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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 10 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5

Game played on Sunday, July 31, 1938 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 2  0 0 3  0 0 0   -   5 10  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  1 3 1  0 4 x   -  10  7  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde Spearman rf                     5   0   0    1     0         3   0
Roy Parnell lf                        5   1   1    0     0         4   0
Gene Benson cf                        5   1   1    0     0         4   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      3   0   2    1     1         2   4
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   1   1    0     1         1   2
Jake Dunn ss                          4   0   1    1     0         1   3
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   1    1     0         7   1
Curtis Harris 1b                      4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Jack Bruton p                         3   0   1    1     0         1   2
  Webster McDonald p                  1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               37   5  10    5     2   2    24  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Perkins. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  7


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   2    3     1         2   0
Felton Snow ss                        5   0   1    1     0         2   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   2   2    0     0         8   2
Wild Bill Wright rf                   3   1   0    0     1         3   1
Jim West 1b                           2   1   1    3     2         9   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    1     0         1   0
George Scales 3b                      2   1   0    1     1         0   3
Biz Mackey c                          3   1   0    0     0         2   1
Bill Byrd p                           3   1   0    0     0         0   1
  Bob Griffith p                      1   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               32  10   7   10     5   1    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Kimbro 2, Jim West. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Jim West. 
HBP:  George Scales, Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sammy Hughes, George Scales. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Bruton                          5       4   5    5   4   1   0  24
Webster McDonald L                   3       3   5    4   1   0   0  15
Totals                               8       7  10    9   5   1   0  39

WP:  Jack Bruton. 
HBP:  Jack Bruton, Webster McDonald. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          6       8   5    4   1   1   0  27
Bob Griffith SV                      3       2   0    0   1   1   0  12
Totals                               9      10   5    4   2   2   0  39



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Kemp, 2B -  Lee, 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 10791

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: P.Patterson singled to right field (W.Wright to
F.Snow) [P.Patterson out at second]; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West walked; J.Bruton threw a wild pitch
[J.West to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play [J.West to
third]; G.Scales out on unknown play [J.West scored]; B.Mackey
out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite
Giants 1.

STARS 3RD: B.Perkins singled to center field [B.Perkins to
second (error by H.Kimbro)]; C.Harris singled [B.Perkins to
third]; J.Bruton singled [B.Perkins scored, C.Harris to third];
C.Spearman out on unknown play [C.Harris scored]; R.Parnell out
on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked;
J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: S.Hughes singled; S.Hughes stole second;
W.Wright out on unknown play [S.Hughes to third]; J.West walked;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play [S.Hughes scored]; G.Scales was
hit by a pitch [J.West to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 5TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked;
F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; W.Wright walked [H.Kimbro to third, S.Hughes to
second]; J.West doubled [H.Kimbro scored, S.Hughes scored,
W.Wright scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 5.

STARS 6TH: R.Parnell singled; G.Benson singled [R.Parnell to
second]; P.Patterson singled [R.Parnell scored, G.Benson to
second]; J.Wilson forced P.Patterson (unknown fielder) [G.Benson
to third, J.Wilson to first]; J.Dunn singled to center field
[G.Benson scored, J.Wilson to third (error by H.Kimbro)];
B.Perkins out on unknown play [J.Wilson scored (unearned)];
C.Harris reached on an error by J.West [J.Dunn to second,
C.Harris to first]; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 5, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.MCDONALD REPLACED J.BRUTON (PITCHING);
G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
B.Byrd reached on an error by B.Perkins [B.Byrd to second];
H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd scored (unearned)]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 5, Elite
Giants 6.

STARS 7TH: B.GRIFFITH REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); C.Spearman
out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; G.Benson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 5, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 5, Elite Giants 6.

STARS 8TH: P.Patterson walked; J.Wilson singled [P.Patterson to
second]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; C.Harris singled [P.Patterson to third, J.Wilson to
second]; W.McDonald out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 5, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales
walked; G.Scales stole second; B.Mackey was hit by a pitch;
B.Griffith singled [G.Scales scored, B.Mackey to second];
H.Kimbro doubled [B.Mackey scored, B.Griffith scored, H.Kimbro
to third (on throw)]; F.Snow out on unknown play [H.Kimbro
scored]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 5, Elite Giants 10.

STARS 9TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 5, Elite Giants 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            5  10   1   7
 Elite Giants    10   7   3   5


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