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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Sunday, April 18, 1948 at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Homestead Grays                     1 0 1  0 3 0  0 0 0   -   5  6  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 1   -   4 10  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   1   2          1              
Sam Bankhead lf                       1   1   0          3              
Bob Thurman rf                        4   1   1          0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0          0              
Luke Easter ss                        2   2   0          1              
Wilmer Fields 3b                      4   0   1          0              
Victoriano Sosa c                     3   0   1          1              
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   0   0          1              
Willie Smith p                        3   0   0          0              
  Frank Thompson p                    0   0   0          0              
  Bob Boston ph                       1   0   1          0         0   0
Totals                               29   5   6          7        27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Wilmer Fields, Clarence Bruce. 

BATTING -
SF:  Luke Easter. 
HBP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez, Bob Thurman, Luke Easter. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   1          2              
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0          1              
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   1          2              
Lester Lockett lf                     5   0   2          0              
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   0   2          0              
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   1          0              
Frank Russell rf                      4   0   0          0              
Joe Campini c                         1   1   1          1              
  Frazier Robinson c                  2   0   1          0              
Clyde Sowell p                        0   0   0          0              
  Bob Romby p                         3   1   1          1              
Totals                               34   4  10          7        27    

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Bob Romby. 
E: 3.  Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell, Joe Campini. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington. 
HR:  Bob Romby. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Washington. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Smith W                       8       9   3    3   5   0   1  35
Frank Thompson                       1       1   1    1   2   2   0  6
Totals                               9      10   4    4   7   2   1  41


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Clyde Sowell                         0       0   1        3   0   0  3
Bob Romby L                          9       6   4        4   8   0  35
Totals                               9       6   5        7   8   0  38

Clyde Sowell pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning
HBP:  Bob Romby. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 3B -  Hartzell

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 5500


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