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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7

Game played on Sunday, June 26, 1938 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 6 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   7 14  3
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 1 1  0 3 3   -   8 11  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   2   3    1     0   0     1   0
Felton Snow ss                        4   1   1    0     1   0     2   4
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   1   1    0     0   0     2   4
Jim West 1b                           5   0   2    1     0   0    13   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Bill Byrd lf                          5   0   2    1     0   0     3   0
Biz Mackey c                          5   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
Bob Griffith p                        4   1   2    2     0   0     1   1
Totals                               41   7  14    6     2   0    25  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Kimbro, Felton Snow, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Hoss Walker. 
3B:  Bob Griffith. 
GDP:  Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  9


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    1     1   0     5   0
Roy Parnell lf                        5   1   0    0     0   0     1   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   2   2    0     1   0     3   3
Jud Wilson 3b                         5   1   2    3     0   0     1   3
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   0    2     0   0     2   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
George Giles 1b                       4   2   3    0     0   0     9   0
Paul Dixon cf                         3   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
  Slim Jones ph                       1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Webster McDonald p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
  Dewey Creacy ph                     1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Rocky Ellis pr                      0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   8  11    6     2   0    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Pat Patterson, Jake Dunn, George Giles. 
E: 2.  George Giles, Paul Dixon. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pat Patterson. 
3B:  Jud Wilson. 
IW:  Pat Patterson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith L                       8.1    11   8    5   2   0   0  40
Totals                               8.1    11   8    5   2   0   0  40

IW:  Bob Griffith. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webster McDonald                     1.1     6   6    6   1   0   0  12
Spoon Carter W                       7.2     8   1    0   1   0   0  31
Totals                               9      14   7    6   2   0   0  43



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Turner, 2B - Josh Devoe, 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/26/1938, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. F.Snow              ss        R.Parnell           lf        
3. S.Hughes            2b        P.Patterson         2b        
4. J.West              1b        J.Wilson            3b        
5. W.Wright            rf        B.Perkins           c         
6. B.Byrd              lf        J.Dunn              ss        
7. B.Mackey            c         G.Giles             1b        
8. H.Walker            3b        P.Dixon             cf        
9. B.Griffith          p         W.McDonald          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown
play; S.Hughes singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.West out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Byrd popped to P.Patterson; B.Mackey
singled to left field; H.Walker doubled to left field [B.Mackey
to third]; B.Griffith tripled to center field [B.Mackey scored,
H.Walker scored]; H.Kimbro singled [B.Griffith scored]; F.Snow
walked [H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes reached on a fielder's
choice [H.Kimbro to third, F.Snow to second]; S.CARTER REPLACED
W.MCDONALD (PITCHING); J.West singled [H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow
to third, S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright walked [F.Snow scored,
S.Hughes to third, J.West to second]; B.Byrd flied to R.Parnell
[S.Hughes scored]; B.Mackey popped to J.Dunn; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Griffith out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: G.Giles singled; G.Giles was picked off first
(B.Griffith to J.West); P.Dixon singled; S.Carter out on unknown
play; C.Spearman walked [P.Dixon to second]; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; J.West singled; J.West was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by G.Giles [J.West to second]; W.Wright out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled;
B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd singled; B.Mackey grounded into a
double play (P.Patterson to J.Dunn to G.Giles) [B.Byrd out at
second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: On a bunt G.Giles singled; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; S.Carter singled [G.Giles to third]; C.Spearman flied to
B.Byrd [G.Giles scored]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled; F.Snow singled to center field [H.Kimbro scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by P.Dixon)]; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 7, Stars 1.

STARS 6TH: P.Patterson hit a ground rule double to leftfield;
J.Wilson grounded out (S.Hughes to J.West) [P.Patterson to
third]; B.Perkins flied to H.Kimbro [P.Patterson scored]; J.Dunn
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 7,
Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wright singled; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 7, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Griffith singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell reached on
an error by H.Walker [R.Parnell to first]; P.Patterson singled
to center field [R.Parnell to third]; J.Wilson tripled to
left-center [R.Parnell scored (unearned), P.Patterson scored];
B.Perkins grounded out (J.West unassisted) [J.Wilson scored
(unearned)]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.West out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; B.Byrd singled; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 5.

STARS 9TH: G.Giles singled to right field; S.JONES BATTED FOR
P.DIXON; S.Jones singled to left field [G.Giles to third];
D.CREACY BATTED FOR S.CARTER; On a bunt D.Creacy singled to
third base [S.Jones to second]; R.ELLIS RAN FOR D.CREACY;
C.Spearman reached on a fielder's choice [G.Giles scored (no
RBI) (error by F.Snow), S.Jones scored (no RBI), R.Ellis to
third, C.Spearman to second]; R.Parnell flied to W.Wright in
foul territory; P.Patterson was walked intentionally; J.Wilson
reached on an error by H.Kimbro [R.Ellis scored (unearned),
C.Spearman to third, P.Patterson to second, J.Wilson to first];
3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     7  14   3   9
 Stars            8  11   2   7


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