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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6

Game played on Tuesday, June 27, 1944 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

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



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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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