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

Game played on Friday, September 17, 1948 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 1 1  1 0  -   4  7  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 2 1  0 0  -   4  9  2

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   2   1    0     1         2   0
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    0     0        12   0
Wilmer Fields 3b                      2   0   0    1     2         2   3
Tom Parker rf                         4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Luther Clifford c                     3   1   1    0     0         5   1
  Bob Trice pr                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eudie Napier c                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Ted Alexander p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bob Thurman p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   4   7    3     3   8    24   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Tom Parker, Ted Alexander. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead, Clarence Bruce. 
GDP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    1     0         2   1
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    1     0         3   4
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   3    0     0         3   0
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   2   3    0     0         8   1
Ed Finney 3b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   4
Frank Russell rf                      3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Frazier Robinson c                    3   1   1    1     1         6   0
Bob Romby p                           3   1   1    0     1         0   1
Totals                               30   4   9    3     3   5    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts 2, Johnny Washington, Ed Finney, Frank Russell. 
E: 2.  Jim Gilliam, Ed Finney. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington. 
SH:  Tommy Butts, Ed Finney 2. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jim Gilliam. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Alexander                        5       6   3    2   1   3   0  22
Bob Thurman                          3       3   1    1   2   2   0  14
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   5   0  36


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby                            8       7   4    2   3   8   0  33
Totals                               8       7   4    2   3   8   0  33



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B -  Kemp, 2B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Mo Harris

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/17/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead grounded into a double
play (E.Finney to T.Butts to J.Washington) [L.Marquez out at
second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields walked;
T.Parker out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington singled; E.Finney out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second];
F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled to right field
[J.Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by T.Parker)];
B.Romby out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays
0, Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 3RD: L.Clifford out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on
unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; H.Kimbro was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by T.Alexander [H.Kimbro to second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,
Elite Giants 1.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter singled [S.Bankhead to
second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields walked
[S.Bankhead to third, L.Easter to second]; T.Parker hit into a
double play (F.Russell to T.Butts) [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter
to third, W.Fields out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays
1, Elite Giants 1.

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

GRAYS 5TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Clifford singled to
third base [L.Clifford scored (unearned) (error by E.Finney)];
T.Alexander out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play;
0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Robinson walked; B.Romby singled
[F.Robinson to third]; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [F.Robinson scored, B.Romby to second]; J.Gilliam
doubled [B.Romby scored]; J.Gilliam stole third; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 2, Elite Giants 3.

GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead doubled; L.Easter out on unknown play;
B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to third]; W.Fields out on unknown
play [S.Bankhead scored]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.THURMAN REPLACED T.ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
J.Washington doubled; E.Finney out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Washington to third]; F.Russell walked; F.Robinson
out on unknown play [J.Washington scored]; B.Romby walked
[F.Russell to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Grays 3, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce doubled; L.Clifford reached on an error by
J.Gilliam [C.Bruce to third, L.Clifford to first]; B.TRICE RAN
FOR L.CLIFFORD; B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on
unknown play [C.Bruce scored (unearned)]; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite
Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.NAPIER REPLACED B.TRICE (PLAYING C);
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington singled [H.Kimbro to second];
E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 4,
Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter singled; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
W.Fields out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 4, Elite Giants 4.

GRAYS 9TH: Game called after 8 innings due to 11pm curfew.
Homestead had scored 3 runs in top of 9th that were wiped ou
Homestead scored 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks off Jonas Gain
Homestead protested the decision to call the game an 8-innin
arguing the game should have been suspended with them leadin
Protest was upheld. Baltimore forfeited the game rather than the
suspended game. The forfeit - which followed Game 4 (9/1

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            4   7   2   5
 Elite Giants     4   9   2   8


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