Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Homestead Grays 2 3 0 0 2 0 x - 7 9 2 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harvey Young ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Scales 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Biggie Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Bill Harvey p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 25 0 6 0 3 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 1. George Scales. BATTING - GDP: Harvey Young, Henry Kimbro, George Scales. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 Josh Gibson c 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 Howard Easterling 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 Vic Harris rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Brown p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 7 9 7 0 0 21 4 FIELDING - DP: 3. Buck Leonard 3, Sam Bankhead 3. E: 2. Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson 3, Vic Harris. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Harvey L 6 9 7 4 0 0 0 30 Totals 6 9 7 4 0 0 0 30 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 7 6 0 0 3 0 0 28 Totals 7 6 0 0 3 0 0 28 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Script Lee, 1B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/16/1943, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Young ss C.Bell lf 2. F.Russell 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. H.Kimbro cf B.Leonard 1b 4. B.Hoskins lf J.Gibson c 5. G.Scales 1b H.Easterling 3b 6. B.Williams rf S.Bankhead ss 7. F.Snow 3b V.Harris rf 8. B.Clarke c J.Spencer 2b 9. B.Harvey p R.Brown p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by H.Young; H.Young out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; H.Kimbro grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins singled; G.Scales grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [B.Hoskins out at second]; B.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: V.Harris reached on an error by G.Scales [V.Harris to first]; J.Spencer out on unknown play [V.Harris to second]; R.Brown singled [V.Harris scored (unearned)]; C.Bell singled [R.Brown to second]; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice [R.Brown to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [R.Brown scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson doubled [C.Bell scored (unearned), J.Benjamin to third]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Snow singled; B.Clarke walked [F.Snow to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Young flied to C.Bell; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; B.BYRD REPLACED G.SCALES (PLAYING 1B); C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke walked; B.Harvey singled [B.Clarke to second]; H.Young grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [B.Harvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson doubled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson scored]; V.Harris doubled [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell reached on an error by B.Leonard [F.Russell to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Williams out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke singled; B.Harvey walked [B.Clarke to second]; H.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 0 6 1 7 Grays 7 9 2 5
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