Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 8 1 Homestead Grays 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 x - 8 11 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 Felton Snow ss 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 Roy Campanella c 5 1 2 1 0 4 1 Bill Hoskins lf 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 Doc Dennis 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Norman Robinson rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 Leonardo Chapman 1b 3 1 1 0 0 9 1 Bill Harvey p 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 Totals 33 6 8 6 8 8 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Roy Campanella, Leonardo Chapman, Bill Harvey. E: 1. Felton Snow. BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins, Norman Robinson. HR: Bill Hoskins. SH: Leonardo Chapman. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 3 4 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 Buck Leonard 1b 5 1 1 2 0 11 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 1 7 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 Dave Hoskins rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 Johnny Johnson p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 8 11 6 4 3 27 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Sam Bankhead. HR: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. HBP: Ray Battle. IW: Cool Papa Bell. GDP: Johnny Johnson. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Harvey L 8 11 8 6 4 3 2 40 Totals 8 11 8 6 4 3 2 40 HBP: Bill Harvey. IW: Bill Harvey. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Johnson W 9 8 6 6 8 8 1 42 Totals 9 8 6 6 8 8 1 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Arp, 1B - Art Fields, 2B - , 3B - Ben Taylor Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 1600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 6/27/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf C.Bell lf 2. F.Snow ss J.Benjamin cf 3. F.Russell 2b S.Bankhead ss 4. R.Campanella c B.Leonard 1b 5. B.Hoskins lf J.Gibson c 6. D.Dennis 3b W.Cannady 2b 7. N.Robinson rf D.Hoskins rf 8. L.Chapman 1b R.Battle 3b 9. B.Harvey p J.Johnson p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled [C.Bell to third]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady reached on an error by F.Snow [C.Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to second, W.Cannady to first]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins doubled; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; L.Chapman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 2ND: R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Harvey walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled [B.Harvey to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled [B.Harvey scored, F.Snow to second]; B.Hoskins homered to rightfield [F.Snow scored, R.Campanella scored]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: N.Robinson walked; L.Chapman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to second]; B.Harvey walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: D.Hoskins walked; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Johnson forced D.Hoskins (unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to first]; J.Johnson was out trying to advance to (L.Chapman unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: Johnson caught by the hidden ball trick; F.Russell walked; F.Russell was picked off first (J.Johnson to B.Leonard); R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard homered to rightfield [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Chapman out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: W.Cannady singled; D.Hoskins singled [W.Cannady to second]; R.Battle was hit by a pitch [W.Cannady to third, D.Hoskins to second]; J.Johnson grounded into a double play (B.Harvey to R.Campanella to L.Chapman) [W.Cannady out at home, D.Hoskins to third, R.Battle to second]; C.Bell was walked intentionally; J.Benjamin homered to rightfield [D.Hoskins scored, R.Battle scored, C.Bell scored]; S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 8. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 8. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled; D.Hoskins reached on a fielder's choice [W.Cannady to second]; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Grays 8. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Chapman singled to shortstop [L.Chapman to second (error by S.Bankhead)]; B.Harvey walked; H.Kimbro singled [L.Chapman scored, B.Harvey to third]; H.Kimbro stole second; F.Snow walked; F.Russell flied to J.Benjamin; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Grays 8. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Grays 8. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Grays 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 6 8 1 9 Grays 8 11 1 8
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