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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Sunday, September 17, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  1 1 0  0 1 0   -   5 10  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  3 0 1  1 1 x   -   7 10  0

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    0     1              
  Ray Brown                           1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   0    0     1              
  J. Brown                            1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       5   2   2    0     1              
Josh Gibson c                         6   1   1    2     0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   1   2    1     3              
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   1    0     0              
Country Davis cf                      4   0   1    0     1              
Jelly Jackson ss                      3   0   2    1     2              
Tom Parker p                          3   0   0    0     0              
Totals                               37   5  10    4     9        24    


BATTING -
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Henry Spearman, Tom Parker 2. 
Team LOB:  17

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck Leonard. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   1   2    0     0              
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   0   0    0     0              
Red Moore 1b                          2   1   0    0     1              
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   2   3    2     0              
Felton Snow 3b                        4   2   3    2     0              
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   2    1     0              
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     1              
Roy Campanella c                      4   0   0    0     0              
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   0    0     1              
Totals                               32   7  10    5     3        27    


BATTING -
SH:  Sammy Hughes, Red Moore. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker L                         8      10   7    5   3   2   0  37
Totals                               8      10   7    5   3   2   0  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9      10   5        9       1  49
Totals                               9      10   5        9       1  49



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:0-1   Attendance: 3000


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