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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1948 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  2 3 0  3 0 1   -   9 11  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 0   -   4  9  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       3   1   1    0     2         0   0
Sam Bankhead 2b                       5   2   3    1     0         0   0
Wilmer Fields 3b                      5   2   2    2     0         0   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   2   2    0     1         3   0
Luke Easter lf                        5   2   3    6     0         0   0
Tom Parker rf                         4   0   0    0     1         1   1
Luther Clifford c                     4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Eudie Napier c                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ervin Fowlkes ss                      3   0   0    0     1         2   1
R.T. Walker p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   9  11    9     5   9    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Buck Leonard, Tom Parker, Ervin Fowlkes 2. 
E: 2.  Luis Marquez, Ervin Fowlkes. 
PB: 1.  Luther Clifford. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter. 
HR:  Wilmer Fields, Luke Easter 2. 
SH:  Buck Leonard. 
IW:  Tom Parker. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luis Marquez 2. 
CS:  Ervin Fowlkes. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   2   3    0     2         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   0    0     1         0   0
Lester Lockett lf                     5   1   1    1     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   2    0     1         0   0
Frank Russell rf                      5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   1   1    0     1         0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    2   0   0    0     2         1   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   0    1     1         0   0
Totals                               33   4   9    3     8   3    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ed Finney. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington, Frank Russell. 
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
GDP:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro. 
CS:  Johnny Washington. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.T. Walker W                        9       9   4    2   8   3   0  42
Totals                               9       9   4    2   8   3   0  42


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       9      11   9    9   5   9   3  43
Totals                               9      11   9    9   5   9   3  43

IW:  Jonas Gaines. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B -  , 3B -  Buckley

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/5/1948, game 1 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore
Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Baltimore                     
1. L.Marquez           cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. S.Bankhead          2b        T.Butts             ss        
3. W.Fields            3b        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. B.Leonard           1b        L.Lockett           lf        
5. L.Easter            lf        J.Washington        1b        
6. T.Parker            rf        F.Russell           rf        
7. L.Clifford          c         E.Finney            3b        
8. E.Fowlkes           ss        F.Robinson          c         
9. R.Walker            p         J.Gaines            p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead singled [L.Marquez to
second]; W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to third, S.Bankhead
to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Grays 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (W.Fields to B.Leonard) [H.Kimbro to third]; Nobody covered
3B; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play [H.Kimbro
scored, J.Gilliam to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 2ND: T.Parker out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney
singled to center field [E.Finney to second (error by
L.Marquez)]; F.Robinson walked; J.Gaines out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro walked [E.Finney to third, F.Robinson to second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 0,
Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 3RD: R.Walker out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington doubled; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 4TH: W.Fields out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled;
L.Easter homered to centerfield [B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out
on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: E.Finney walked; F.Robinson walked [E.Finney
to second]; L.Clifford allowed a passed ball [E.Finney to third,
F.Robinson to second]; J.Gaines hit into a double play (T.Parker
to E.Fowlkes) [E.Finney scored (unearned), F.Robinson out at
second]; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second];
J.Gilliam grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 2.

GRAYS 5TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; R.Walker out on
unknown play; L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second;
S.Bankhead doubled [L.Marquez scored]; W.Fields singled
[S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard walked [W.Fields to second];
L.Easter doubled to right field [W.Fields scored, B.Leonard to
third]; T.Parker was walked intentionally; L.Clifford was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett doubled; J.Washington out on
unknown play; F.Russell doubled [L.Lockett scored]; E.Finney out
on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 3.

GRAYS 6TH: E.Fowlkes out on unknown play; R.Walker out on
unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 5, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled to shortstop; H.Kimbro stole second; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam reached on an error by E.Fowlkes
[H.Kimbro scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gilliam to first];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Grays 5, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead singled; W.Fields out on unknown play;
B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to second]; L.Easter homered to
rightfield [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard scored]; T.Parker out
on unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Grays 8, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.NAPIER REPLACED L.CLIFFORD (PLAYING C);
J.Washington singled; J.Washington was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 8, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 8TH: E.Fowlkes walked; E.Fowlkes was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); R.Walker out on unknown play;
L.Marquez walked; L.Marquez stole second; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines
walked; H.Kimbro singled [J.Gaines to second]; T.Butts grounded
into a double play (E.Fowlkes to B.Leonard) [H.Kimbro out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 9TH: W.Fields homered to rightfield; B.Leonard reached on
an error by E.Finney [B.Leonard to first]; L.Easter out on
unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; E.Napier out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 9, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington walked; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 9, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            9  11   2   7
 Elite Giants     4   9   1  11


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