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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

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Game played on Friday, August 7, 1942 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     4 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 0   -   7  8  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 2   -   3  9  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      5   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Howard Easterling 3b                  5   2   0    0     0   1     0   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   3   3    4     2   0     1   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   0   1    2     1   0     1   0
Sam Bankhead lf                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown rf                          5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   0    0     2   0     0   1
Roy Welmaker p                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               37   7   8    7     6   1    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Matt Carlisle, Jud Wilson, Chester Williams. 
E: 2.  Matt Carlisle, Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Brown. 
3B:  Jud Wilson. 
HR:  Josh Gibson 2. 
HBP:  Jud Wilson. 
IW:  Josh Gibson. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Matt Carlisle. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
George Scales 3b                      4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 2b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
  Emery Adams pr                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lefty Turner 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Jonas Gaines p                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Jesse Brown ph                      1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   3   9    3     1   1    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  George Scales, Felton Snow, Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
2B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
HR:  George Scales. 
GDP:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wild Bill Wright. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker W                       9       9   3    3   1   1   1  37
Totals                               9       9   3    3   1   1   1  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       9       8   7    3   6   1   2  44
Totals                               9       8   7    3   6   1   2  44

HBP:  Jonas Gaines. 
IW:  Jonas Gaines. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Crush Holloway

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/7/1942 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Baltimore                     
1. J.Benjamin          cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. M.Carlisle          2b        T.Butts             ss        
3. H.Easterling        3b        W.Wright            rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         G.Scales            3b        
5. J.Wilson            1b        F.Snow              2b        
6. S.Bankhead          lf        B.Hoskins           lf        
7. R.Brown             rf        B.Clarke            c         
8. C.Williams          ss        L.Turner            1b        
9. R.Welmaker          p         J.Gaines            p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
H.Easterling reached on an error by G.Scales [M.Carlisle to
second, H.Easterling to first]; J.Gibson homered [M.Carlisle
scored, H.Easterling scored (unearned)]; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead singled; R.Brown doubled [S.Bankhead scored
(unearned)]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts grounded into a double play
(C.Williams to M.Carlisle to J.Wilson) [H.Kimbro out at second];
W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 4,
Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Welmaker walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; H.Easterling struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by G.Scales;
G.Scales out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Gibson was walked intentionally; J.Wilson was hit
by a pitch [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Williams walked [J.Gibson to
third, J.Wilson to second]; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Turner out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
M.Carlisle stole second [M.Carlisle to third (error by
B.Clarke)]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked;
J.Wilson walked [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; G.Scales singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; L.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; H.Easterling reached on an error by F.Snow
[H.Easterling to first]; J.Gibson singled [H.Easterling to
second]; J.Wilson tripled [H.Easterling scored (unearned),
J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gaines walked; H.Kimbro forced J.Gaines
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts forced H.Kimbro
(unknown fielder) [T.Butts to first]; W.Wright doubled to center
field [T.Butts scored]; W.Wright stole third; G.Scales out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
R.Welmaker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; B.Clarke singled; L.Turner out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 6, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 8TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; J.Gibson homered; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 7, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 7, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 7, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: G.Scales homered; F.Snow singled; B.Hoskins
flied to unknown fielder; B.Clarke singled [F.Snow to second];
E.ADAMS RAN FOR B.CLARKE; B.BYRD BATTED FOR L.TURNER; B.Byrd
struck out; J.BROWN BATTED FOR J.GAINES; J.Brown singled [F.Snow
scored, E.Adams to second]; H.Kimbro flied to unknown fielder; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 7, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            7   8   2  10
 Elite Giants     3   9   3   7


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