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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

Game played on Monday, July 4, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 4   -   9 13  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  3  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    1     1   1     0   0
Felton Snow ss                        5   3   2    0     0   0     1   2
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   3   2    1     0   0     3   4
Jim West 1b                           5   1   3    5     0   0    16   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   1   2    2     1   0     2   0
George Scales lf                      5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          5   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   0   1    0     0   0     0   4
Totals                               41   9  13    9     2   1    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim West, Wild Bill Wright, Bill Byrd. 
3B:  Felton Snow. 
HR:  Jim West, Wild Bill Wright. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Roy Parnell lf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     9   1
Jake Dunn ss                          3   1   0    0     0   0     7   2
George Giles 1b                       3   0   1    1     0   0     5   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Paul Dixon cf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Missouri p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               31   1   3    1     0   0    27   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bill Perkins, Jake Dunn. 
E: 2.  Pat Patterson, Jake Dunn. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       3   1    0   0   0   0  31
Totals                               9       3   1    0   0   0   0  31


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri L                       9      13   9    7   2   1   2  43
Totals                               9      13   9    7   2   1   2  43



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/4/1938, 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        B.Perkins           c         
5. W.Wright            rf        J.Dunn              ss        
6. G.Scales            lf        G.Giles             1b        
7. B.Mackey            c         D.Creacy            3b        
8. H.Walker            3b        P.Dixon             cf        
9. B.Byrd              p         J.Missouri          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 reached on an error by P.Patterson [F.Snow to
second, S.Hughes to first]; J.West doubled to left field [F.Snow
scored, S.Hughes scored (unearned)]; W.Wright out on unknown
play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play;
P.Patterson singled [C.Spearman to second]; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; P.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: J.Missouri out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: P.Patterson reached on an error by F.Snow
[P.Patterson to first]; B.Perkins flied to unknown fielder;
J.Dunn forced P.Patterson (unknown fielder) [J.Dunn to first];
G.Giles singled [J.Dunn scored (unearned)]; D.Creacy out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Walker singled; B.Byrd reached on an error
by J.Dunn [H.Walker to third, B.Byrd to first]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play [H.Walker scored (unearned)]; F.Snow out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Missouri out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 1.

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

STARS 6TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd doubled; H.Kimbro struck out while
(B.Perkins to J.Dunn); F.Snow tripled; S.Hughes singled [F.Snow
scored]; J.West singled [S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright doubled
[S.Hughes scored, J.West to third]; G.Scales out on unknown
play; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 1.

STARS 7TH: J.Dunn out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 5, Stars 1.

STARS 8TH: P.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Missouri out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow forced H.Kimbro
(J.Dunn to P.Patterson) [F.Snow to first]; S.Hughes singled
[F.Snow to second]; J.West homered [F.Snow scored, S.Hughes
scored]; W.Wright homered; G.Scales out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 9, Stars 1.

STARS 9TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 9, Stars 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     9  13   1   7
 Stars            1   3   2   3


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