Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 9 0
Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 4 7 3
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dan Wilson rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Chester Williams 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Sam Bankhead cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Williams 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pepper Bassett 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bus Clarkson ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Harvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barney Morris p 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 0 24 0
BATTING -
GDP: Pepper Bassett.
Team LOB: 6
Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Felton Snow ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
Wild Bill Wright rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Jim West 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
George Scales 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Roy Campanella c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Porter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 2 4 0 27 3
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Felton Snow, Sammy Hughes, Wild Bill Wright, Jim West, George Scales.
E: 3. Felton Snow 2, Sammy Hughes.
BATTING -
2B: Sammy Hughes.
3B: Sammy Hughes.
Team LOB: 7
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Morris L 8 7 4 4 4 0 0 35
Totals 8 7 4 4 4 0 0 35
WP: Barney Morris 2.
Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Andy Porter W 8 9 3 3 2 0 0 33
Bill Byrd SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 9 3 3 2 0 0 36
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/11/1938, game 2 -- at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)
Starting Lineups:
Baltimore
1. D.Wilson rf H.Kimbro cf
2. C.Williams 3b F.Snow ss
3. S.Bankhead cf S.Hughes 2b
4. N.Hairston lf W.Wright rf
5. H.Williams 2b J.West 1b
6. P.Bassett 1b B.Hoskins lf
7. B.Clarkson ss G.Scales 3b
8. L.Ruffin c R.Campanella c
9. B.Morris p A.Porter p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled to
shortstop [P.Bassett to second (error by F.Snow)]; B.Clarkson
out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; C.Williams singled to shortstop [C.Williams to second
(error by F.Snow)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 3RD: A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Elite Giants 0.
4TH: N.Hairston singled to right field; H.Williams singled to
center field [N.Hairston to second]; P.Bassett grounded into a
double play (F.Snow to S.Hughes to J.West) [N.Hairston to third,
H.Williams out at second]; B.Clarkson singled to left field
[N.Hairston scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 4TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 0.
5TH: B.Morris singled to second base [B.Morris to second
(error by S.Hughes)]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Williams
out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 5TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella
out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 0.
6TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled
to second base; S.Hughes tripled to center field [F.Snow
scored]; B.Morris threw a wild pitch [S.Hughes scored]; W.Wright
walked; J.West out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 2.
7TH: B.Clarkson walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Morris
walked [B.Clarkson to second]; D.Wilson singled to shortstop
[B.Clarkson to third, B.Morris to second]; C.Williams singled to
center field [B.Clarkson scored, B.Morris scored, D.Wilson to
second]; S.Bankhead flied into a double play (W.Wright to
G.Scales) [D.Wilson out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3,
Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 7TH: G.Scales singled; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; A.Porter out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Elite Giants 2.
8TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes doubled
to center field; W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West walked;
B.Hoskins walked [S.Hughes to third, J.West to second]; G.Scales
walked [S.Hughes scored, J.West to third, B.Hoskins to second];
B.Morris threw a wild pitch [J.West scored, B.Hoskins to third,
G.Scales to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 3, Elite Giants 4.
9TH: B.BYRD REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING); B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 3, Elite Giants 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 9 0 6
Elite Giants 4 7 3 7
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