. HBP: Eudie Napier. GDP: Wilmer Fields. Team LOB: 5 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 2 2 0 2 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 3 3 1 1 2 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 2 2 0 0 2 6 Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 3 5 1 10 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 0 1 4 0 1 0 Frank Russell rf 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 Ed Finney 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 Frazier Robinson c 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 Bill Byrd p 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 11 14 10 4 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington. E: 1. Ed Finney. BATTING - 2B: Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington 2, Bill Byrd. 3B: Lester Lockett. SH: Jim Gilliam. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Johnny Washington. CS: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R.T. Walker L 2 6 5 5 2 2 0 13 Bob Trice 2.2 3 4 3 2 2 0 15 Ted Alexander 3.1 5 2 2 0 1 0 15 Totals 8 14 11 10 4 5 0 43 R.T. Walker pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd inning Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 5 3 3 1 4 0 35 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 4 0 35 WP: Bill Byrd. HBP: Bill Byrd. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Kemp, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - Mo Harris, 3B - Ted Lewis Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/19/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Baltimore 1. L.Marquez cf H.Kimbro cf 2. S.Bankhead ss T.Butts ss 3. L.Easter lf J.Gilliam 2b 4. B.Leonard 1b J.Washington 1b 5. B.Thurman rf L.Lockett lf 6. W.Fields 3b F.Russell rf 7. E.Napier c E.Finney 3b 8. C.Bruce 2b F.Robinson c 9. R.Walker p B.Byrd p GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; L.Lockett tripled [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam scored]; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. GRAYS 3RD: E.Napier walked; C.Bruce out on unknown play; R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts walked; J.Gilliam doubled [T.Butts to third]; J.Washington doubled [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam scored]; B.TRICE REPLACED R.WALKER (PITCHING); L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Elite Giants 5. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead doubled; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Thurman reached on a fielder's choice [B.Leonard to second]; W.Fields grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [B.Thurman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd doubled; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [B.Byrd scored, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; J.Washington walked [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to third, J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [T.Butts scored]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 8. GRAYS 5TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; B.Trice out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson reached on an error by C.Bruce [F.Robinson to first]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [F.Robinson to third]; H.Kimbro was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Trice [F.Robinson scored (unearned), H.Kimbro to second]; T.ALEXANDER REPLACED B.TRICE (PITCHING); T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Elite Giants 9. GRAYS 6TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter singled; B.Leonard singled [L.Easter to third]; B.Byrd threw a wild pitch [L.Easter scored, B.Leonard to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 9. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled; J.Washington stole third; L.Lockett out on unknown play [J.Washington scored]; F.Russell singled; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Elite Giants 10. GRAYS 7TH: W.Fields doubled; E.Napier out on unknown play [W.Fields to third]; C.Bruce out on unknown play [W.Fields scored]; T.Alexander out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 10. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro reached on a fielder's choice [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts singled [B.Byrd to third, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington singled (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd scored, H.Kimbro out at home, T.Butts to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 11. GRAYS 8TH: L.Marquez reached on an error by E.Finney [L.Marquez to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 11. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 11. GRAYS 9TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier was hit by a pitch; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Elite Giants 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 3 5 2 5 Elite Giants 11 14 1 8
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