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Baltimore Elite Giants @ Homestead Grays

1939-09-23 · Night game

Baltimore Elite Giants defeated Homestead Grays 10–5. Baltimore Elite Giants put up 5 in the 7th. Roy Campanella went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BLG	0	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	10	15
HOM	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	15

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

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

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
David Whatley	5	2	2	1	0
Vic Harris	5	0	2	1	0
Sam Bankhead	5	0	0	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	2	4	1	1
Buck Leonard	4	0	2	0	1
Henry Spearman	5	0	2	1	0
Tom Parker	5	0	0	0	0
Jelly Jackson	2	1	2	0	0
Specs Roberts	3	0	0	0	0
Roy Partlow	2	0	1	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Byrd	9.0	15	2	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Specs Roberts	9.0	15	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Kimbro: 99
Charlie Hughes: W#
Red Moore: S.1-2
Wild Bill Wright: 99
Felton Snow: 99

Bot 1

David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Bill Hoskins: T
Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: S.3-H
Bill Byrd: D.1-H
Henry Kimbro: 99
Charlie Hughes: 99

Bot 2

Josh Gibson: HR/8
Buck Leonard: W
Henry Spearman: 99
Tom Parker: 99
Jelly Jackson: S.1-2
Specs Roberts: 99

Top 3

Red Moore: 99
Wild Bill Wright: S
Felton Snow: CS2(99)#
Felton Snow: 99

Bot 3

David Whatley: S
Vic Harris: S.1-3
Sam Bankhead: CS2(99)#
Sam Bankhead: 99.3-H
Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Henry Spearman: S.2-H;1-2
Tom Parker: 99

Top 4

Bill Hoskins: 99
Tommy Butts: S
Roy Campanella: 99
Bill Byrd: 99

Bot 4

Jelly Jackson: S
Specs Roberts: 99/SH.1-2
David Whatley: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Vic Harris: S.2-H
Sam Bankhead: 64(1)3/GDP#

Top 5

Henry Kimbro: S
Charlie Hughes: 63.1-3
Red Moore: S.3-H
Wild Bill Wright: W.1-2
Felton Snow: 99
Bill Hoskins: 99

Bot 5

Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Henry Spearman: 99
Tom Parker: 99
Roy Partlow: 99

Top 6

Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: HR/7
Bill Byrd: 99
Hoss Walker: 99

Bot 6

Specs Roberts: 99
David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99

Top 7

Charlie Hughes: S
Red Moore: 99/SH.1-2
Wild Bill Wright: IW
Felton Snow: E6.2-3;1-2
Bill Hoskins: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Tommy Butts: S.2-3;1-2
Roy Campanella: S.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Bill Byrd: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Hoss Walker: 99

Bot 7

Sam Bankhead: 99
Josh Gibson: S
Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: S.1-2
Tom Parker: 99

Top 8

Charlie Hughes: W#
Red Moore: CS2(99)#
Red Moore: 99
Wild Bill Wright: 99

Bot 8

Roy Partlow: S
Specs Roberts: E3.1-2#
David Whatley: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 9

Felton Snow: 99
Bill Hoskins: D
Tommy Butts: 99
Roy Campanella: D.2-H
Bill Byrd: 99

Bot 9

Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: 99
Henry Spearman: 99
Tom Parker: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Kimbro objected to Jackson's hard tag and 3B and threw a punch; Jackson responded in kind; both players were ejected.

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