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Homestead Grays (HOM) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 16, 1943 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

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



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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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