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

Game played on Saturday, July 2, 1938 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 2 0  0 1 2  0 1 0   -   8 11  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  3 0 0  0 0 4   -   8  8  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow ss                        4   3   3    2     1   0     3   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   2   2    2     0   0     6   1
Jim West 1b                           3   1   2    2     2   0     5   0
Wild Bill Wright lf                   4   0   1    2     1   0     1   0
George Scales rf                      4   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Biz Mackey c                          5   0   1    0     0   0    10   1
Hoss Walker 3b                        5   1   2    0     0   0     0   1
Jonas Gaines p                        4   1   0    0     1   0     0   2
  Bill Byrd p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   8  11    8     7   0    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Hoss Walker, Jonas Gaines. 

BATTING -
HR:  Sammy Hughes, Jim West. 
Team LOB:  10


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   1   1    0     1         2   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   1   1    0     1         2   0
Jake Dunn ss                          4   1   0    0     1         1   5
Curtis Harris c                       3   0   0    0     1         5   0
  Bill Perkins c                      1   1   1    3     0         1   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   2   0    0     2         2   2
Dewey Creacy 3b                       5   1   3    1     0         1   4
George Giles 1b                       4   1   1    1     0        11   1
  Jud Wilson ph                       0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Paul Dixon cf                         4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Henry McHenry p                       4   0   1    2     0         0   3
  Slim Jones ph                       1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               37   8   8    7     8  11    27  15


BATTING -
2B:  Henry McHenry. 
HR:  Bill Perkins. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Pat Patterson. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines                         8.2     8   8    6   8  10   1  44
Bill Byrd                            0.1     0   0    0   0   1   0  1
Totals                               9       8   8    6   8  11   1  45


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry                        9      11   8    8   7   0   2  45
Totals                               9      11   8    8   7   0   2  45



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/2/1938 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        C.Spearman          rf        
2. F.Snow              ss        R.Parnell           lf        
3. S.Hughes            2b        J.Dunn              ss        
4. J.West              1b        C.Harris            c         
5. W.Wright            lf        P.Patterson         2b        
6. G.Scales            rf        D.Creacy            3b        
7. B.Mackey            c         G.Giles             1b        
8. H.Walker            3b        P.Dixon             cf        
9. J.Gaines            p         H.McHenry           p         

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

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker
singled; J.Gaines walked [H.Walker to second]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play [H.Walker to third, J.Gaines to second]; F.Snow
singled [H.Walker scored, J.Gaines scored]; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: P.Patterson walked; D.Creacy singled [P.Patterson to
third]; G.Giles out on unknown play [P.Patterson scored];
P.Dixon out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.West out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Mackey singled; H.Walker out on unknown
play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [B.Mackey to
second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: P.Patterson walked; P.Patterson stole second;
D.Creacy singled [P.Patterson scored]; G.Giles singled [D.Creacy
to second]; P.Dixon out on unknown play; H.McHenry doubled to
center field [D.Creacy scored, G.Giles scored]; C.Spearman
walked; R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West homered;
W.Wright walked; G.Scales walked [W.Wright to second]; B.Mackey
out on unknown play; H.Walker singled [W.Wright to third,
G.Scales to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 4.

STARS 5TH: C.Harris walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
D.Creacy singled [C.Harris to second]; G.Giles out on unknown
play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow walked;
S.Hughes singled [F.Snow to second]; J.West singled [F.Snow
scored, S.Hughes to third]; W.Wright out on unknown play
[S.Hughes scored]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 4.

STARS 6TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell walked; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.PERKINS REPLACED C.HARRIS (PLAYING C);
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; J.West walked [F.Snow to second]; W.Wright singled
[F.Snow scored, J.West to second]; G.Scales out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; P.Dixon out on unknown
play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 8, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Stars 4.

STARS 9TH: C.Spearman reached on an error by J.Gaines
[C.Spearman to second]; R.Parnell reached on an error by
H.Walker [C.Spearman scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Parnell to
first]; J.Dunn walked [R.Parnell to second]; B.Perkins homered
to right-center [R.Parnell scored (unearned), J.Dunn scored];
P.Patterson out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play;
J.WILSON BATTED FOR G.GILES; J.Wilson walked; P.Dixon walked
[J.Wilson to second]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING);
S.JONES BATTED FOR H.MCHENRY; S.Jones struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     8  11   2  10
 Stars            8   8   0  10


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