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Homestead Grays @ Baltimore Elite Giants

1944-07-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 15072

Homestead Grays defeated Baltimore Elite Giants 11–4. Homestead Grays put up 5 in the 1st. Josh Gibson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	11	16
BLG	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	0	2	0
Jerry Benjamin	5	2	2	0	1	0
Sam Bankhead	3	0	0	0	2	0
Buck Leonard	5	3	2	2	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	3	2	3	1	0
Walter Cannady	5	1	3	2	0	0
Dave Hoskins	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ray Battle	5	0	1	2	0	1
Spoon Carter	5	0	2	1	0	1

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Henry Kimbro	4	1	3	0	1	0
Tommy Butts	5	0	1	1	0	1
George Scales	5	2	3	2	0	1
Roy Campanella	5	0	3	1	0	0
Bill Hoskins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Dennis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Felton Snow	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andy Porter	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Byrd	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spoon Carter	9.0	12	1	4

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Harvey	0.2	4	2	0
Andy Porter	6.1	8	5	1
Tom Glover	2.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: D7.1-3
Sam Bankhead: W
Buck Leonard: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Josh Gibson: HR/8.3-H;1-H
Walter Cannady: 43
Dave Hoskins: D8
Ray Battle: D8.2-H
Spoon Carter: 8

Bot 1

Henry Kimbro: W
Tommy Butts: 5
George Scales: D8.1-H
Roy Campanella: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Bill Hoskins: 9/L.2-3
Doc Dennis: 63

Top 2

Cool Papa Bell: 7/FL
Jerry Benjamin: W
Sam Bankhead: W.1-2
Buck Leonard: 2/FL
Josh Gibson: 2/FL

Bot 2

Bobby Robinson: S4
Felton Snow: 6
Andy Porter: K
Henry Kimbro: S9.1-3
Tommy Butts: 8

Top 3

Walter Cannady: 53
Dave Hoskins: S7.BX2(74)
Ray Battle: 43

Bot 3

George Scales: HR/7
Roy Campanella: S8.BX2(86)
Bill Hoskins: E6/G
Doc Dennis: 9
Bobby Robinson: 53

Top 4

Spoon Carter: 63
Cool Papa Bell: D7
Jerry Benjamin: 3/G.2-3
Sam Bankhead: 43

Bot 4

Felton Snow: 53
Andy Porter: K
Henry Kimbro: 8

Top 5

Buck Leonard: S9
Josh Gibson: 46(1)3/GDP
Walter Cannady: S1
Dave Hoskins: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Tommy Butts: 53
George Scales: S7
Roy Campanella: 54(1)/FO
Bill Hoskins: 43

Top 6

Ray Battle: 13
Spoon Carter: K
Cool Papa Bell: 4

Bot 6

Doc Dennis: 6
Bobby Robinson: 43
Felton Snow: 5/L

Top 7

Jerry Benjamin: S4
Sam Bankhead: 13/SH.1-2
Buck Leonard: T9.2-H
Josh Gibson: W
Walter Cannady: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Dave Hoskins: IW
Ray Battle: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Spoon Carter: S8.3-H;1-3
Cool Papa Bell: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 3/L

Bot 7

Bill Byrd: 8
Henry Kimbro: T9
Tommy Butts: K
George Scales: K

Top 8

Sam Bankhead: 13
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: S8.1-3
Walter Cannady: D9.3-H;1-3
Dave Hoskins: 43.3-H;2-3
Ray Battle: K

Bot 8

Roy Campanella: D7
Bill Hoskins: 6
Doc Dennis: 9
Bobby Robinson: 53

Top 9

Spoon Carter: S9
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 15(2)/FO.1-2#
Sam Bankhead: 4
Buck Leonard: 2/FL

Bot 9

Felton Snow: S7
Frank Russell: 7
Henry Kimbro: S9.1-3
Tommy Butts: S8.3-H;1-2
George Scales: 9
Roy Campanella: 7