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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 5 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Monday, May 30, 1938 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 2  0 1 0  0 0 1   -   5  8  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1 11  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   2   2    1     0         1   0
Felton Snow 2b                        3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Wild Bill Wright rf                   2   0   0    0     2         2   1
Jim West 1b                           4   1   3    1     0        11   1
George Scales 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   1    0     0         4   2
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   4
Lonnie Summers lf                     4   1   2    1     0         3   1
Andy Porter p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jonas Gaines p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   5   8    3     4   4    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Felton Snow, Jim West, George Scales. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro. 
SH:  Hoss Walker. 
GDP:  Jim West, Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro, Wild Bill Wright, Lonnie Summers. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   0   2    0     0         1   1
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    0     0         2   5
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   2    0     1         1   0
Mule Suttles lf, 1b                   2   0   0    0     2         3   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      2   0   2    1     2         2   3
Fran Matthews 1b                      2   0   0    0     0        12   0
  Lennie Pearson ph, lf               2   0   1    0     0         1   0
Joe Brown c                           3   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Honey Green ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Hayes c                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Terris McDuffie p                     4   0   2    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   1  11    1     5   2    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Dick Seay, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles, Ray Dandridge, Fran Matthews. 
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Joe Brown. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Dick Seay, Ed Stone. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        5.1     7   1    1   5   2   0  24
Jonas Gaines                         2.1     4   0    0   0   0   0  10
Bill Byrd SV                         1.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9      11   1    1   5   2   0  38


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    9       8   5    4   4   4   0  37
Totals                               9       8   5    4   4   4   0  37



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Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B - Will Lyman

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1938, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. F.Snow              2b        D.Seay              2b        
3. W.Wright            rf        W.Wells             ss        
4. J.West              1b        E.Stone             rf        
5. G.Scales            3b        M.Suttles           lf        
6. B.Mackey            c         R.Dandridge         3b        
7. H.Walker            ss        F.Matthews          1b        
8. L.Summers           lf        J.Brown             c         
9. A.Porter            p         T.McDuffie          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
W.Wells singled to right field (W.Wright to G.Scales) [D.Seay
out at third]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West singled to shortstop [J.West to third
(error by W.Wells)]; G.Scales walked; B.Mackey grounded into a
double play (W.Wells to F.Matthews) [J.West scored (unearned)
(no RBI), G.Scales out at second]; H.Walker out on unknown play;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles walked; R.Dandridge walked [M.Suttles to
second]; F.Matthews out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown
play; T.McDuffie singled to left field (L.Summers to B.Mackey)
[M.Suttles out at home, R.Dandridge to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Summers singled to right field; L.Summers
stole second [L.Summers to third (error by J.Brown)]; A.Porter
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled to left field [L.Summers
scored]; F.Snow out on unknown play [H.Kimbro to third];
W.Wright walked; H.Kimbro stole home and W.Wright stole second;
J.West singled [W.Wright to third]; G.Scales out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
D.Seay was caught stealing second (B.Mackey to H.Walker);
W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants
3, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone walked; E.Stone was caught stealing second
(B.Mackey to H.Walker); M.Suttles walked; R.Dandridge walked
[M.Suttles to second]; F.Matthews out on unknown play; J.Brown
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3,
Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled; F.Snow walked [H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West singled [H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow to
second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out
on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: W.Wells singled to third base; E.Stone singled to
center field [W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge singled to center field [W.Wells scored, E.Stone to
second]; J.GAINES REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING); L.PEARSON BATTED
FOR F.MATTHEWS; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.PEARSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
M.SUTTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); J.Gaines out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: T.McDuffie singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.Wright walked; J.West grounded into a
double play (R.Dandridge to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [W.Wright out
at second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Stone singled; M.Suttles grounded into a double
play (G.Scales to F.Snow to J.West) [E.Stone out at second];
R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge to second];
B.BYRD REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); H.GREEN BATTED FOR J.BROWN;
H.Green out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants
4, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.HAYES REPLACED H.GREEN (PLAYING C);
B.Mackey singled; H.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [B.Mackey to second]; L.Summers singled [B.Mackey
scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 9TH: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out
on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     5   8   0   5
 Eagles           1  11   2  10


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