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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1938 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  7  5
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 1 1  0 6 x   -   8 14  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   1     1   4
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   1   1    0     0   1     4   0
Jim Starks 1b                         3   0   1    0     0   2    11   0
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ameal Brooks rf                       4   0   0    1     0   1     1   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   0    0     0   1     2   3
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   1     1   1
Bill Holland p                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               33   1   7    1     0   7    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  David Campbell 2, Jim Starks 2, Leroy Morney 2. 
E: 5.  David Campbell, Marvin Barker, Ameal Brooks 2, Walter Cannady. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Marvin Barker. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fats Jenkins. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
Felton Snow 2b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     2   2
Wild Bill Wright rf                   5   1   2    2     0   0     1   0
Jim West 1b                           5   1   3    0     0   0    11   0
George Scales 3b                      3   1   1    0     1   1     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   2    1     0   0     8   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   2   2    2     0   1     0   5
Lonnie Summers lf                     3   0   1    2     1   0     4   0
Bob Griffith p                        4   1   1    1     0   0     0   2
Totals                               37   8  14    8     3   2    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Felton Snow, Jim West, Hoss Walker. 
E: 2.  Henry Kimbro, Biz Mackey. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Felton Snow, Jim West. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Hoss Walker. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland L                       8      14   8    7   3   2   0  40
Totals                               8      14   8    7   3   2   0  40


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       9       7   1    1   0   7   0  33
Totals                               9       7   1    1   0   7   0  33



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Umpires: HP - James Crump, 1B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1938, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. D.Campbell          2b        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. M.Barker            cf        F.Snow              2b        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        W.Wright            rf        
4. C.Palm              c         J.West              1b        
5. J.Starks            1b        G.Scales            3b        
6. A.Brooks            rf        B.Mackey            c         
7. L.Morney            ss        H.Walker            ss        
8. W.Cannady           3b        L.Summers           lf        
9. B.Holland           p         B.Griffith          p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell struck out; M.Barker out on
unknown play; F.Jenkins singled; F.Jenkins stole second
[F.Jenkins to third (error by B.Mackey)]; C.Palm struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by D.Campbell
[H.Kimbro to first]; F.Snow grounded into a double play
(L.Morney to D.Campbell to J.Starks) [H.Kimbro out at second];
W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Starks struck out; A.Brooks out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales struck
out; B.Mackey singled to right field [B.Mackey to second (error
by A.Brooks)]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Cannady struck out; B.Holland singled;
D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Cannady dropped a foul fly hit by
L.Summers; L.Summers walked; L.Summers was picked off first
(B.Holland to J.Starks); B.Griffith out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Palm out on
unknown play; J.Starks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West singled to right field [J.West to second
(error by A.Brooks)]; G.Scales walked; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Morney
struck out; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Walker singled; H.Walker stole second;
L.Summers singled [H.Walker scored]; B.Griffith out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: B.Holland out on unknown play; D.Campbell
out on unknown play; M.Barker singled to center field [M.Barker
to second (error by H.Kimbro)]; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.Wright singled; J.West singled [W.Wright to
second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled
[W.Wright scored, J.West to second]; H.Walker struck out;
L.Summers out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: C.Palm singled; J.Starks singled [C.Palm to
third]; A.Brooks out on unknown play [C.Palm scored]; L.Morney
out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Holland out on unknown play; D.Campbell
singled; M.Barker grounded into a double play (H.Walker to
F.Snow to J.West) [D.Campbell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.West singled to second base; G.Scales
singled [J.West to second]; B.Mackey reached on an error by
M.Barker [J.West to third, G.Scales to second, B.Mackey to
first]; H.Walker singled [J.West scored, G.Scales scored,
B.Mackey to third]; L.Summers grounded out (D.Campbell to
J.Starks) [B.Mackey scored (unearned), H.Walker to second];
B.Griffith singled to center field [H.Walker scored]; H.Kimbro
singled [B.Griffith to second]; F.Snow singled to left field
[B.Griffith to third, H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright singled
[B.Griffith scored, H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow to second]; J.West
grounded into a double play (D.Campbell to L.Morney to J.Starks)
[W.Wright out at second]; 6 R (5 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Elite Giants 8.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Palm out on
unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR J.STARKS; B.Brown singled;
A.Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Elite Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    1   7   5   5
 Elite Giants     8  14   2   8


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