Buffalo Black Aces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 x - 11 15 0 BATTING Buffalo Black Aces AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard Henderson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jimmy Ford 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Elton Gladney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Curry cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jack Bruton lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alfred Saylor c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Claude Hayslett p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Root p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 William Sumrall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.B. Lawson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 2 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Leonard Henderson, Jimmy Ford, L.B. Lawson. E: 3. Leonard Henderson, Jimmy Ford, Elton Gladney. BATTING - Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Goose Curry. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Wild Bill Wright lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Lonnie Summers rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Woody Williams p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 11 15 10 5 0 27 0 BATTING - 2B: Lonnie Summers, Jim West 2, Roy Campanella. SH: Sammy Hughes, Lonnie Summers, Woody Williams. HBP: Wild Bill Wright. GDP: Hoss Walker. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Buffalo Black Aces IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Claude Hayslett L 3 7 7 6 2 0 0 18 Root 3 6 4 4 3 0 0 19 William Sumrall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 15 11 10 5 0 0 44 HBP: Root. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Woody Williams W 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 31 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/17/1938 -- Buffalo Black Aces at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Buffalo Baltimore 1. J.Ray rf H.Kimbro cf 2. L.Henderson ss S.Hughes 2b 3. J.Ford 2b W.Wright lf 4. E.Gladney 3b L.Summers rf 5. G.Curry cf J.West 1b 6. J.Bruton lf H.Walker ss 7. A.Saylor c F.Snow 3b 8. C.Hayslett p B.Mackey c 9. L.Lawson 1b W.Williams p BLACK ACES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Ray singled; L.Henderson singled (unknown fielder) [J.Ray out at third]; J.Ford out on unknown play; E.Gladney out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK ACES 2ND: G.Curry walked; J.Bruton out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; C.Hayslett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Summers out on unknown play; J.West doubled; H.Walker singled to third base [J.West scored (no RBI) (error by E.Gladney), H.Walker to third]; F.Snow out on unknown play [H.Walker scored (unearned)]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK ACES 3RD: L.Lawson walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Henderson out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Williams singled to shortstop [W.Williams to second (error by L.Henderson)]; H.Kimbro walked; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Williams to third, H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright singled [W.Williams scored, H.Kimbro scored]; L.Summers doubled [W.Wright scored]; J.West doubled [L.Summers scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Snow walked; B.Mackey singled [J.West scored, F.Snow to second]; W.Williams out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 7. BLACK ACES 4TH: E.Gladney out on unknown play; G.Curry singled; G.Curry was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 7. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: REPLACED C.HAYSLETT (PITCHING); H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; W.Wright was hit by a pitch [S.Hughes to second]; L.Summers out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to third, W.Wright to second]; J.West walked; H.Walker walked [S.Hughes scored, W.Wright to third, J.West to second]; F.Snow singled [W.Wright scored, J.West scored, H.Walker to second]; B.Mackey singled [H.Walker to third, F.Snow to second]; W.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 10. BLACK ACES 5TH: A.Saylor out on unknown play; out on unknown play; L.Lawson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 10. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled; W.Wright singled [S.Hughes to second]; L.Summers out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 10. BLACK ACES 6TH: R.CAMPANELLA REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING C); J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Henderson out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 10. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; R.Campanella doubled to left field [F.Snow scored]; W.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Campanella to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. BLACK ACES 7TH: E.Gladney out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; J.Bruton singled; A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.SUMRALL REPLACED (PITCHING); S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. BLACK ACES 8TH: W.Sumrall out on unknown play; L.Lawson out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.West singled; H.Walker grounded into a double play (L.Henderson to J.Ford to L.Lawson) [J.West out at second]; F.Snow singled to second base [F.Snow to second (error by J.Ford)]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. BLACK ACES 9TH: L.Henderson out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; E.Gladney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 0, Elite Giants 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Aces 0 4 3 4 Elite Giants 11 15 0 9
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