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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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