HOM @ BLG

September 14, 1948

Final Score: HOM 6 - BLG 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Bugle Field
Game Duration
142 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
parkt101
Losing Pitcher
gainj102

Umpires

Home Plate
Fred McCreary
First Base
Mo Harris
Second Base
Ted Lewis
Third Base
Ed Kemp

Line Score

HOM @ BLG — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 1
BLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1

HOM Batting

HOM @ BLG — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Clarence Bruce 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luther Clifford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luke Easter 5 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .400
Wilmer Fields 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Luis Márquez 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Eudie Napier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Parker 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Bob Thurman 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 35 6 9 6 4 3 0 1 1 0 .257

BLG Batting

HOM @ BLG — BLG Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ernest Burke 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Butts 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Byrd 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Finney 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jim Gilliam 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Henry Kimbro 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Lester Lockett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Butch McCord 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bob Romby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Washington 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 0 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 .207

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BLG — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tom Parker (W) W 9.0 6 0 0 4 5 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 0 0 4 5 0 0.00

BLG Pitching

HOM @ BLG — BLG Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Byrd - 5.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 1.69
Team Totals 5.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 1.69

Homestead Grays at Baltimore Elite Giants, September 14, 1948

Playing on the road, the Homestead Grays won 6-0 over the Baltimore Elite Giants on September 14, 1948 in a League Championship Series game. The Homestead Grays won comfortably. Retrosheet records a game time of 142 minutes and a night start for this game. The line score has the Homestead Grays crossing the plate in the third, fourth, and ninth; the third brought 3 runs. The Baltimore Elite Giants were held scoreless in every inning. Hits were 9 for the Homestead Grays and 6 for the Baltimore Elite Giants, with 1 and 1 errors. Parkt101 was the winning pitcher. The loss was charged to gainj102. Tom Parker led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. For the Homestead Grays, Luke Easter went 2 for 5, 1 home run, and 4 RBI. The Baltimore Elite Giants' top hitter was Butch McCord, 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was Fred McCreary.

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