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Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 0 0  0  -   1  4  2
Newark Eagles                       1 1 0  0 0 0  x  -   2  6  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Felton Snow 2b, ss                    4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   2   0   0    0     2         0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     0         7   0
George Scales 3b                      2   0   1    0     1         0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Sammy Hughes 2b                     2   1   1    1     0         1   2
Lonnie Summers lf                     3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Roy Campanella c                      2   0   0    0     0         2   2
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Direaux p                       2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Totals                               25   1   4    1     5   3    18   6

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Felton Snow 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Sammy Hughes. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wild Bill Wright. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          2   0   1    0     1         0   0
Willie Wells ss                       2   1   1    1     1         1   5
Ed Stone rf                           2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   0   0    0     0        13   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    0     0         4   0
Bob Evans p                           3   0   1    1     0         0   5
Totals                               24   2   6    2     3   2    21  10


BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
HR:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Wells, Mule Suttles, Johnny Hayes. 
CS:  Ray Dandridge. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Direaux L                      6       6   2    2   3   2   1  27
Totals                               6       6   2    2   3   2   1  27


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans W                          7       4   1    1   5   3   1  30
Totals                               7       4   1    1   5   3   1  30



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Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B - Will Lyman

Time of Game: 1:30   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1938, game 2 -- 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           1b        
6. H.Walker            ss        R.Dandridge         3b        
7. L.Summers           lf        L.Pearson           lf        
8. R.Campanella        c         J.Hayes             c         
9. J.Direaux           p         B.Evans             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 walked; W.Wright stole second; J.West out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; W.Wells homered to leftfield; E.Stone walked;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: G.Scales singled; H.Walker out on unknown
play; L.Summers out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: R.Dandridge singled; R.Dandridge was caught
stealing second (R.Campanella to F.Snow); L.Pearson doubled;
J.Hayes singled to shortstop [L.Pearson to third]; Walker threw
too late to 3B for attemped out on Pearson; Walker was ejected
by Umpire Lyman for arguing that Lyman was too far away to make
call at 3B; S.HUGHES REPLACED H.WALKER (PLAYING 2B); F.SNOW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.Hayes stole second; B.Evans
singled to shortstop [L.Pearson scored, J.Hayes to third];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay walked [B.Evans to
second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Direaux out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright walked
[H.Kimbro to third, F.Snow to second]; J.West out on unknown
play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles reached on
an error by F.Snow [M.Suttles to first]; M.Suttles stole second;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: S.Hughes homered to rightfield; L.Summers out
on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; J.Direaux out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: 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 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay singled to shortstop [D.Seay to second
(error by F.Snow)]; W.Wells walked; E.Stone flied to unknown
fielder [D.Seay to third]; W.Wells stole second; M.Suttles out
on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales walked;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR R.CAMPANELLA; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; J.Direaux walked; H.Kimbro singled [J.Direaux to
second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   4   2   8
 Eagles           2   6   0   7


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