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Homestead Grays @ Baltimore Elite Giants

1939-09-17 · Day game · Terrapin Park · Att: 3000

Baltimore Elite Giants defeated Homestead Grays 7–5. Baltimore Elite Giants put up 3 in the 4th. Josh Gibson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	10
BLG	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	1		7	10

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Whatley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Harris	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	2	2	0	0	1
Josh Gibson	3	1	1	2	1	0
Buck Leonard	3	1	2	1	1	0
Henry Spearman	4	1	1	0	0	1
(unknown)	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jelly Jackson	3	0	2	1	1	0
Tom Parker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Henry Kimbro	5	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Hughes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Red Moore	2	1	0	0	1	0
Wild Bill Wright	4	2	3	2	0	0
Felton Snow	4	2	3	2	0	0
Bill Hoskins	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tommy Butts	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jonas Gaines	3	0	0	0	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Parker	8.0	10	2	1

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jonas Gaines	9.0	10	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Josh Gibson: HR/7.1-H
Buck Leonard: S
Henry Spearman: K+PB.1-2;B-1
8/F8D

Bot 1

Henry Kimbro: S
Charlie Hughes: CS2(99)#
Charlie Hughes: 99
Red Moore: 99

Top 2

Jelly Jackson: W
Tom Parker: CS2(99)#
Tom Parker: 99
David Whatley: 99

Bot 2

Wild Bill Wright: S7/L.B-2(E7)
Felton Snow: S.2-H(UR)
Bill Hoskins: 99
Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: 99

Top 3

Vic Harris: 8/F8D
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 3

Jonas Gaines: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99
Charlie Hughes: 99

Top 4

Buck Leonard: W
Henry Spearman: SB2
Henry Spearman: 99
99
Jelly Jackson: S.2-H
Tom Parker: 99

Bot 4

Red Moore: W
Wild Bill Wright: D.1-H
Felton Snow: D.2-H
Bill Hoskins: S.2-H
Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: 99
Jonas Gaines: W.1-2
Henry Kimbro: 99

Top 5

David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Josh Gibson: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: S.2-H;1-2
Henry Spearman: 99

Bot 5

Charlie Hughes: 99
Red Moore: 99
Wild Bill Wright: 99

Top 6

99
Jelly Jackson: S
Tom Parker: 99/SH.1-2
David Whatley: 99

Bot 6

Felton Snow: S
Bill Hoskins: E6.1-2
Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: K+PB.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3
Jonas Gaines: 99

Top 7

Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 7

Henry Kimbro: S
Charlie Hughes: 99/SH.1-2
Red Moore: 99/SH.2-3
Wild Bill Wright: S.3-H
Felton Snow: 99

Top 8

Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: S
S8.1-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR);B-3
Jelly Jackson: 9/F
Tom Parker: 3/G

Bot 8

Bill Hoskins: S
Tommy Butts: 99/SH.1-2
Roy Campanella: 99/G.2-3
Jonas Gaines: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)
Henry Kimbro: 99

Top 9

Ray Brown: S
54(1)3/GDP
Sam Bankhead: K

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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