Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 x - 9 13 0 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 2 0 0 5 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 Norman Robinson lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bill Harvey rf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Tony Walker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 2 24 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Frank Russell, Doc Dennis. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 5 1 1 0 0 7 3 Buck Leonard 1b 4 2 2 0 1 9 0 Josh Gibson c 5 2 3 4 0 5 1 Jud Wilson rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 Walter Cannady 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Vic Harris lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Jelly Jackson 2b 2 1 1 0 2 2 4 Dave Hoskins p 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 Totals 36 9 13 9 4 1 27 14 BATTING - 3B: Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson 3, Dave Hoskins. HBP: Dave Hoskins. GDP: Vic Harris. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tony Walker L 8 13 9 9 4 1 0 41 Totals 8 13 9 9 4 1 0 41 HBP: Tony Walker. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Hoskins W 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 32 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Gerald Spaulding, 1B - Louie Huber Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/8/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf C.Bell cf 2. T.Butts ss S.Bankhead ss 3. F.Snow 3b B.Leonard 1b 4. R.Campanella c J.Gibson c 5. F.Russell 2b J.Wilson rf 6. D.Dennis 1b W.Cannady 3b 7. N.Robinson lf V.Harris lf 8. B.Harvey rf J.Jackson 2b 9. T.Walker p D.Hoskins p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Ground rules limited hits to a maximum of three bases; all three of Gibson's triples as well as Hoskins' would have been home runs if not for the ground rules.; H.Kimbro singled to center field (C.Bell to J.Jackson) [H.Kimbro out at second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked; W.Cannady singled [J.Wilson to second]; V.Harris grounded into a double play (T.Butts to F.Russell to D.Dennis) [W.Cannady out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked; T.Walker out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson walked; D.Hoskins tripled to center field [J.Jackson scored]; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins scored]; S.Bankhead singled [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard walked [C.Bell to third, S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play [C.Bell scored, S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 4. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins was hit by a pitch; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson tripled to center field [B.Leonard scored]; J.Wilson out on unknown play [J.Gibson scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 6. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Harvey singled; T.Walker singled to right field (J.Wilson to W.Cannady) [B.Harvey out at third]; H.Kimbro singled [T.Walker to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 6. GRAYS 6TH: V.Harris singled; J.Jackson singled [V.Harris to third]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play [V.Harris scored, J.Jackson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard tripled to center field; J.Gibson tripled to left field [B.Leonard scored]; J.Wilson singled to center field [J.Gibson scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; V.Harris singled [J.Wilson to second]; J.Jackson walked [J.Wilson to third, V.Harris to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 9. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; T.Walker out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 9. GRAYS 8TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson tripled to left field; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 9. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 0 6 0 5 Grays 9 13 0 8
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