Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 6 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 1 5 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 Norman Robinson rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 Frank Russell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 Felton Snow 3b 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 Bob Clarke c 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 Bill Byrd p 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 25 4 6 4 2 4 18 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Frank Russell. BATTING - 2B: Bob Clarke. 3B: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 4 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Williams rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Dan Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Josh Gibson c 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 Dave Hoskins lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 Luis Marquez 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 Eugene Smith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 22 1 5 1 0 2 19 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - GDP: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 6 5 1 1 0 2 0 22 Totals 6 5 1 1 0 2 0 22 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith L 6.1 6 4 4 2 4 0 27 Totals 6.1 6 4 4 2 4 0 27 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/12/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Homestead 1. H.Kimbro cf F.Williams rf 2. T.Butts ss J.Benjamin cf 3. N.Robinson rf D.Wilson 3b 4. B.Hoskins lf B.Leonard 1b 5. J.Washington 1b J.Gibson c 6. F.Russell 2b D.Hoskins lf 7. F.Snow 3b S.Bankhead ss 8. B.Clarke c L.Marquez 2b 9. B.Byrd p E.Smith p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: F.Williams singled; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (T.Butts to F.Russell to J.Washington) [F.Williams out at second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke singled; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked [B.Clarke to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: S.Bankhead singled to center field; S.Bankhead stole second; L.Marquez singled to center field [S.Bankhead scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; D.Hoskins singled [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow walked; B.Clarke doubled [F.Snow to third]; B.Byrd grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.Snow scored]; H.Kimbro singled to center field [B.Clarke scored, H.Kimbro to second (error by J.Gibson)]; T.Butts flied to unknown fielder; N.Robinson singled [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Hoskins tripled [N.Robinson scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; F.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 4 6 0 4 Grays 1 5 1 3
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