Baltimore Elite Giants 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lonnie Summers lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Wild Bill Wright rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Jim West 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 16 0 George Scales 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Biz Mackey c 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 Hoss Walker ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 Felton Snow 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bill Byrd p 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 Totals 39 4 9 3 4 1 30 18 BATTING - 2B: Wild Bill Wright. Team LOB: 9 Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Benson rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Chester Williams ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 Sam Bankhead cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Napoleon Hairston lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Williams 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 Dan Wilson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Barney Morris p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Leroy Matlock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Harvey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 7 3 0 0 30 12 FIELDING - PB: 1. Leon Ruffin. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Washington. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 37 Totals 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 37 Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Morris L 10 9 4 3 4 1 0 43 Totals 10 9 4 3 4 1 0 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/22/1938, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore 1. H.Kimbro cf G.Benson rf 2. L.Summers lf C.Williams ss 3. W.Wright rf S.Bankhead cf 4. J.West 1b N.Hairston lf 5. G.Scales 3b H.Williams 2b 6. B.Mackey c J.Washington 1b 7. H.Walker ss D.Wilson 3b 8. F.Snow 2b L.Ruffin c 9. B.Byrd p B.Morris p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; L.Summers singled [H.Kimbro to third]; W.Wright out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, 0. 1ST: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker walked; F.Snow out on unknown play [H.Walker to second]; B.Byrd singled [H.Walker scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, 0. 2ND: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Summers out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West singled; G.Scales singled [J.West to second]; B.Mackey singled [J.West scored, G.Scales to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 0. 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 0. 4TH: G.Benson singled; C.Williams singled [G.Benson to second]; S.Bankhead forced G.Benson (unknown fielder) [C.Williams to second, S.Bankhead to first]; N.Hairston out on unknown play [C.Williams to third, S.Bankhead to second]; H.Williams singled [C.Williams scored, S.Bankhead scored]; J.Washington doubled [H.Williams scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West walked; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. 5TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Summers out on unknown play; W.Wright walked; J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. 7TH: H.Williams singled; J.Washington singled [H.Williams to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. 8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. 9TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, 3. ELITE GIANTS 10TH: W.Wright doubled to left-center; J.West reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [W.Wright out at third]; G.Scales singled to center field [J.West to second]; B.Mackey struck out while J.West advanced to home on a passed ball and G.Scales advanced to second on a passed ball; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 4, 3. 10TH: D.Wilson singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.MATLOCK BATTED FOR B.MORRIS; L.Matlock forced D.Wilson (unknown fielder) [L.Matlock to first]; B.HARVEY RAN FOR L.MATLOCK; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 4, 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 4 9 0 9 3 7 0 4
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